DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF FAST KICKER SYSTEMS FOR HIGH INTENSITY PROTON ACCELERATORS

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:975544

Parsons, W M ^[1]; Walstrom, P L ^[2]; Murray, M M ^[3]; Zhang, Wu; Sandberg, J ^[4]

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1. William Mark
2. Peter L.
3. Matthew M.
4. Jon

In this paper, we discuss the specific issues related to the design of the Fast Kicker Systems for high intensity proton accelerators. To address these issues in the preliminary design stage can be critical since the fast kicker systems affect the machine lattice structure and overall design parameters. Main topics include system architecture, design strategy, beam current coupling, grounding, end user cost vs. system cost, reliability, redundancy and flexibility. Operating experience with the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron injection and extraction kicker systems at Brookhaven National Laboratory and their future upgrade is presented. Additionally, new conceptual designs of the extraction kicker for the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge and the Advanced Hydrotest Facility at Los Alamos are discussed.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 975544
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-01-3252; TRN: US1006742
• Resource Relation: Conference: Submitted to: Pulsed Power Plasma Science Conference, 17-22 June 2001.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
ARCHITECTURE
BEAM CURRENTS
BNL
DESIGN
FLEXIBILITY
LOS ALAMOS
NEUTRON SOURCES
PLASMA
PROTONS
REDUNDANCY
RELIABILITY
SPALLATION
SYNCHROTRONS