Author: Alonso, J.R.
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MOPPT016 Configurable 1 MeV Test Stand Cyclotron for High Intensity Injection System Development 67
 
  • F.S. Labrecque, F.S. Grillet, B.F. Milton, L. AC. Piazza, W. Stazyk, S.L. Tarrant
    BCSI, Vancouver, Canada
  • J.R. Alonso, D. Campo
    MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • L. Calabretta
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • M.M. Maggiore
    INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
 
  In order to study and optimize the ion source and injection system of our multiple cyclotron products, Best® Cyclotron Systems Inc. (BCSI) has assembled in its Vancouver office a 1 MeV cyclotron development platform. To accommodate different injection line configurations, the main magnet median plane is vertically oriented and rail mounted which also allows easy access to the inner components. In addition, the main magnet central region is equipped with interchangeable magnetic poles, RF elements, and inflector electrodes in order to replicate the features of the simulated cyclotrons. Multiple diagnostic devices are available to fully characterize the beam along the injection line and inside the cyclotron. This paper will describe the design of two system configurations: the 60 MeV H2+ for the DAEΔALUS experiment (MIT, BEST, INFN-LNS) and the BCSI 70 MeV H cyclotron.  
 
WEPPT026 Cyclotron Injection Tests of High-Intensity H2+ Beam 372
 
  • F.S. Labrecque, B.F. Milton
    BCSI, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • J.R. Alonso, D. Campo, J.M. Conrad, M. Toups
    MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • L. Calabretta, L. Celona
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • R. Gutierrez-Martinez, L.A. Winslow
    UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
  • D. Winklehner
    NSCL, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
 
  Funding: Work funded by NSF agency, contract PHY-1148134
The IsoDAR (sterile neutrino) and DAEδALUS (CP-violation in neutrino sector) experiments will use cyclotrons to deliver high intensity (10 mA peak current) proton beams to neutrino-producing targets. To achieve these very high currents, we plan to inject and accelerate molecular H2+ ions. To understand high intensity H2+ injection into the central region of a compact cyclotron, and to benchmark space-charge dominated simulation studies, central-region tests are being conducted. The first test was completed this summer; a collaboration of MIT, BEST Cyclotrons and INFN-LNS at the BEST shops in Vancouver. The LNS Versatile Ion Source (VIS) was shipped from Catania to Vancouver, and was mounted, along with HV components and first focusing solenoid, on a test bench. In addition to the bench, BEST provided further beam line elements, instrumentation and a test cyclotron magnet for acceleration to no greater than 1 MeV/amu (to avoid any neutron production). Axial injection studies were conducted with a Catania-designed spiral inflector. Experimental configurations, beam characterization measurements, and phase acceptance and buncher efficiency studies will be reported.
 
 
WEPPT028 Proposal for High Power Cyclotrons Test Site in Catania 378
 
  • L. Calabretta, D. Campo, L. Celona, L. Cosentino, C. Cui, G. Gallo, D. Rifuggiato
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • J.R. Alonso, W.A. Barletta, A. Calanna, D. Campo, J.M. Conrad
    MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • R.R. Johnson
    BCSI, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • L. AC. Piazza
    INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
 
  The IsoDAR and DAEδALUS experiments will use cyclotrons to deliver high intensity (10 mA peak current) proton beams to neutrino-producing targets. To achieve these very high currents, we plan to inject and accelerate molecular H2+ ions in the cyclotrons. To understand high intensity H2+ injection into the central region of a compact cyclotron, and to benchmark space-charge dominated simulation studies, central-region tests are being conducted. Building on the first experiments at Best Cyclotrons, Vancouver (Abstract 1261), a larger-scale test cyclotron will be built at INFN-LNS in Catania. This cyclotron will be designed for 7 MeV/n (Q/A = 0.5; H2+ or He++). After the first year of operation dedicated at optimization of the central region for the injection of high intensity Q/A = 0.5 beams, the cyclotron will be modified to allow the acceleration of H up to an energy of 28 MeV. The main characteristics of the machine and the planned test stand will be presented.  
 
WEPPT030 High Intensity Compact Cyclotron for ISODAR Experiment 384
 
  • D. Campo, J.R. Alonso, W.A. Barletta, L.M. Bartoszek, A. Calanna, J.M. Conrad, M. Toups
    MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • A. Adelmann
    PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • L. Calabretta, C. Cui, G. Gallo
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • R. Gutierrez-Martinez, L.A. Winslow
    UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
  • M. Shaevitz
    Columbia University, New York, USA
  • J.J. Yang
    CIAE, Beijing, People's Republic of China
 
  IsoDAR is an experiment proposed to look for the existence of sterile neutrinos. These are additional neutrino states beyond the "standard" 3-nu paradigm, are predicted to exist to explain anomalies in several neutrino experiments. In IsoDAR (Isotope Decay At Rest), electron antineutrinos produced in a target ~15 meters from a kiloton-scale detector would oscillate into and out of the sterile state within the extent of the detector, producing a sinusoidal event rate as a function of distance from the target. The nu-e-bar flux arises from decay of 8Li, produced when a high-current beam of protons or deuterons strikes a beryllium target either directly, or via secondary neutrons that interact in a large, ultra-pure 7Li sleeve surrounding the target. A compact Q/A = 0.5 cyclotron with top energy of 60 MeV/amu will be installed underground close to KamLAND. This cyclotron is a prototype for the DAEδALUS cyclotron chain (Paper WEPPT030). With a central field of 1.075T, it will operate in the 4th harmonic. Preliminary designs will be described, as well as possible solutions for transport and assembly of the machine through the very constricted access apertures of the Kamioka mine.