2011 Particle Accelerator Conference - List of Authors (Hardek, T.W.)

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The Spallation Neutron Source Eight-Channel Pulsed Power Meter

684

M.T. Crofford, X. Geng, T.W. Hardek
ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
T.L. Davidson
ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Low Level Radio Frequency (LLRF) Control System currently utilizes the High-Power Protection Module (HPM) to monitor RF power levels, arc faults, and associated signals for the protection of the RF systems and accelerating cavities. The HPM is limited to seven RF channels for monitoring signals which in some instances leaves some signals of interest unmonitored. In addition, the HPM does not support monitoring of RF frequencies below 100 MHz which makes it unusable for our Ring and Ion Source systems that operate at 1 and 2 MHz respectively. To alleviate this problem, we have developed a microprocessor based eight channel pulsed RF power meter that allows us to monitor additional channels between the frequency range of 1 MHz to 2.5 GHz. This meter has been field tested in several locations with good results and plans are in place for a wider deployment.

WEP275

Highly-Persistent SNS H⁻ Source Fueling 1-MW Beams with 7-9 kC Service Cycles

1993

M.P. Stockli, T.W. Hardek, Y.W. Kang, S.N. Murray, T.R. Pennisi, M.F. Piller, M. Santana, R.F. Welton
ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
B. Han
ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Funding: SNS is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Running routinely with ~40-mA, 1-MW beams, the SNS linac is fed from the ion source with ~1ms long, ~50-mA H⁻ beam pulses at 60 Hz. This requires the daily extraction of ~230 C of H⁻ ions, which exceeds the routine daily production of other H⁻ accelerator sources by almost an order of magnitude. The source service cycle has been extended from 2, to 3, to 4, and up to 5.6 weeks without age-related failures. The 7-9 kC of H⁻ ions delivered in single service cycles exceed the service cycle yields of other accelerator sources. The paper discusses the findings as well as the issues and their mitigations, which enabled the simultaneous increase of the beam current, the duty factor, the availability, and the service cycle.

THOAS3

Status of the Oak Ridge Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) RF Systems

2050

T.W. Hardek, M.T. Crofford, Y.W. Kang, M.F. Piller, A.V. Vassioutchenko
ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
S.W. Lee, M.E. Middendorf
ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

The SNS has been delivering production neutrons for five years with first beam delivered to the neutron target at the end of April 2006. On September 18, 2009 SNS officially reached 1 megawatt of beam on target marking the achievement of a decades-old dream of providing a U.S. megawatt class pulsed spallation source. The SNS is now routinely delivering 1 megawatt of beam power to the neutron target at over 85 percent of the scheduled beam time. The present effort is aimed at increasing availability eventually to 95 percent and gradually increasing the intensity to the 1.4 megawatt design level. While the RF systems have performed well since initial installation some improvements have been implemented. This paper provides a review of the SNS RF Systems, an overview of the performance of the various components and a detailed review of RF related issues addressed over the past several years.

Slides THOAS3 [2.759 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
MOP300	The Spallation Neutron Source Eight-Channel Pulsed Power Meter	684
	M.T. Crofford, X. Geng, T.W. Hardek ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA T.L. Davidson ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
	The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Low Level Radio Frequency (LLRF) Control System currently utilizes the High-Power Protection Module (HPM) to monitor RF power levels, arc faults, and associated signals for the protection of the RF systems and accelerating cavities. The HPM is limited to seven RF channels for monitoring signals which in some instances leaves some signals of interest unmonitored. In addition, the HPM does not support monitoring of RF frequencies below 100 MHz which makes it unusable for our Ring and Ion Source systems that operate at 1 and 2 MHz respectively. To alleviate this problem, we have developed a microprocessor based eight channel pulsed RF power meter that allows us to monitor additional channels between the frequency range of 1 MHz to 2.5 GHz. This meter has been field tested in several locations with good results and plans are in place for a wider deployment.

WEP275	Highly-Persistent SNS H⁻ Source Fueling 1-MW Beams with 7-9 kC Service Cycles	1993
	M.P. Stockli, T.W. Hardek, Y.W. Kang, S.N. Murray, T.R. Pennisi, M.F. Piller, M. Santana, R.F. Welton ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA B. Han ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
	Funding: SNS is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 for the U.S. Department of Energy. Running routinely with ~40-mA, 1-MW beams, the SNS linac is fed from the ion source with ~1ms long, ~50-mA H⁻ beam pulses at 60 Hz. This requires the daily extraction of ~230 C of H⁻ ions, which exceeds the routine daily production of other H⁻ accelerator sources by almost an order of magnitude. The source service cycle has been extended from 2, to 3, to 4, and up to 5.6 weeks without age-related failures. The 7-9 kC of H⁻ ions delivered in single service cycles exceed the service cycle yields of other accelerator sources. The paper discusses the findings as well as the issues and their mitigations, which enabled the simultaneous increase of the beam current, the duty factor, the availability, and the service cycle.

THOAS3	Status of the Oak Ridge Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) RF Systems	2050
	T.W. Hardek, M.T. Crofford, Y.W. Kang, M.F. Piller, A.V. Vassioutchenko ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA S.W. Lee, M.E. Middendorf ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
	The SNS has been delivering production neutrons for five years with first beam delivered to the neutron target at the end of April 2006. On September 18, 2009 SNS officially reached 1 megawatt of beam on target marking the achievement of a decades-old dream of providing a U.S. megawatt class pulsed spallation source. The SNS is now routinely delivering 1 megawatt of beam power to the neutron target at over 85 percent of the scheduled beam time. The present effort is aimed at increasing availability eventually to 95 percent and gradually increasing the intensity to the 1.4 megawatt design level. While the RF systems have performed well since initial installation some improvements have been implemented. This paper provides a review of the SNS RF Systems, an overview of the performance of the various components and a detailed review of RF related issues addressed over the past several years.
	Slides THOAS3 [2.759 MB]