• Y.-C. Chao, F. Ames, R.A. Baartman, I.V. Bylinskii, S.R. Koscielniak, R.E. Laxdal, M. Marchetto, L. Merminga, V.A. Verzilov, F. Yan, V. Zvyagintsev
  TRIUMF, Vancouver
• S. Dechoudhury, V. Naik
  DAE/VECC, Calcutta
• G. Goh
  SFU, Burnaby, BC

The TRIUMF-VECC Electron Linac is a device for gamma-ray induced fission of actinide targets, with applications in nuclear physics and material science. A phased construction and commissioning scheme will eventually lead to a 50 MeV, 10 mA CW linac based on superconducting RF technology. Using this linac to deliver high intensity electron beams for applications such as an energy-recovered light source is a possibility integrated in the design study. The multitude of design and tuning parameters, diverse objectives and constraints require a comprehensive and efficient optimization scheme. For this purpose we adopted the genetic optimization program developed at Cornell University* as a prototype. Feature extensions were developed to accommodate specifics of the Electron Linac design, provide framework for more generic and integrated design process, and perform robustness/acceptance analyses. In this report we will discuss the method and its application to the design optimization of the Electron Linac. [1]. I. Bazarov and C. Sinclair, PRST-AB 8, 034202 (2005), and references therein.