HB2012 - List of Authors (Pine, B.G.)

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Space Charge Limits on the ISIS Synchrotron including the Effects of Images

206

B.G. Pine, C.M. Warsop
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

The ISIS synchrotron provides a pulsed, 50 Hz, 800 MeV proton beam for spallation neutron production. Each pulse from the synchrotron contains ~2.8×10¹³ ppp, and at this beam intensity space charge and image forces have a strong effect on transverse beam dynamics. In order to increase intensity in the present machine, and to prepare for possible upgrades running at a higher intensity, studies are under way aimed at understanding the most critical features of such forces and their impact on beam loss. These studies are focused on working point optimisation, including resonances due to space charge and images. A 2D simulation code, Set, has been developed to improve understanding of transverse dynamics at ISIS, using a particle-in-cell algorithm to include space charge and image forces self-consistently. The ISIS synchrotron has profiled vacuum vessels and RF shields which conform to the shape of the beam envelope, and have a distinctive influence on the beam dynamics. Set is specifically designed to include these image forces. A systematic simulation study of possible working points is presented, along with an assessment of the effect on apertures.

WEO1C02

Simulation and Measurement of Half Integer Resonance in Coasting Beams in the ISIS Ring

434

C.M. Warsop, D.J. Adams, B. Jones, S.J. Payne, B.G. Pine, H. V. Smith, R.E. Williamson
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

ISIS is the spallation neutron source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK. Operation centres on a high intensity proton synchrotron, accelerating 3·10¹³ ppp from 70-800 MeV, at a repetition rate of 50 Hz. Present studies are looking at key aspects of high intensity behaviour with a view to increasing operational intensity, identifying optimal upgrade routes and understanding loss mechanisms. Of particular interest is the space charge limit imposed by half integer resonance: we present results from coasting beam experiments with the ISIS ring in storage ring mode, along with detailed 3D (ORBIT) simulations to help interpret observations. The methods for experimentally approaching resonance, and the implications on beam behaviour, measurement and interpretation are discussed. In addition, results from simpler 2D simulations and analytical models are used to help interpret expected beam loss and halo evolution. Plans and challenges for the measurement and understanding of this important beam loss mechanism are summarised, as are some closely related areas of high intensity work on ISIS.

Slides WEO1C02 [2.224 MB]

WEO3C01

Injection and Stripping Foil Studies for a 180 MeV Injection Upgrade at ISIS

456

B. Jones, D.J. Adams, M.C. Hughes, S.J.S. Jago, B.G. Pine, H. V. Smith, C.M. Warsop, R.E. Williamson
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is home to ISIS, the world's most productive spallation neutron source. ISIS has two neutron producing target stations (TS-1 and TS-2), operated at 40 Hz and 10 Hz respectively with a 50 Hz, 800 MeV proton beam from a rapid cycling synchrotron (RCS), which is fed by a 70 MeV H− drift tube linac. The multi-turn charge-exchange injection process used on ISIS has been the subject of a programme of detailed studies in recent years including benchmarked simulations and experiments. More recently, these studies have been expanded as plans for upgrading ISIS have focussed on replacement of the 70 MeV linac with a new, higher energy injector and a new synchrotron injection straight. Whilst much of these studies have been reported elsewhere, this paper presents a summary of the programme with some further details.

Slides WEO3C01 [4.895 MB]

THO1C02

Beam Loss Control in the ISIS Accelerator Facility

560

D.J. Adams, B. Jones, A.H. Kershaw, S.J. Payne, B.G. Pine, H. V. Smith, C.M. Warsop, R.E. Williamson, M. Wright
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

The ISIS spallation neutron and muon source has been in operation since 1984. The accelerator complex consists of an H⁻ ion source, RFQ, 70 MeV linac, 800 MeV proton synchrotron and associated beam lines. The facility currently delivers ~2.8·10¹³ protons per pulse at 50 Hz, splitting the pulses 40/10 between two neutron target stations. High intensity performance and operation are dominated by the need to control beam loss, which is key to sustainable machine operation and hands on maintenance. Beam loss measurement systems on ISIS are described, along with typical operational levels. The dominant beam loss in the facility occurs in the synchrotron due to high intensity effects during the H⁻ injection and longitudinal trapping processes. These losses are localised in a single superperiod using a beam collector system. Emittance growth during acceleration also drives extraction and beam transport loss at 800 MeV. Measurements, simulation and correction systems for these processes are discussed, as are the implications for further intensity upgrades.

Slides THO1C02 [4.759 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
MOP257	Space Charge Limits on the ISIS Synchrotron including the Effects of Images	206
	B.G. Pine, C.M. Warsop STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
	The ISIS synchrotron provides a pulsed, 50 Hz, 800 MeV proton beam for spallation neutron production. Each pulse from the synchrotron contains ~2.8×10¹³ ppp, and at this beam intensity space charge and image forces have a strong effect on transverse beam dynamics. In order to increase intensity in the present machine, and to prepare for possible upgrades running at a higher intensity, studies are under way aimed at understanding the most critical features of such forces and their impact on beam loss. These studies are focused on working point optimisation, including resonances due to space charge and images. A 2D simulation code, Set, has been developed to improve understanding of transverse dynamics at ISIS, using a particle-in-cell algorithm to include space charge and image forces self-consistently. The ISIS synchrotron has profiled vacuum vessels and RF shields which conform to the shape of the beam envelope, and have a distinctive influence on the beam dynamics. Set is specifically designed to include these image forces. A systematic simulation study of possible working points is presented, along with an assessment of the effect on apertures.

WEO1C02	Simulation and Measurement of Half Integer Resonance in Coasting Beams in the ISIS Ring	434
	C.M. Warsop, D.J. Adams, B. Jones, S.J. Payne, B.G. Pine, H. V. Smith, R.E. Williamson STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
	ISIS is the spallation neutron source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK. Operation centres on a high intensity proton synchrotron, accelerating 3·10¹³ ppp from 70-800 MeV, at a repetition rate of 50 Hz. Present studies are looking at key aspects of high intensity behaviour with a view to increasing operational intensity, identifying optimal upgrade routes and understanding loss mechanisms. Of particular interest is the space charge limit imposed by half integer resonance: we present results from coasting beam experiments with the ISIS ring in storage ring mode, along with detailed 3D (ORBIT) simulations to help interpret observations. The methods for experimentally approaching resonance, and the implications on beam behaviour, measurement and interpretation are discussed. In addition, results from simpler 2D simulations and analytical models are used to help interpret expected beam loss and halo evolution. Plans and challenges for the measurement and understanding of this important beam loss mechanism are summarised, as are some closely related areas of high intensity work on ISIS.
	Slides WEO1C02 [2.224 MB]

WEO3C01	Injection and Stripping Foil Studies for a 180 MeV Injection Upgrade at ISIS	456
	B. Jones, D.J. Adams, M.C. Hughes, S.J.S. Jago, B.G. Pine, H. V. Smith, C.M. Warsop, R.E. Williamson STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
	The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is home to ISIS, the world's most productive spallation neutron source. ISIS has two neutron producing target stations (TS-1 and TS-2), operated at 40 Hz and 10 Hz respectively with a 50 Hz, 800 MeV proton beam from a rapid cycling synchrotron (RCS), which is fed by a 70 MeV H− drift tube linac. The multi-turn charge-exchange injection process used on ISIS has been the subject of a programme of detailed studies in recent years including benchmarked simulations and experiments. More recently, these studies have been expanded as plans for upgrading ISIS have focussed on replacement of the 70 MeV linac with a new, higher energy injector and a new synchrotron injection straight. Whilst much of these studies have been reported elsewhere, this paper presents a summary of the programme with some further details.
	Slides WEO3C01 [4.895 MB]

THO1C02	Beam Loss Control in the ISIS Accelerator Facility	560
	D.J. Adams, B. Jones, A.H. Kershaw, S.J. Payne, B.G. Pine, H. V. Smith, C.M. Warsop, R.E. Williamson, M. Wright STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
	The ISIS spallation neutron and muon source has been in operation since 1984. The accelerator complex consists of an H⁻ ion source, RFQ, 70 MeV linac, 800 MeV proton synchrotron and associated beam lines. The facility currently delivers ~2.8·10¹³ protons per pulse at 50 Hz, splitting the pulses 40/10 between two neutron target stations. High intensity performance and operation are dominated by the need to control beam loss, which is key to sustainable machine operation and hands on maintenance. Beam loss measurement systems on ISIS are described, along with typical operational levels. The dominant beam loss in the facility occurs in the synchrotron due to high intensity effects during the H⁻ injection and longitudinal trapping processes. These losses are localised in a single superperiod using a beam collector system. Emittance growth during acceleration also drives extraction and beam transport loss at 800 MeV. Measurements, simulation and correction systems for these processes are discussed, as are the implications for further intensity upgrades.
	Slides THO1C02 [4.759 MB]