Author: Koizumi, O.
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THPFI014 Bellows with a New RF Shield Made of Metal Braid for High Intensity Proton Accelerators 3321
 
  • N. Ogiwara, J. Kamiya, M. Kinsho, Y. Shobuda
    JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan
  • O. Koizumi
    Sun-Tech limited, Kobe, Japan
 
  In the 3 GeV-RCS (Rapid cycling Synchrotron) in J-PARC (Japan Accelerator Research Complex) project, large-scale hydro-formed bellows were developed to adjust the gap between the ceramic ducts and/or between the ceramic ducts and the transport ducts. They have been equipped with a newly developed RF shield, because the usual beryllium-copper spring finger contacts were found to be very hard (roughly 1000 N/mm) owing to the large size. This contact is made of Ti braid, which consists of wires with a diameter of 0.3 mm. This RF contact is a kind of basket (with two ports) made with the braids. Because of the spring effect, the contact can change shape easily. In addition, the contact can easily connect the different cross sections in a smooth fashion. Furthermore, this structure is almost free from the dust generation, which is one of the most troublesome problems for the usual spring finger contacts. This time, we have constructed reserve bellows with the RF shield made of SUS 316L wires to improve the reliability of user operation. The outline of the bellows will be presented, especially laying emphasis on the mechanical function of the RF shield.