• J.C. Dooling, L. Donley, M.K. Lien, C. Yao
  ANL, Argonne

A cw tune measurement system for the IPNS RCS is described. The pinger magnets are energized by a solid-state, transformer-coupled power supply operating at 30 Hz. In its present configuration, the power supply provides a 160-A pulse to a pair of series-connected, single-turn ferrite magnets. The magnet pair drive separately x- and y-plane orbit bumps in the h=1 beam. The dipole oscillations generated in the beam are sensed with pairs of split-can, "pie" electrodes. Raw signals from the H and V electrodes are carried on matched coax-cables to 0/180-degree combiners. The output difference signals are recorded with gated spectrum analyzers. Bunch circulation frequency varies from 2.21 MHz at injection to 5.14 MHz at extraction. With a fixed frequency span of 24 MHz, between 4 and 10 bunch harmonics and sidebands (SBs) are present in the difference spectra. Software has been developed to use the multi-harmonic SBs present over the span to improve the accuracy of the tune measurements. The software first identifies and then fits the multiple SBs to determine the tune. Sweeping the beam across the momentum aperture provides a method for measuring the chromaticity.