Developments and directions in 200 MHz very high power RF at LAMPF
Abstract
The Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF), is a linear particle accelerator a half-mile long. It produces an 800 million electron- volt hydrogen-ion beam at an average current of more than one milliamp. The first RF section of the accelerator consists of four Alvarez drift-tube structures. Each of these structures is excited by an amplifier module at a frequency of 201.25 MHz. These amplifiers operate at a duty of 13 percent or more and at peak pulsed power levels of about 2.5 million watts. The second RF accelerator section consists of forty-four side-coupled-cavity structures. Each of these is excited by an amplifier module at a frequency of 805 MHz. These amplifiers operate at a duty of up to 12 percent and at peak pulsed power levels of about 1.2 million watts. The relatively high average beam current in the accelerator places a heavy demand upon components in the RF systems. The 201-MHz modules have always required a large share of maintenance efforts. In recent years, the four 201.25 MHz modules have been responsible for more than twice as much accelerator down-time as have the forty-four 805 MHz modules. This paper reviews recent, ongoing, and planned improvements in the 201-MHz systems.more »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5333626
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-91-3102; CONF-9110221-1
ON: DE92000175
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: RF Expo 91, Orlando, FL (United States), 29 Oct 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; LAMPF LINAC; RF SYSTEMS; DESIGN; CALORIMETRY; MHZ RANGE 100-1000; MODIFICATIONS; THERMOMETERS; ACCELERATORS; FREQUENCY RANGE; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MESON FACTORIES; MHZ RANGE; 430303* - Particle Accelerators- Experimental Facilities & Equipment
Citation Formats
Cliff, R, Bush, E D, DeHaven, R A, Harris, H W, and Parsons, M. Developments and directions in 200 MHz very high power RF at LAMPF. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Cliff, R, Bush, E D, DeHaven, R A, Harris, H W, & Parsons, M. Developments and directions in 200 MHz very high power RF at LAMPF. United States.
Cliff, R, Bush, E D, DeHaven, R A, Harris, H W, and Parsons, M. 1991.
"Developments and directions in 200 MHz very high power RF at LAMPF". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5333626.
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title = {Developments and directions in 200 MHz very high power RF at LAMPF},
author = {Cliff, R and Bush, E D and DeHaven, R A and Harris, H W and Parsons, M},
abstractNote = {The Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF), is a linear particle accelerator a half-mile long. It produces an 800 million electron- volt hydrogen-ion beam at an average current of more than one milliamp. The first RF section of the accelerator consists of four Alvarez drift-tube structures. Each of these structures is excited by an amplifier module at a frequency of 201.25 MHz. These amplifiers operate at a duty of 13 percent or more and at peak pulsed power levels of about 2.5 million watts. The second RF accelerator section consists of forty-four side-coupled-cavity structures. Each of these is excited by an amplifier module at a frequency of 805 MHz. These amplifiers operate at a duty of up to 12 percent and at peak pulsed power levels of about 1.2 million watts. The relatively high average beam current in the accelerator places a heavy demand upon components in the RF systems. The 201-MHz modules have always required a large share of maintenance efforts. In recent years, the four 201.25 MHz modules have been responsible for more than twice as much accelerator down-time as have the forty-four 805 MHz modules. This paper reviews recent, ongoing, and planned improvements in the 201-MHz systems. The Burle Industries 7835 super power triode is used in the final power amplifiers of each of the 201-MHz modules. This tube has been modified for operation at LAMPF by the addition of Penning ion vacuum pumps.'' This has enabled more effective tube conditioning and restarting. A calorimetry system of high accuracy is in development to monitor tube plate-power dissipation.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
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