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MOP034 | Beam Stripping Interactions Implemented in Cyclotrons with OPAL Simulation Code | cyclotron, vacuum, simulation, experiment | 109 |
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Beam transmission optimization and losses characterization, where beam stripping interactions are a key issue, play an important role in the design and operation of compact cyclotrons. A beam stripping model has been implemented in the three-dimensional object-oriented parallel code OPAL-cycl, a flavor of the OPAL framework. The model includes Monte Carlo methods for interaction with residual gas and dissociation by electromagnetic stripping. The model has been verified with theoretical models and it has been applied to the AMIT cyclotron according to design conditions. | |||
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Poster MOP034 [0.880 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-MOP034 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 12 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 26 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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TUP009 | Cyclotron Cavity Pollution Recovery | cavity, cyclotron, multipactoring, vacuum | 169 |
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In a cyclotron, RF cavities are usually among the most reliable subsystems, provided minimal care and maintenance. Nevertheless, several parameters may affect cavity performance after several years of operation. To name a few typical causes of degradation are: decreasing vacuum quality, various gas loads or gas qualities triggering adverse effects, deposition of highly emissive material on the cavity due to overheating of components like pass-through connectors, accidental use of chemicals or not-suitable greases. The cavity status can be monitored but, in the worst cases, the RF tuning may become difficult and it is important to apply methods in order to recover a better cavity Q-factor. In this paper, cases of cavity pollution will be shown, their potential root causes discussed and some recovery methods described. | |||
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Poster TUP009 [0.398 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-TUP009 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 12 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 25 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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TUP028 | Bremsstrahlung Photons Emission in 28-GHz Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma | ECR, photon, ion-source, detector | 219 |
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Radial measurements of bremsstrahlung photons show high-energy intensity beyond a critical energy from electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) heating and its nature is not well understood so far. For the first time we have measured the bremsstrahlung photons energy intensity from 28-GHz ECR ion source at Busan Center of KBSI. Three round type NaI(Tl) detectors were used to measure the bremsstrahlung photons emitted at the center of the ECRIS at the same timeThe ECR ion source was operated at Radiofrequency (RF) power of 1 kW to extract 16O beam with a dominant fraction of O3+.We studied possible systematic uncertainties from different characteristics among the three NaI(Tl) detectors by repeating measurements alternatively. Geant4 simulation was performed to take the geometrical acceptance and energy-dependent detection efficiency into account due to large non-uniformity in the material budget. We extracted true bremsstrahlung energy spectra from the 28-GHz ECR ion source using the inverse-matrix unfolding method. The high energy intensities of the bremsstrahlung photons at the center of the ECRIS were explained by the internal structure and shape of ECR plasma. | |||
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Poster TUP028 [1.240 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-TUP028 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 13 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 25 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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THB03 | Conceptual Design of TR100+: An Innovative Superconducting Cyclotron for Commercial Isotopes Production | cyclotron, proton, extraction, acceleration | 298 |
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Utilizing dedicated cyclotrons to produce medical isotopes is an arising technology in hospitals across Canada. Thus, in January 2015, the CycloMed99 team, led by TRIUMF, demonstrated a breakthrough in producing the world’s most highly used medical isotope, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), on existing medical cyclotrons. Now we propose to design an innovative superconducting cyclotron for production of commercially valuable radioisotopes. This project will be focusing on a proton energy of 70-150 MeV and proton current of 2 mA. In this energy range, numerous increasingly demanded radioÂnuclides can be produced, either as parent nuclei for generator use, or directly as a active pharmaceutical ingredient, e.g. Strontium-82 (Sr-82), Actinium-235 (Ac-235) and Bismuth-213 (Bi-213). Our machine shall be designed to accelerate H2+, by injection from external ion source and extraction by stripping. This shall allow to simultaneously extract multiple cw proton beams of variable currents and potentially variable energies to multiple experimental stations with extremely high extraction efficiency. The basic parameters of the machine and the simulations of stripping extraction will be presented. | |||
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Slides THB03 [3.030 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-THB03 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 17 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 25 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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THB04 | Development of a Transparent Profiler Based on Secondary Electrons Emission for Charged Particle Beams | radiation, proton, detector, cyclotron | 302 |
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Funding: This study is supported by three programs of the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR-17-CE31-0015, ANR- 11-EQPX-0004 and the LABEX P2IO. The PEPITES project* aims at realizing an operational prototype of an ultra-thin, radiation-resistant profiler able to permanently operate on mid-energy (O(100 MeV)) charged particle accelerators. PEPITES uses secondary electron emission (SEE) for the signal because it requires only a minimal thickness of material (10 nm); very linear, it also offers a great dynamic. The lateral beam profile is sampled using segmented electrodes, constructed by thin film methods. Gold strips, as thin as the electrical conductivity allows (~ 50 nm), are deposited on an as thin as possible insulating substrate. When crossing the gold, the beam ejects the electrons by SEE, the current thus formed in each strip allows the sampling. The technique was validated at ARRONAX with 68 MeV proton beams for intensities from 100 fA to 10 nA. SEE is characterized up to 100 nA at ARRONAX and medical energies at CPO**. Electrodes were subjected to doses of up to 109 Gy without showing significant degradation. A demonstrator with dedicated electronics (CEA) will be installed at ARRONAX and used routinely. The performances of the system and its behavior over time will thus be characterized. *LLR, ARRONAX cyclotron and CEA **Orsay Protontherapy Center (Institut Curie) |
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Slides THB04 [16.785 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-THB04 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 13 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 26 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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THD01 | Physics and Technology of Compact Plasma Traps | plasma, ECR, diagnostics, ion-source | 321 |
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ECR Ion Sources are deemed to be among the most performing ion sources feeding particle accelerators, cyclotrons in particular. Improvements of their performances strictly depend on the knowledge of plasma physics in compact magnetic traps. The paper will comment on the results obtained by the INFN-LNS team and international collaborators by means of a multi-diagnostics setup able to monitor the evolution in space and time of several plasma parameters, simultaneously with beam extraction and analysis in the LEBT, in single vs. double frequency operations, including the RF power and magnetic field scalings, and exploring regimes dominated by plasma turbulence. The results are relevant for the operations of existing ion sources and for the design of new ones. Compact magnetic traps fashioned in a similar way of ECRISs can be considered as an experimental environment by itself: we are exploring this opportunity relying to the in-plasma measurements of radionuclides lifetimes (in particular, beta-decaying elements): CosmoChronometers or nuclei involved in the s-process nucleosynthesis are among the case studies, opening new perspectives in the nuclear astrophysics field. | |||
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Slides THD01 [17.662 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-THD01 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 15 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 26 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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FRA04 | Cyclotrons Based Facilities for Single Event Effects Testing of Spacecraft Electronics | radiation, heavy-ion, detector, proton | 348 |
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Space radiation is the main factor limiting the operation time of the onboard equipment of the spacecraft due to the radiation effects occurring in the electronic components. With a decrease in the size of semiconductor structures, the sensitivity to the effects of individual nuclear particles increases and hitting one such particle can cause an upset or even failure of a component or system as a whole. Since the phenomenon occurs due to the impact of a separate particle, these radiation effects are called Single Event Effects (SEE). To be sure that the electronic component is operational in space, ground tests are necessary. SEE tests are carried out on test facilities that allow accelerating heavy ions from C to Bi to energies from 3 to a few dozen MeV/A. Cyclotrons are best suited for this purpose. In this paper, the installations created by request of ISDE based on the cyclotrons of FLNR JINR are described. | |||
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Slides FRA04 [0.849 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-FRA04 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 17 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 27 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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FRB02 | FLNR JINR Accelerator Complex for Applied Physics Researches: State-of-Art and Future | radiation, cyclotron, heavy-ion, experiment | 358 |
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The main activities of FLNR, following its name – are related to fundamental science, but, in parallel, plenty of efforts are paid for practical applications. Certain amount of beam time every year is spent for applied science experiments on FLNR accelerator complex. The main directions are the production of the heterogeneousμ- and nano-structured materials; testing of electronic components (avionics and space electronics) for radiation hardness; ion-implantation nanotechnology and radiation materials science. Status of all these activities, its modern trends and needs will be reported. Basing on FLNR long term experience in these fields and aiming to improve the instrumentation for users, FLNR accelerator department announce the design study for a new cyclotron, DC140, which will be dedicated machine for applied researches in FLNR. Following the users requirements DC140 should accelerate the heavy ions with mass-to-charge ratio A/Z of the range from 5 to 8 up to fixed energies 2 and 4.8 MeV per unit mass. The first outlook of DC140 parameters, its features, layout of its casemate and general overview of the new FLNR facility for applied science will be presented. | |||
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Slides FRB02 [7.680 MB] | ||
DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-FRB02 | ||
About • | paper received ※ 15 September 2019 paper accepted ※ 25 September 2019 issue date ※ 20 June 2020 | ||
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