CYCLOTRONS 2010 - List of Authors (Kleeven, W.J.G.M.)

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RF Cavity Simulations for Superconducting C400 Cyclotron

171

G.A. Karamysheva, A.A. Glazov, S. Gurskiy, N.A. Morozov
JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
M. Abs, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, S. Zaremba
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
O. Karamyshev
JINR/DLNP, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia

Compact superconducting isochronous cyclotron C400 has designed at IBA (Belgium) in collaboration with the JINR (Dubna). This cyclotron will be the first cyclotron in the world capable of delivering protons, carbon and helium ions for therapeutic use. ¹²C⁶⁺ and ⁴He²⁺ ions will be accelerated to 400 MeV/u energy and extracted by electrostatic deflector, H²⁺ ions will be accelerated to the energy 265 MeV/u and extracted by stripping. It is planed to use two normal conducting RF cavities for ion beam acceleration in cyclotron C400. Computer model of the double gap delta RF cavity with 4 stems was developed in is a general-purpose simulation software CST STUDIO SUITE. Necessary resonant frequency and increase of the voltage along the gaps were achieved. Optimization of the RF cavity parameters leads us to the cavity with quality factor about 14000, RF power dissipation is equal to about 50 kW per cavity.

MOPCP070

Design of IBA Cyclone 30XP Cyclotron Magnet

189

E. Forton, M. Abs, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, B. Nactergal, D. Neuvéglise, S. Zaremba
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

IBA is developing an evolution of its famous Cyclone 30 cyclotron. The Cyclone 30xp will be a multi-particle, multiport cyclotron capable of accelerating alpha particles up to 30 MeV, deuteron (D-) beams between 7.5 and 15 MeV and proton (H⁻) beams between 15 and 30 MeV. The magnet system has been improved with IBA Cyclone 18/9 and Cyclone 70 features. Coil dimensions have been updated in order to raise the free space in the median plane. This allows the mounting of a retractable electrostatic deflector system for the extraction of the alpha particle beam. Gradient corrector pole extensions have been added to ease the alpha beam extraction. Finally, compensation for relativistic effects between H⁻ (q/m=1/1) and D-/alpha (q/m=1/2) beams is made by movable iron inserts located in two valleys, as in IBA Cyclone 18/9 cyclotrons. These modifications could have an adverse effect on the flutter. In addition, the second harmonic induced by the movable iron inserts drives the machine in the 2.ν_r=2 resonance close to the extraction. As a consequence, modifications on the pole sectors and chamfers have been made in order to improve the flutter and eliminate the harmful resonance.

MOPCP072

Design of IBA Cyclone 11 Cyclotron Magnet

192

V. Nuttens, M. Abs, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, B. Nactergal, D. Neuvéglise, T. Servais, S. Zaremba
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

To extend customer choice in the low energy range, IBA is developing the Cyclone 11. It is a fixed energy 11 MeV H⁻ cyclotron for the production of PET isotopes. The cyclotron magnet is based on the well known Cyclone 10/5, with the same yoke dimensions, which is compatible with the IBA self-shielding design. The higher proton energy compared to the 10 MeV machine takes the benefit of the higher PET isotope production yield. This poster presents the Cyclone 10 magnet modifications required to reach 11 MeV. At first, the magnetic field has been raised by a small reduction of the valley depth. Additionally, the main coil current has been increased. The pole edge milling has been used to obtain the isochronous magnetic field shape. Beam optics in the magnet is excellent. Extraction is ensured by means of stripper foils mounted on carousels located at different azimuths allowing for up to eight targets.

MOPCP074

Upgrade of the IBA Cyclone 3D Cyclotron

197

W.J.G.M. Kleeven, M. Abs, E. Forton, B. Nactergal, D. Neuvéglise, T. Servais, S. Zaremba
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

There is a need for 15O generator producing a continuous flow of PET tracer without disrupting the schedule of the hospital main cyclotron (usually used for ¹⁸F and ¹¹C production) and to promote new emergency room evaluation of brain stroke and ischemic heart attack in PET centers without access to cyclotron short-lived isotopes. To answer, IBA improves the Cyclone 3D, originally developed for this purpose and accelerating D⁺ ions to more than 3 MeV. In the previous magnet design, vertical focusing is obtained by four straight pole-sectors. The new design has three spiralled pole-sectors. This improves the vertical focusing properties of the machine. Also the main coil and the return yoke are slightly modified. This will increase the extraction energy by about 10% from 3.3 MeV to 3.6 MeV. This new design will improve the transmission in the cyclotron and the extraction efficiency above 80%, using an electrostatic deflector. The goal is to obtain an extracted current of 50 μA with the prototype, then 70 μA for subsequent machines. This represents a doubling of the previous model performance. Results of magnetic field optimization and extraction calculations are presented.

MOPCP075

Cyclotron Vacuum Model and H⁻ Gas Stripping Losses

200

V. Nuttens, M. Abs, J.L. Delvaux, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, L. Medeiros-Romao, M. Mehaudens, T. Servais, T. Vanderlinden, P. Verbruggen
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Many proton cyclotrons take the advantage of stripping for the extraction, by accelerating H⁻ ions. However, before extraction, the negative ion beam can suffer losses from stripping by the residual gas. The higher is the pressure, the higher the losses. Moreover, the stripped beam will be stopped on the inner wall of the cyclotron, inducing an additional degassing and increasing the pressure and hence losses in the cyclotron. For high beam current, degassing can be too large compared to the pumping capacity and the beam transmission can drop down to zero. The pressure inside the cyclotron has therefore a large impact on the current that can be extracted from the cyclotron. A simple model has been set up at IBA to determine the vacuum pressure in the hills and in the valleys of the Cyclone 70 cyclotron. The transmission is then computed by integration of the gas stripping cross-section along the ion orbits in the cyclotron. Pressure and transmission provided by the model are in good agreement with experimental data in the ARRONAX Cyclone 70 cyclotron installed in Nantes.

TUM2CCO04

Cyclone 70 Arronax Cyclotron - Commissioning Progress Report

L. Medeiros-Romao, M. Abs, J.L. Delvaux, S. Deprez, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, V. Nuttens, F. Peeters, M. Pinchart, T. Vanderlinden, S. Zaremba
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

The development of the Cyclone® 70, started at the end of 2005. The installation began in March of 2008 and the testing in July of the same year. The injection phase was a rapid success leading to beam acceleration and extraction. The latter presented major hurdles that were overcome with success, notwithstanding an impact on the foreseen schedule. On one side, the alpha and proton acceleration faced a harmonic one field component primarily considered negligible during the mapping. This was resolved by shimming of the iron and the introduction of harmonic coils. Moreover, the extraction of the full alpha intensity required a redesign of the deflector which was limited by its power dissipation capabilities. On the other hand, the proton beam extraction, 750 μA at 70 MeV, was the last major hurdle, given the vacuum and outgassing levels with high intensity beams. After an important diagnostics phase and vacuum calculations, modifications were implemented aiming the full performances. Meanwhile, the ARRONAX team started their activities and produced the first radioisotopes using this unique and powerful tool set for a wide horizon of present and future nuclear medicine applications.

Slides TUM2CCO04 [4.105 MB]

FRM1CIO03

IBA-JINR 400 MeV/u Superconducting Cyclotron for Hadron Therapy

404

N.A. Morozov, V. Aleksandrov, S. Gurskiy, G.A. Karamysheva, N.Yu. Kazarinov, S.A. Kostromin, E. Samsonov, V. Shevtsov, G. Shirkov, E. Syresin, A. Tuzikov
JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
M. Abs, A. Blondin, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, D. Vandeplassche, S. Zaremba
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
O. Karamyshev
JINR/DLNP, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia

The compact superconducting isochronous cyclotron C400 [1] has been designed by the IBA-JINR collaboration. It will be the first cyclotron in the world capable of delivering protons, carbon and helium ions for cancer treatment. The cyclotron construction is started this year within the framework of the ARCHADE project [2] (Caen, France). ¹²C⁶⁺ and ⁴He²⁺ ions will be accelerated to 400 MeV/u energy and extracted by the electrostatic deflector, H²⁺ ions will be accelerated to the energy of 265 MeV/u and extracted by stripping. The magnet yoke has a diameter of 6.6 m, the total weight of the magnet is about 700 t. The designed magnetic field corresponds to 4.5 T in the hills and 2.45 T in the valleys. Superconducting coils will be enclosed in a cryostat; all other parts of the cyclotron will be warm. Three external ion sources will be mounted on the switching magnet on the injection line located below the cyclotron. The main parameters of the cyclotron, its design, the current status of the development work on the cyclotron systems are presented.
[1] Y.Jongen et al, 'IBA C400 Cyclotron Project for Hadron Therapy', The 18th International Conference on Cyclotrons and their Applications Cyclotrons 2007, Italy 2007.
[2] http://archade.fr/

Slides FRM1CIO03 [1.996 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
MOPCP061	RF Cavity Simulations for Superconducting C400 Cyclotron	171
	G.A. Karamysheva, A.A. Glazov, S. Gurskiy, N.A. Morozov JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia M. Abs, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, S. Zaremba IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium O. Karamyshev JINR/DLNP, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
	Compact superconducting isochronous cyclotron C400 has designed at IBA (Belgium) in collaboration with the JINR (Dubna). This cyclotron will be the first cyclotron in the world capable of delivering protons, carbon and helium ions for therapeutic use. ¹²C⁶⁺ and ⁴He²⁺ ions will be accelerated to 400 MeV/u energy and extracted by electrostatic deflector, H²⁺ ions will be accelerated to the energy 265 MeV/u and extracted by stripping. It is planed to use two normal conducting RF cavities for ion beam acceleration in cyclotron C400. Computer model of the double gap delta RF cavity with 4 stems was developed in is a general-purpose simulation software CST STUDIO SUITE. Necessary resonant frequency and increase of the voltage along the gaps were achieved. Optimization of the RF cavity parameters leads us to the cavity with quality factor about 14000, RF power dissipation is equal to about 50 kW per cavity.

MOPCP070	Design of IBA Cyclone 30XP Cyclotron Magnet	189
	E. Forton, M. Abs, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, B. Nactergal, D. Neuvéglise, S. Zaremba IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	IBA is developing an evolution of its famous Cyclone 30 cyclotron. The Cyclone 30xp will be a multi-particle, multiport cyclotron capable of accelerating alpha particles up to 30 MeV, deuteron (D-) beams between 7.5 and 15 MeV and proton (H⁻) beams between 15 and 30 MeV. The magnet system has been improved with IBA Cyclone 18/9 and Cyclone 70 features. Coil dimensions have been updated in order to raise the free space in the median plane. This allows the mounting of a retractable electrostatic deflector system for the extraction of the alpha particle beam. Gradient corrector pole extensions have been added to ease the alpha beam extraction. Finally, compensation for relativistic effects between H⁻ (q/m=1/1) and D-/alpha (q/m=1/2) beams is made by movable iron inserts located in two valleys, as in IBA Cyclone 18/9 cyclotrons. These modifications could have an adverse effect on the flutter. In addition, the second harmonic induced by the movable iron inserts drives the machine in the 2.ν_r=2 resonance close to the extraction. As a consequence, modifications on the pole sectors and chamfers have been made in order to improve the flutter and eliminate the harmful resonance.

MOPCP072	Design of IBA Cyclone 11 Cyclotron Magnet	192
	V. Nuttens, M. Abs, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, B. Nactergal, D. Neuvéglise, T. Servais, S. Zaremba IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	To extend customer choice in the low energy range, IBA is developing the Cyclone 11. It is a fixed energy 11 MeV H⁻ cyclotron for the production of PET isotopes. The cyclotron magnet is based on the well known Cyclone 10/5, with the same yoke dimensions, which is compatible with the IBA self-shielding design. The higher proton energy compared to the 10 MeV machine takes the benefit of the higher PET isotope production yield. This poster presents the Cyclone 10 magnet modifications required to reach 11 MeV. At first, the magnetic field has been raised by a small reduction of the valley depth. Additionally, the main coil current has been increased. The pole edge milling has been used to obtain the isochronous magnetic field shape. Beam optics in the magnet is excellent. Extraction is ensured by means of stripper foils mounted on carousels located at different azimuths allowing for up to eight targets.

MOPCP074	Upgrade of the IBA Cyclone 3D Cyclotron	197
	W.J.G.M. Kleeven, M. Abs, E. Forton, B. Nactergal, D. Neuvéglise, T. Servais, S. Zaremba IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	There is a need for 15O generator producing a continuous flow of PET tracer without disrupting the schedule of the hospital main cyclotron (usually used for ¹⁸F and ¹¹C production) and to promote new emergency room evaluation of brain stroke and ischemic heart attack in PET centers without access to cyclotron short-lived isotopes. To answer, IBA improves the Cyclone 3D, originally developed for this purpose and accelerating D⁺ ions to more than 3 MeV. In the previous magnet design, vertical focusing is obtained by four straight pole-sectors. The new design has three spiralled pole-sectors. This improves the vertical focusing properties of the machine. Also the main coil and the return yoke are slightly modified. This will increase the extraction energy by about 10% from 3.3 MeV to 3.6 MeV. This new design will improve the transmission in the cyclotron and the extraction efficiency above 80%, using an electrostatic deflector. The goal is to obtain an extracted current of 50 μA with the prototype, then 70 μA for subsequent machines. This represents a doubling of the previous model performance. Results of magnetic field optimization and extraction calculations are presented.

MOPCP075	Cyclotron Vacuum Model and H⁻ Gas Stripping Losses	200
	V. Nuttens, M. Abs, J.L. Delvaux, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, L. Medeiros-Romao, M. Mehaudens, T. Servais, T. Vanderlinden, P. Verbruggen IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	Many proton cyclotrons take the advantage of stripping for the extraction, by accelerating H⁻ ions. However, before extraction, the negative ion beam can suffer losses from stripping by the residual gas. The higher is the pressure, the higher the losses. Moreover, the stripped beam will be stopped on the inner wall of the cyclotron, inducing an additional degassing and increasing the pressure and hence losses in the cyclotron. For high beam current, degassing can be too large compared to the pumping capacity and the beam transmission can drop down to zero. The pressure inside the cyclotron has therefore a large impact on the current that can be extracted from the cyclotron. A simple model has been set up at IBA to determine the vacuum pressure in the hills and in the valleys of the Cyclone 70 cyclotron. The transmission is then computed by integration of the gas stripping cross-section along the ion orbits in the cyclotron. Pressure and transmission provided by the model are in good agreement with experimental data in the ARRONAX Cyclone 70 cyclotron installed in Nantes.

TUM2CCO04	Cyclone 70 Arronax Cyclotron - Commissioning Progress Report
	L. Medeiros-Romao, M. Abs, J.L. Delvaux, S. Deprez, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, V. Nuttens, F. Peeters, M. Pinchart, T. Vanderlinden, S. Zaremba IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
	The development of the Cyclone® 70, started at the end of 2005. The installation began in March of 2008 and the testing in July of the same year. The injection phase was a rapid success leading to beam acceleration and extraction. The latter presented major hurdles that were overcome with success, notwithstanding an impact on the foreseen schedule. On one side, the alpha and proton acceleration faced a harmonic one field component primarily considered negligible during the mapping. This was resolved by shimming of the iron and the introduction of harmonic coils. Moreover, the extraction of the full alpha intensity required a redesign of the deflector which was limited by its power dissipation capabilities. On the other hand, the proton beam extraction, 750 μA at 70 MeV, was the last major hurdle, given the vacuum and outgassing levels with high intensity beams. After an important diagnostics phase and vacuum calculations, modifications were implemented aiming the full performances. Meanwhile, the ARRONAX team started their activities and produced the first radioisotopes using this unique and powerful tool set for a wide horizon of present and future nuclear medicine applications.
	Slides TUM2CCO04 [4.105 MB]

FRM1CIO03	IBA-JINR 400 MeV/u Superconducting Cyclotron for Hadron Therapy	404
	N.A. Morozov, V. Aleksandrov, S. Gurskiy, G.A. Karamysheva, N.Yu. Kazarinov, S.A. Kostromin, E. Samsonov, V. Shevtsov, G. Shirkov, E. Syresin, A. Tuzikov JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia M. Abs, A. Blondin, Y. Jongen, W.J.G.M. Kleeven, D. Vandeplassche, S. Zaremba IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium O. Karamyshev JINR/DLNP, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
	The compact superconducting isochronous cyclotron C400 [1] has been designed by the IBA-JINR collaboration. It will be the first cyclotron in the world capable of delivering protons, carbon and helium ions for cancer treatment. The cyclotron construction is started this year within the framework of the ARCHADE project [2] (Caen, France). ¹²C⁶⁺ and ⁴He²⁺ ions will be accelerated to 400 MeV/u energy and extracted by the electrostatic deflector, H²⁺ ions will be accelerated to the energy of 265 MeV/u and extracted by stripping. The magnet yoke has a diameter of 6.6 m, the total weight of the magnet is about 700 t. The designed magnetic field corresponds to 4.5 T in the hills and 2.45 T in the valleys. Superconducting coils will be enclosed in a cryostat; all other parts of the cyclotron will be warm. Three external ion sources will be mounted on the switching magnet on the injection line located below the cyclotron. The main parameters of the cyclotron, its design, the current status of the development work on the cyclotron systems are presented. [1] Y.Jongen et al, 'IBA C400 Cyclotron Project for Hadron Therapy', The 18th International Conference on Cyclotrons and their Applications Cyclotrons 2007, Italy 2007. [2] http://archade.fr/
	Slides FRM1CIO03 [1.996 MB]