Author: Spata, M.
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WEPPC093 Commissioning and Operation of the CEBAF 100 MeV Cryomodules 2432
 
  • C. Hovater, T.L. Allison, R. Bachimanchi, G.K. Davis, M.A. Drury, L. Harwood, J. Hogan, A.J. Kimber, G.E. Lahti, W. Merz, R.M. Nelson, T. E. Plawski, D.J. Seidman, M. Spata, M.J. Wilson
    JLAB, Newport News, Virginia, USA
 
  Funding: This manuscript has been authored by Jefferson Science Associates, under U.S. DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177.
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) energy upgrade from 6 GeV to 12 GeV includes the installation of ten new 100 MeV cryomodules and RF systems. The superconducting RF cavities are designed to be operated CW at a maximum accelerating gradient of 19.2 MV/m. To support the higher gradients and higher QL (~ 3x107), a new RF system has been developed and is being installed to power and control the cavities. The RF system employs digital control and 13 kW klystrons. Recently, two of these cryomodules and associated RF hardware and software have been installed and commissioned in the CEBAF accelerator. Electrons at currents up to 150 μA have been successfully accelerated and used for nuclear physics experiments. This paper reports on the commissioning and operation of the RF system and cryomodules.
 
 
THPPR030 High Power Test of RF Separator For 12 GeV Upgrade of CEBAF at Jefferson Lab 4032
 
  • S. Ahmed, C. Hovater, G.A. Krafft, J.D. Mammosser, M. Spata, M.J. Wissmann
    JLAB, Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • J.R. Delayen
    ODU, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
 
  Funding: Authored by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC under U.S. DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177.
CEBAF at JLab is in the process of an energy upgrade from 6 GeV to 12 GeV. The existing setup of the RF separator cavities in the 5th pass will not be adequate enough to extract the highest energy (11 GeV) beam to any two existing halls (A, B or C) while simultaneously delivering to the new hall D in the case of the proposed 12 GeV upgrade of the machine. To restore this capability, several options including the extension of existing normal conducting (NC) and a potential 499 MHz TEM-type superconducting (SC) cavity design have been investigated using computer simulations. Detailed numerical studies suggest that six 2-cell normal conducting structures meet the requirements; each 2-cell structure will require up to 4 kW RF input power in contrast with the current nominal operating power of 1.0 to 2.0 kW. A high power test to 4 kW is required to confirm the cavity’s operate-ability at these elevated gradient and power levels. We have assembled a 2-cell cavity, pumped down to 2.0·10-9 torr using ion pump and confirmed the low level RF performance. A high power test is in progress and will be completed soon. The detailed numerical and experimental results will be discussed in the paper.