Fixed Field Alternating Gradient recirculator for heavy ion fusion
A heavy ion fusion driver is considered in which a beam is passed repeatedly through a LIA (linear induction accelerator) by recirculating with two spiral sector FFAG (Fixed Field Alternating Gradient) 180 degree bends. The driver consists of three such rings: a 10--100 MeV low energy ring (LER), a 100--1000 MeV medium energy ring (MER), and a 1--10 GeV high energy ring (HER). Using a scaling field of 14 kG and taking the length of the straight sections to equal the path length in the bends, the circumference of the three rings would be 187, 590, and 1890 meters. Four matching sections in each of the three rings provide the interface between the two straight sections accommodating the LIA and the FFAG bends. These matching sections consist of dipoles which provide a dispersion free match between the linear induction accelerator and the energy dependent equilibrium orbits of the FFAG ring. The advantage in the use of the spiral sector FFAG over other recirculator concepts is that the fields are time invariant. This removes the problems associated with time dependent field penetration into the vacuum chamber and the large amount of energy which must be expended to change the magnetic field on the small time scale associated with the required pulse repetition frequency. The disadvantage, as we show in this work is the relatively weak alternating gradient focusing. The FFAG will not accommodate the level of beam current possible in a separate function lattice of bending magnets and quadrupoles.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOD; Department of Defense, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 5828376
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-ID-106646; ON: DE91011510
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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