IPAC2012 - List of Authors (Chao, Y.-C.)

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Electron Linac Photo-fission Driver for the Rare Isotope Program at TRIUMF

64

S.R. Koscielniak, F. Ames, R.A. Baartman, I.V. Bylinskii, Y.-C. Chao, D. Dale, R.J. Dawson, A. Koveshnikov, A. Laxdal, R.E. Laxdal, F. Mammarella, L. Merminga, A.K. Mitra, Y.-N. Rao, V.A. Verzilov, D. Yosifov, V. Zvyagintsev
TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada
D. Karlen
Victoria University, Victoria, B.C., Canada

The TRIUMF Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) is funded since 2010 June by federal and BC Provincial governments. In collaboration with the University of Victoria, TRIUMF is proceeding with construction of a new target building, connecting tunnel, rehabilitation of an existing vault to contain the electron linear accelerator, and a cryogenic compressor building. TRIUMF starts construction of a 300 keV thermionic gun, and 10 MeV Injector cryomodule (EINJ) in 2012; the designs being complete. The 25 MeV Accelerator Cryomodule will follow in 2013. TRIUMF is embarking on major equipment purchases and has signed contracts for 4K cryogenic plant and a 290kW CW klystron, and four 1.3 GHz Nb 9-cell cavities from a local Canadian supplier. Moreover, the low energy beam transport is under construction; and detailing of two intra-cryomodule beam transports has just begun. Procurements are anticipated in mid 2012 for (i) the entire facility quadrupole magnets, and (ii) the klystron's 600kW HV power supply.

Slides MOOBC01 [4.852 MB]

MOPPC054

Multi-code Modelling of Momentum Collimation in the TRIUMF ARIEL Linac

253

F.W. Jones, Y.-C. Chao, C. Gong
TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada

The electron linac component of the TRIUMF-ARIEL facility will provide CW beams of 50-75 MeV and up to 0.5 MW of beam power, with consequent requirements for low-loss operation. One factor in controlling beam quality is the reduction of the low-momentum tail arising from the rf-modulated 300 KV electron gun and initial capture elements prior to acceleration in the 10 MeV Injector linac. To study momentum collimation in the 10 MeV transfer line to the main linac, and its implications for downstream beam characteristics, a simulation model has been constructed using several tracking and optics codes, linked together by scripts and data converters. The model follows the evolution of the beam from the e-gun through the injector cryo-module and the medium energy transfer line where the proposed collimator is located. The components, methods and results of this application are described in detail.

MOPPC055

A New Platform for Global Optimization

256

C. Gong, Y.-C. Chao
TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada

Funding: Funding is received from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and National Research Council of Canada for this research.
This paper describes a new platform for the multi-objective global optimization of accelerator design. While local optimization is relatively simple, global optimization for accelerator design remains a challenging task. The user often must write many lines of code to combine the output of a large variety of simulation engines, then send the results to the optimization engine. The optimization code also requires significant revision when applied to different problems. This paper presents an alternative method. The TRIUMF optimization platform, based on the genetic algorithm, is an extension of the PISA framework. It uses a flexible XML input format, in which users can easily combine multiple physics engines, such as ASTRA and PARMELA, into the same optimization problem. The TRIUMF platform is also parallel capable, designed to take advantage of computation clusters such as WestGrid. Results of the optimization platform applied to TRIUMF's 50 MeV, 0.5 MW electron linac are shown.

Paper	Title	Page
MOOBC01	Electron Linac Photo-fission Driver for the Rare Isotope Program at TRIUMF	64
	S.R. Koscielniak, F. Ames, R.A. Baartman, I.V. Bylinskii, Y.-C. Chao, D. Dale, R.J. Dawson, A. Koveshnikov, A. Laxdal, R.E. Laxdal, F. Mammarella, L. Merminga, A.K. Mitra, Y.-N. Rao, V.A. Verzilov, D. Yosifov, V. Zvyagintsev TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada D. Karlen Victoria University, Victoria, B.C., Canada
	The TRIUMF Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL) is funded since 2010 June by federal and BC Provincial governments. In collaboration with the University of Victoria, TRIUMF is proceeding with construction of a new target building, connecting tunnel, rehabilitation of an existing vault to contain the electron linear accelerator, and a cryogenic compressor building. TRIUMF starts construction of a 300 keV thermionic gun, and 10 MeV Injector cryomodule (EINJ) in 2012; the designs being complete. The 25 MeV Accelerator Cryomodule will follow in 2013. TRIUMF is embarking on major equipment purchases and has signed contracts for 4K cryogenic plant and a 290kW CW klystron, and four 1.3 GHz Nb 9-cell cavities from a local Canadian supplier. Moreover, the low energy beam transport is under construction; and detailing of two intra-cryomodule beam transports has just begun. Procurements are anticipated in mid 2012 for (i) the entire facility quadrupole magnets, and (ii) the klystron's 600kW HV power supply.
	Slides MOOBC01 [4.852 MB]

MOPPC054	Multi-code Modelling of Momentum Collimation in the TRIUMF ARIEL Linac	253
	F.W. Jones, Y.-C. Chao, C. Gong TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada
	The electron linac component of the TRIUMF-ARIEL facility will provide CW beams of 50-75 MeV and up to 0.5 MW of beam power, with consequent requirements for low-loss operation. One factor in controlling beam quality is the reduction of the low-momentum tail arising from the rf-modulated 300 KV electron gun and initial capture elements prior to acceleration in the 10 MeV Injector linac. To study momentum collimation in the 10 MeV transfer line to the main linac, and its implications for downstream beam characteristics, a simulation model has been constructed using several tracking and optics codes, linked together by scripts and data converters. The model follows the evolution of the beam from the e-gun through the injector cryo-module and the medium energy transfer line where the proposed collimator is located. The components, methods and results of this application are described in detail.

MOPPC055	A New Platform for Global Optimization	256
	C. Gong, Y.-C. Chao TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada
	Funding: Funding is received from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and National Research Council of Canada for this research. This paper describes a new platform for the multi-objective global optimization of accelerator design. While local optimization is relatively simple, global optimization for accelerator design remains a challenging task. The user often must write many lines of code to combine the output of a large variety of simulation engines, then send the results to the optimization engine. The optimization code also requires significant revision when applied to different problems. This paper presents an alternative method. The TRIUMF optimization platform, based on the genetic algorithm, is an extension of the PISA framework. It uses a flexible XML input format, in which users can easily combine multiple physics engines, such as ASTRA and PARMELA, into the same optimization problem. The TRIUMF platform is also parallel capable, designed to take advantage of computation clusters such as WestGrid. Results of the optimization platform applied to TRIUMF's 50 MeV, 0.5 MW electron linac are shown.