Author: Pasini, M.
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THPPP050 HIE-ISOLDE SC Linac: Operational Aspects and Commissioning Preparation 3853
 
  • D. Voulot, E. Bravin, M.A. Fraser, B. Goddard, Y. Kadi, D. Lanaia, A.S. Parfenova, M. Pasini, A.G. Sosa, F. Zocca
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  In the framework of the HIE-ISOLDE project, the REX linac will be upgraded in stages to 5.5 MeV/u and 10 MeV/u using superconducting (SC) quarter-wave cavities. The linac lattice is now frozen and the beam dynamics has been checked. The beam properties at the output of the NC linac for the different stages have been measured and are compatible with the SC linac acceptance. The high-energy beam transfer design is being finalised and a study has been launched for a buncher/chopper system allowing 100 ns bunch spacing for time-of-flight measurements. A compact diagnostic box for the inter-cryomodule region is under development and a new Si-detector based monitor for energy and phase measurements has been tested.  
 
MOPPR048 Beam Instrumentation for the HIE-ISOLDE Linac at CERN 891
 
  • E. Bravin, A.G. Sosa, D. Voulot, F.J.C. Wenander, F. Zocca
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • M.A. Fraser
    UMAN, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • J.H. Galipienzo
    AVS, Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Spain
  • M. Pasini
    Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, K. U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • C.P. Welsch
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
 
  In the framework of the High Intensity and Energy (HIE)-ISOLDE project at CERN, a beam instrumentation R&D program is on-going for the superconducting upgrade of the REX-ISOLDE heavy-ion post-accelerator. An overview of the foreseen beam diagnostics system is presented, focusing on the challenging specifications required by the HIE-ISOLDE linac. Due to the low beam intensities, the diagnostic instrumentation will be based on high-sensitivity intercepting devices. The project includes intensity and transverse profile monitors to be implemented in the very narrow longitudinal space that is available for beam diagnostics in the regions between the superconducting cryomodules. A longitudinal profile monitor is foreseen downstream of the linac to measure the beam energy and arrival time distributions and to allow for a fast phase-tuning of the superconducting cavities. A custom-made emittance meter will provide transverse emittance measurements based on a phase space sampling technique. The design status of the different instruments will be presented as well as the results of some experimental tests.