• G.V. Romanov, A. Lunin
  Fermilab, Batavia

Similar to many other linear accelerators, the High Intensity Neutron Source requires an RFQ for initial acceleration and formation of the bunched beam structure. The RFQ design includes two main tasks: a) the beam dynamics design resulting in a vane tip modulation table for machining and b) the resonator electromagnetic design resulting in the final dimensions of the resonator. The focus of this paper is on the second task including simulating high power operation of RFQ. We report complete and detailed RF modeling on the HINS RFQ resonator using simulating codes CST Microwave Studio (MWS) and Ansoft High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS). All details of the resonator such as input and output radial matchers, the end cut-backs etc have been precisely determined. In the first time a full size RFQ model with modulated vane tips, the power couplers and all tuners installed has been built, and a complete simulation of RFQ tuning has been performed. Finally some aspects of high power operation of RFQ have been investigated. Comparison of the simulation results with experimental measurements demonstrated excellent agreement.