Author: Schwickert, M.
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MOPF13 Transverse Beam Profiling for FAIR 232
 
  • M. Schwickert, C.A. Andre, F. Becker, P. Forck, T. Giacomini, E. Gütlich, T. Hoffmann, A. Lieberwirth, S. Löchner, A. Reiter, B. Voss, B. Walasek-Höhne, M. Witthaus
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
 
  The FAIR facility will provide intense primary beams of protons and heavy ions, or secondary beams of antiproton and rare isotopes. The operation includes fixed-target experiments or subsequent facilities of independent storage rings and experiment beam lines. The particle beams greatly differ in ion species, intensity, time structure, spot size and stopping power. Therefore, transverse beam profile measurements require a careful choice of detector type for each location in order to cope with the large dynamic range and operational demands. This contribution presents the actual status of FAIR detector developments for intercepting devices (SEM-Grids, Multi-Wire Proportional Chambers, Scintillating Screens) as well as non-intercepting Beam Induced Fluorescence Monitors and Ionization Profile Monitors. Recently, promising results were obtained with slow extracted heavy ion beams in measurements of optical transmission radiation emitted from thin metal foils. The boundaries for the application area are described and basic detector parameters are summarized.  
 
TUPF30 Measurements with the Upgraded Cryogenic Current Comparator 583
 
  • F. Kurian, P. Hülsmann, P. Kowina, H. Reeg, M. Schwickert
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
  • R. Geithner, R. Neubert, W. Vodel
    FSU Jena, Jena, Germany
  • R. Geithner, W. Vodel
    HIJ, Jena, Germany
 
  Funding: HGS-HiRe for FAIR
For the measurement of the very low ion beam current -down to nA range- foreseen in the High Energy Transport sections of the upcoming FAIR facility, an improved Cryogenic Current Comparator (CCC) is under development at GSI. The existing CCC unit, initially operated at the high energy beam transport section after the GSI synchrotron SIS18, has been upgraded as a prototype for FAIR. The upgraded CCC is presently being re-commissioned. In this contribution we report on beam current measurements with the improved detector unit down to 5 nA simulated by a wire loop wound around the magnetic sensor. As mechanical vibrations strongly influence the sensitive SQUID detector, vibration analyses have been carried out using an accelerometer. Noise contributions from various mechanical as well as electrical sources were studied and the achieved detector performance is presented
 
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TUPF32 A Cryogenic Current Comparator for FAIR with Improved Resolution 590
 
  • R. Geithner, W. Vodel
    HIJ, Jena, Germany
  • R. Geithner, R. Neubert, P. Seidel
    FSU Jena, Jena, Germany
  • F. Kurian, H. Reeg, M. Schwickert
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
 
  A Cryogenic Current Comparator is a highly sensitive tool for the non-destructive online monitoring of continuous as well as bunched beams of very low intensities. The noise-limited current resolution of such a device depends on the ferromagnetic material embedded in the pickup coil of the CCC. Therefore, the main focus of research was on the low temperature properties of ferromagnetic core materials. In this contribution we present first results of the completed Cryogenic Current Comparator for FAIR working in a laboratory environment, regarding the improvements in resolution due to the use of suitable ferromagnetic core materials.  
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