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| TUPPC010 | Study of Effects of Failure of Beamline Elements and its Compensation in CW Superconducting Linac | 1173 |
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| Project-X is the proposed high intensity proton facility to be built at Fermilab in United States. First stage of the Project-X consists of H- superconducting linac (SC) which will be operated in continuous wave (CW) mode to accelerate the beam from kinetic energy of 2.1 MeV to 3 GeV. The operation in CW mode puts stringent tolerances on the beam line components, particularly at low energy section. The failure of beam line elements result in mismatch of the beam with the following sections due to different beam parameters than designed parameters. It makes the beam unstable which causes emittance dilution, and ultimately results in beam losses. In worst case, it can affect the reliability of the machine and may lead to the shutdown of the linac to replace the failed elements. Thus, it is important to study impacts of these effects and their compensation to restore linac performance to avoid beam interruption. This paper presents the studies performed for the failure of accelerating cavity and focusing magnets at the critical locations in the Project-X CW superconducting linac | ||
| WEPPC043 | Transverse Kick Analysis of SSR1 Due to Possible Geometrical Variations in Fabrication | 2306 |
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Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, under Contract DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the U.S. DOE Due to fabrication tolerance, it is expected that some geometrical variations could happen to the SSR1 cavities of Project X, like small shifts in the transverse direction of the beam pipe or the spoke. It is necessary to evaluate the resultant transverse kick due to these geometrical variations, in order to make sure that they are within the limits of the correctors in the solenoids. In this paper, we report the transverse kick values for various fabrications errors and the sensitivity of the beam to these errors. |
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| WEPPC044 | Multipole Effects Study for Project X Front End Cavities | 2309 |
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| Effects of RF field asymmetry along with multipoles have been studied in Project X front end cavities. One family of half wave resonators operating at 162.5 and two of spoke resonators operating at 325 MHz have been analysed. HWR and spoke resonators unlike elliptical cavities, do not have axial symmetry, hence a quadrupole perturbation to the beam is present. The purpose of this paper is to explain the approach and the calculation method used to understand and overcome the drawbacks due to the RF field asymmetry. | ||
| WEPPC045 | Optimization of the Geometric Beta for the SSR2 Cavities of the Project X | 2312 |
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| Project X based on the 3 GeV CW superconducting Linac and is currently in the R&D phase. The cw SC Linac starts from a low-energy SCRF section (2.1 - 165 MeV) containing three different types of resonators. HWR f=162.5 MHz (2.1 - 11 MeV) having β= 0.11, SSR1 f= 325 MHz (11 - 35 MeV) having β = 0.21. In this paper we present the analysis that lead to the final design of SSR2 f=325 MHz cavity (35 - 165 MeV). We present the results of optimization of the geometric beta and the comparison between single, double and triple spoke resonators used in Project X frontend. | ||
| WEPPC046 | Overview of Project X Superconducting RF Cavities and Cryomodules | 2315 |
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| The Project X Linac is based primarily on superconducting RF technology starting from a low beam energy of approximately 2.5 MeV up to the exit energy of 8 GeV. The Linac consists of 162.5 MHz half-wave cavities, 325 MHz single-spoke cavities, and two families of 650 MHz elliptical cavities - all operating in continuous-wave mode - up to a beam energy of 3 GeV. The beam is further accelerated up to 8 GeV in a pulsed mode ILC-like Linac utilizing 1.3 GHz cavities. In this paper we will give an overview of the design and status of the Project X superconducting RF cavities and cryomodules. | ||
| WEPPC047 | Effects of the RF Field Asymmetry in SC Cavities of the Project X | 2318 |
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| The low-energy SCRF section of CW SC linac of Project X starts from Half Wave Resonators (HWR) having operating frequency f=162.5 MHz, optimal β= 0.11 and will accelerate the beam from 2 MeV up to 11 MeV. The preliminary analysis of beam dynamics shows that multipole effects caused by asymmetry of RF fields in HWR cavities aren’t negligible. In this paper we present the analysis of influence of multipole effects on beam dynamics and discuss the possible solutions how to compensate these effects. | ||
| WEPPC050 | Main Couplers for Project X | 2324 |
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| Design of 325MHz and 650MHz multi-kilowatt CW main couplers for superconducting linac of Project X is described. Results of electrodynamics, thermal and mechanical simulations is presented. | ||
| WEPPC051 | Multipactor Simulation in SC Elliptical Shape Cavities | 2327 |
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| Typically multipactor exists near equator region in elliptical shape superconductive cavities. If the multipactor power zone dose not coincide with operating power, it is often the cavity has to pass through it before it reaches operating level of field. Results of multipactor simulations for several shapes of elliptical cavity are presented. New shape, which significantly suppresses multipactor, is found. | ||
| WEPPC053 | SSR1 HOM Analysis and Measurements | 2333 |
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Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, under Contract DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the U.S. DOE Single spoke resonators (SSR1, β=0.22) are currently under development for Project X at Fermilab. In this paper, extensive Higher Order Mode (HOM) analysis carried out on SSR1 is reported including the simulated R/Q for monopoles, dipoles, and quadrupoles. HOM measurements carried out on several spoke cavities are also reported including the harmonic response and the bead pull measurements. Comparison between the measured R/Q values and the simulated ones are presented. |
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| WEPPC054 | Resonance Excitation of Longitudinal High Order Modes in Project X Linac | 2336 |
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| Results of simulation of power loss due to excitation of longitudinal high order modes (HOMs) in the accelerating superconducting RF system of CW linac of Project X are presented. Beam structures corresponding to the various modes of Project X operation are considered: CW regime for 3 GeV physics program; pulsed mode for neutrino experiments; and pulsed regime, when Project X linac operates as a driver for Neutrino Factory/Muon Collider. Power loss and associated heat load due to resonance excitation of longitudinal HOMs are shown to be small in all modes of operation. Conclusion is made that HOM couplers can be removed from the design of superconducting RF cavities of Project X linac. | ||
| WEPPC056 | Pressure Sensitivity Characterization of Superconducting Spoke Cavities | 2339 |
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| The following proposal illustrates a method to characterize the pressure sensitivity behavior of superconducting spoke cavities. This methodology relies on evaluating the variation of resonant frequency of a cavity by observing only the displacements at designed regions of the cavity. The proposed method permits a reduced computational burden and a systematic approach to achieve a minimum value of pressure sensitivity in a complex system of dressed cavity. This method has been used to characterize the superconducting spoke cavities typs−1 (SSR1), under development for Project X, and to design the helium containment vessel in such way to reduce the pressure sensitivity value to zero. | ||
| WEPPC057 | Design of SSR1 Single Spoke Resonators for PXIE | 2342 |
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Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. De-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy. The Project X Injector Experiment (PXIE) at Fermilab contains one cryomodule of Single Spoke Resonators operating at 325 MHz with a geometrical beta of 0.2. Two prototypes have been tested successfully at high gradients in the Fermilab Vertical Test Stand (VTS). We have welded a Stainless Steel helium vessel on the first prototype and tested it in the spoke-dedicated Test Cryostat. With excellent results in hand, an order for ten bare resonators was placed with US industry. A new design for the helium vessel was developed for these resonators with the main goal of reducing the sensitivity of the resonator to variations of the helium pressure to meet the requirements of PXIE. A new tuner was developed despite the good results of the first prototype. The new design was inevitable due to the different behavior of the resonator in the new helium vessel. Other aspects were improved such as the maintainability of the tuner motor and piezoelectric actuators allowing their replacement from access ports on the cryomodule's vacuum vessel. |
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| WEPPC060 | A High-power 650 MHz CW Magnetron Transmitter for Intensity Frontier Superconducting Accelerators | 2351 |
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| A concept of a 650 MHz CW magnetron transmitter with fast control in phase and power, based on two-stage injection-locked CW magnetrons, has been proposed to drive Superconducting Cavities (SC) for intensity-frontier accelerators. The concept is based on a theoretical model considering a magnetron as a forced oscillator and experimentally verified with a 2.5 MW pulsed magnetron. To fulfill fast control of phase and output power requirements of SC accelerators, both two-stage injection-locked CW magnetrons are combined with a 3-dB hybrid. Fast control in output power is achieved by varying the input phase of one of the magnetrons. For output power up to 250 kW we expect the output/input power ratio to be about 35 to 40 dB in CW or quasi-CW mode with long pulse duration. All magnetrons of the transmitter should be based on commercially available models to decrease the cost of the system. An experimental model using 1 kW, CW, S-band, injection-locked magnetrons with a 3-dB hybrid combiner has been developed and built for study. A description of the model, simulations, and experimental results are presented and discussed in this work. | ||
| WEPPC115 | High Q0 in Superconducting Niobium Cavities: Progress at FNAL and Future Plans | 2492 |
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| Consistent improvement in the quality factors of SRF cavities at medium surface fields of about 70 mT represents a direct cost savings factor for the proposed Project X CW linac and other SRF accelerator projects based on CW operation. Current state-of-the-art in SRF does not provide processing recipes to maximize the Q0 at those fields since a complete understanding of the mechanisms governing the quality factor at non-negligible surface fields is not yet developed. In this contribution we present results of the FNAL effort in both scientific understanding and practical improvements and discuss the directions we are pursuing for future research. | ||
| WEPPD035 | Design Considerations for an MEBT Chopper Absorber of 2.1MeV H− at the Project X Injector Experiment at Fermilab | 2585 |
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Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy The Project X Injector Experiment (PXIE) will be a prototype of the Project X front end that will be used to validate the design concept and decrease technical risks. One of the most challenging components of PXIE is the wide-band chopping system of the Medium Energy Beam Transport (MEBT) section, which will form an arbitrary bunch pattern from the initially CW 162.5 MHz 5mA beam. The present scenario assumes diverting 80% of the beam to an absorber to provide a beam with the average current of 1mA to SRF linac. This absorber must withstand a high level of energy deposition and high ion fluence, while being positioned in proximity of the superconductive cavities. This paper discusses design considerations for the absorber, including specific challenges as spreading of energy deposition, management of temperatures and temperature-induced mechanical stresses, radiation effects, surface effects (sputtering and blistering), and maintaining vacuum quality. Thermal and mechanical analyses of a conceptual design are presented, and future plans for the fabrication and testing of a prototype are described. |
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| WEPPD058 | The Project-X 3 GeV Beam Distribution System | 2651 |
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| In the Project X facility, a 3 GeV H− CW beam is delivered to three users simultaneously. This will be accomplished by selectively filling appropriate RF buckets at the front end of the linac and then utilizing a RF splitter to transversely separate bunches to three different target halls. A compact TE113 squashed-wall superconducting RF cavity has been proposed to produce the initial vertical deflection. The transport line optics, cavity design parameters, and cryogenic system requirements will be presented. | ||
| WEPPP011 | Multi-Cavity Proton Cyclotron Accelerator: An Electron Counterpart | 2744 |
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Funding: Supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics. A multi-cavity multi-frequency proton cyclotron accelerator has been proposed. It would utilize cyclotron resonance in each of eight cavities of uniformly diminishing frequency in a uniform magnetic field to comprise a compact (25 m) 1 GeV proton accelerator, according to simulation results*. A four cavity electron counterpart is under construction to test the mechanism of the multi-cavity setup, including phase acceptance, energy gain, and growth of energy spread and emittance for parameters equivalent to the proton case. The four electron counterpart cavities are driven by kW-level phase coherent RF sources at 1.5, 1.8, 2.1 and 2.4 GHz. Each cavity operates in the rotating TE111 mode and includes two feeds in quadrature to drive the rotating mode and two RF pickoffs for diagnostics. The electron beam source is a low-current gun with a BaO cathode which operates at -1200V and <50 microamps. After traversing the cavities, the beam is collected on either a Faraday cup or is imaged with a phosphor screen. Details of the setup and initial results from experiments with the four cavity electron counterpart will be presented. * M.A. LaPointe, V.P. Yakovlev, S.Yu. Kazakov, and J.L. Hirshfield, Proc. of PAC 2009, May 4-8,Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp.3045-3047 (2011). |
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| WEPPR029 | Alternative Cavity for H E Part of the Project X linac | 2997 |
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| An alternative superconducting elliptical cavity is suggested for High Energy (HE) part of the Project X linac. The cavity is suitable to operate at CW regime with high beam current (10 mA), which is critical for Accelerator-Driven Subcritical (ADS) systems and for intense muon source for future Neutrino Factory or Muon Collider. We present the algorithm of the cavity shape optimization, comprehensive tolerances analysis and the solution for monopole High Order Modes (HOM) damping. Based on these results we estimated the probabilities of cryogenic losses per cryomodule and a growth of the beam longitudinal emittance due to the resonance excitation of monopole HOMs in the HE linac for Project X. | ||
| MOPPR057 | Development of a Cavity Beam Position Monitor for CLIC | 915 |
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| The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) project presents many challenges to its subsystems and the beam diagnostics in particular must perform beyond current limitations. The requirements for the CLIC main beam position monitors foresee a spacial resolution of 50 nm while delivering a 10 ns temporal resolution within the bunch train. We discuss the design of the microwave cavity pick-up and associated electronics, bench top tests with the first prototype cavity, as well as some of the machine-specific integration and operational issues. | ||
| WEPPC052 | High Gradient Tests of the Fermilab SSR1 Cavity | 2330 |
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| In Fermilab we are build and tested several superconducting Single Spoke Resonators (SSR1, β=0.22) which can be used for acceleration of low beta ions. Fist two cavities performed very well during cold test in Vertical Test Station at FNAL. One dressed cavity was also tested successfully in Horizontal Test Station. Currently we are building 8 cavity cryomodule for PIXIE project. Additional 10 cavities were manufactured in the industry and ongoing cold test results will be presented in this poster. | ||
| WEPPC059 | A Two-stage Injection-locked Magnetron for Accelerators with Superconducting Cavities | 2348 |
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Funding: Supported in part by SBIR Grant 4743 11SC06261 A concept for a two-stage injection-locked CW magnetron intended to drive Superconducting Cavities (SC) for intensity-frontier accelerators has been proposed. The concept is based on a theoretical model that considers a magnetron as a forced oscillator; the model has been experimentally verified with a 2.5 MW pulsed magnetron. The two-stage CW magnetron can be used as a RF power source for Fermilab’s Project-X to feed separately each of the SC of the 8 GeV pulsed linac. For Project-X the 1.3 GHz two-stage magnetron with output power of 20-25 kW and expected output/input power ratio of about 35-40 dB would operate in a quasi-CW mode with a pulse duration ≤ 10 ms and repetition rate of 10 Hz. The magnetrons for both stages should be based on the commercial prototypes to decrease the cost of the system. An experimental model of the two-stage CW S-band magnetron with peak power of 1 kW, with pulse duration of 1-10 ms, has been developed and built for study. A description of the theoretical and experimental models, simulations, and experimental results are presented and discussed in this work. |
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| THPPC030 | Multi-physics Analysis of the Fermilab Booster RF Cavity | 3347 |
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Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, under Contract DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the U.S. DOE After about 40 years of operation the RF accelerating cavities in Fermilab Booster need an upgrade to improve their reliability and to increase the repetition rate in order to support a future experimental program. An increase in the repetition rate from 7 to 15 Hz entails increasing the power dissipation in the RF cavities, their ferrite loaded tuners, and HOM dampers. The increased duty factor requires careful modelling for the RF heating effects in the cavity. A multi-physic analysis investigating both the RF and thermal properties of Booster cavity under various operating conditions is presented in this paper. |
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| THPPC041 | 704 MHz Fast High-power Ferroelectric Phase Shifter for Energy Recovery Linac Applications | 3374 |
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Funding: Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics Development, tests, and evaluation of a fast electrically-controlled 704 MHz tuner for Energy Recovery Linacs that employs an electrically -controlled ferroelectric component are presented. The tuner is a refinement of an already tested prototype described elsewhere. In the new concept, a collection of ferroelectric assemblies behave as cavities configured as transmission components within a coaxial waveguide. Each assembly is based on a ring-like ferroelectric ceramic with its height, inner and outer diameters, and the shape of edges adjusted to insure a clean operating mode, and relatively low field strength. Several assemblies serve to widen the passband and increase tunability. The tuner is to deliver fast (~100-200 ns) phase adjustment from 0-to-100 degrees when biased by voltages from 0-to-15kV; the design promises to handle 50 kW CW and 900 kW of pulsed power. A scaled version is also considered to operate at 1300 MHz while handling 500 kW of pulsed power. Our latest findings, related issues, and plans for experiments are discussed. |
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| THPPC042 | Modified Magnicon for High-Gradient Accelerator R&D | 3377 |
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Funding: Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics A self-consistent design is described of a modified 34.3 GHz magnicon amplifier with a TE311-mode output cavity, to replace the existing magnicon at Yale Beam Physics Lab Test Facility whose output cavity operates in the TM310 mode. The main goal for the new design is to achieve robust reliable operation. This is expected since tube performance – according to simulations – is largely insensitive to the magnitude of external dc magnetic fields, including imperfections in magnetic field profile; small changes in gun voltage and current; changes in electron beam radial size; and even poorly matched external circuitry. The new tube, as with its predecessor, is a third harmonic amplifier, with drive and deflection gain cavities near 11.424 GHz and output cavity at 34.272 GHz. The design calculations predict stable output of power of 20-27 MW at a 10 Hz repetition rate in pulses up to 1.3 μs long, with a low probability of breakdown in the output cavity because of low electric fields (less than 650 kV/cm). |
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| THPPP063 | CW Room Temperature Re-buncher for the Project X Front End | 3880 |
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| At Fermilab there is a plan to construct the Project X Injector Experiment (PXIE) facility - a prototype of the front end of the Project X, a multi-MW proton source based on a superconducting linac. The construction and successful operations of this facility will validate the concept for the Project X front end, thereby minimizing the primary technical risk element within the Project. The front end of the linac contains a cw room-temperature MEBT section which comprises an ion source, RFQ, and high-bandwidth bunch selective chopper. The length of the MEBT exceeds 9 m, so three re-bunching cavities are used to support the beam longitudinal dynamics. The paper reports RF design of the re-bunchers along with preliminary beam dynamic and thermal analysis of the cavities. | ||
| THPPP091 | Status of the Project-X CW Linac Design | 3948 |
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| Superconducting CW linac was proposed for Project X to accelerate H− beam from 2.1 MeV to 3 GeV with nominal peak and average currents of respectively 5 mA and 1 mA. Linac built of 5 different families of resonators: half-wave, spoke (2), and elliptical (2) working at 162.5 MHz 325 MHz and 650 MHz to cover all energy range. Cavities and focusing elements are assembled in cryomodules. In baseline design all cryomodules are separated by short warm sections. It makes machine more reliable and maintainable and provide space for beam diagnostics and collimation. A long (~10m) gap between cryomodules at1 GeV is also being considered to provide space for beam extraction for nuclear experimental program. In paper we present the latest lattice of the linac baseline design and results of beam studies for this lattice. We briefly compare performance of the baseline design with alternative one without half-wave resonator section. | ||