klystron

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MOZCH01	Technologies for Electron-positron Linear Colliders	linear-collider, collider, electron, luminosity	26
	S.D. Holmes Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
	High energy electron-positron Linear Collider designs based on room temperature and superconducting technologies have been developed and are currently under consideration by the International Technology Recommendation Panel. This paper will review the requirements and state of development of technologies required to support a linear collider meeting the performance goals outlined by the world high energy physics community. In addition it will summarize the cold/warm comparative study completed in the U.S. with particular emphasis on unique aspects related to availability and risk analysis.
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MOOCH03	Status of a Linac RF Unit Demonstration for the NLC/GLC X-band Linear Collider	linac, linear-collider, collider, feedback	42
	D.C. Schultz, C. Adolphsen, D.L. Burke, J. Chan, S. Doebert, V.A. Dolgashev, J.C. Frisch, R.K. Jobe, D.J. McCormick, C.D. Nantista, J. Nelson, M.C. Ross, T.J. Smith, S.G. Tantawi SLAC, Menlo Park, California D.P. Atkinson LLNL, Livermore, California Y.H. Chin, S. Kazakov, A. Lounine, T. Okugi, N. Toge KEK, Ibaraki
	Designs for a future TeV scale electron-positron X-band linear collider (NLC/GLC) require main linac units which produce and deliver 450 MW of rf power at 11.424 GHz to eight 60 cm accelerator structures. The design of this rf unit includes a SLED-II pulse compression system with a gain of approximately three at a compression ratio of four, followed by an overmoded transmission and distribution system. We have designed, constructed, and operated such a system as part of the 8-Pack project at SLAC. Four 50 MW X-band klystrons, running off a common 400 kV solid-state modulator, drive a dual-moded SLED-II pulse compression system. The compressed power is delivered to structures in the NLCTA beamline. Four 60 cm accelerator structures are currently installed and powered, with four additional structures and associated high power components available for installation late in 2004. We describe the layout of our system and the various high-power components which comprise it. We also present preliminary data on the processing and initial high-power operation of this system.
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MOPKF016	S2E Simulations on Jitter for European XFEL Project	linac, simulation, gun, emittance	336
	Y. Kim, Y. Kim, D. Son CHEP, Daegu K. Floettmann, T. Limberg DESY, Hamburg
	In order to generate stable 0.1 nm wavelength SASE source at the European X-ray laser project XFEL, we should supply high quality electron beams with constant beam characteristics to a 200 m long undulator. Generally, beam parameters such as peak current and energy spread are significantly dependent on jitter or error in RF phase and RF amplitude of superconducting accelerating modules, and magnetic field error of bunch compressors. In this paper, we describe the start-to-end simulations from the cathode to the end of linac to determine the jitter and error tolerances for the European XFEL project.
MOPKF026	Conditioning and High Power Test of the RF Guns at PITZ	gun, cathode, electron, vacuum	357
	J.H. Han, K. Abrahamyan, J. Bähr, H.-J. Grabosch, M. Krasilnikov, D. Lipka, V. Miltchev, A. Oppelt, B. Petrosyan, D. Pose, L. Staykov, F. Stephan DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen I. Bohnet, J.-P. Carneiro, K. Floettmann, S. Schreiber DESY, Hamburg M.V. Hartrott, R. Richter BESSY GmbH, Berlin P. Michelato, L. Monaco, D. Sertore INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI)
	This paper describes the recent results of conditioning and high power tests of the photocathode RF guns at the Photo Injector Test Facility at DESY Zeuthen (PITZ). For successful operation of high gain SASE FELs, high phase space density of the electron beam is required. A high gradient in the gun has to be applied to improve the quality of the space charge dominated beams. In addition, long RF pulses and high repetition rate should be achieved to provide a high average power of FEL radiation. The first PITZ RF gun has been successfully tested at a mean power of 27 kW (900μseconds, 10 Hz, and 3 MW) and has been installed at the VUV-FEL at DESY Hamburg. Another RF gun has been installed at PITZ in January 2004 and is being conditioned for high power tests. The dark current behavior for various cathodes and for all operating schemes is also presented.
MOPKF069	Engineering Design of the LUX Photoinjector	coupling, vacuum, impedance, emittance	473
	J.W.  Staples, S.P. Virostek LBNL, Berkeley, California S.M. Lidia LBNL/AFR, Berkeley, California
	The photoinjector for the LBNL LUX project, a femtosecond-regime X-ray source, is a room-temperature 1.3 GHz 4-cell structure producing a 10 MeV, nominal 30 psec, 1 nanocoulomb electron bunch at a 10 kHz rate. The first cell is of reentrant geometry, with a peak field of 64 MV/m at the photocathode surface, the geometry of which will be optimized for minimum beam emittance. The high repetition rate and high peak power results in a high average surface power density. The design of the cavity, its cooling structure and power couplers, is coordinated with the configuration of the RF system, including a short, high-power driving pulse and active removal of stored energy after the beam pulse to reduce the average power dissipated in the cavity. An RF and thermal analysis will be presented, along with plans for a high average and peak power test of the first cell.
MOPLT004	Control of the LHC 400 MHz RF System (ACS)	controls, monitoring, diagnostics, interaction-region	533
	L. Arnaudon, M.D. Disdier, P.M. Maesen, M.P. Prax CERN, Geneva
	The LHC ACS RF system is composed of 16 superconducting cavities, eight per ring. Each ring has two cryomodules, each containing four cavities. Each cavity is powered by a 300 kW klystron. The klystrons are grouped in fours, the klystrons in each group sharing a common 58 kV power converter and HV equipment bunker. The ACS RF control system is based on modern industrial programmable controllers (PLCs). A new fast interlock and alarm system with inbuilt diagnostics has been developed. Extensive use of the FIPIO Fieldbus drastically decreases the cabling complexity and brings improved signal quality, increased reliability and easier maintenance. Features of the implementation, such as system layout, communication and the high level software interface are described. Operational facilities such as the automatic switch on procedure are described, as well as the necessary specialist tools and interfaces. A complete RF chain,including high voltage, cryomodule and klystron is presently being assembled in order to check, as far as possible, all aspects of RF system operation before LHC installation. The experience gained so far in this test chain with the new control system is presented
MOPLT054	High Current Operation of Pre-bunching Cavities in the CTF3 Accelerator	beam-loading, coupling, simulation, gun	674
	R. Roux, G. Bienvenu LAL, Orsay E. Jensen CERN, Geneva
	In the framework of the CLIC studies for a 3 TeV centre of mass linear collider the CLIC Test Facility-3 accelerator (CTF3) is developed to validate the novel concept of CLIC drive beam generation. The front end of the CTF3 linac uses a 140 kV thermionic gun capable to deliver a beam with currents of up to 10 A during 1.5 microseconds. Theμtime structure of this beam is generated with two standing wave single-cell 3 GHz pre-buncher cavities. The high current demands special care in the design of the pre-bunchers to preserve beam quality and transmission. A particular concern was beamloading in the second pre-buncher. In this paper, the design and the conditioning of the pre-bunchers are reported but the main focus is on the commissioning with the electron beam, which showed unexpected results. Indeed, contrary to our expectations, the unbunched beam seems to induce a kind of beamloading in the first pre-buncher while the second one shows none.
MOPLT059	Design Options for the RF Deflector of the CTF3 Delay Loop	simulation, coupling, polarization, linac	689
	F. Marcellini, D. Alesini INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
	Injection and extraction of bunch trains in the CTF3 Delay Loop for the recombination between adjacent bunch trains is performed by a specially designed RF deflector. A standing wave structure has been chosen. Three possible solutions have been studied and designed, and a comparative analysis is presented. All of them satisfy the essential requirements of the system up to the maximum foreseen energy with the existing klystron.
TUPKF001	Upgrade and Commissioning of the LNLS RF System	storage-ring, synchrotron, damping, feedback	950
	R.H.A. Farias, N.P. Abreu, L.C. Jahnel, L. Liu, C. Pardine, P.F. Tavares LNLS, Campinas
	In this paper we present a report on the commissioning of the new RF system of the electron storage ring of the brazilian synchrotron radiation facility (LNLS).
TUPKF004	First Results with a Fast Phase and Amplitude Modulator for High Power RF Application	linac, proton, simulation, RF-structure	959
	D. Valuch, H. Frischholz, J. Tuckmantel CERN, Geneva C. Weil AFT, Backnang
	In a high energy and high power superconducting proton linac, it is more economical to drive several cavities with a single high power transmitter rather than to use one transmitter per cavity. This option has however the disadvantage of not permitting to individually control each cavity, which potentially leads to instabilities. Provided that it can be built at a reasonable cost, a fast phase & amplitude modulator inserted into each cavity feeder line can provide the necessary control capability. A prototype of such a device has been built, based on two fast and compact high power RF phase-shifters, magnetically biased by external coils. The design is described, together with the results obtained at high and low power levels.
TUPKF005	Inductive Output Tube Based 300 kW RF Amplifiers for the Diamond Light Source	power-supply, factory, synchrotron, target	962
	J. Alex, M. Brudsche, M. Frei, M. Müller, A. Spichiger Thales Broadcast & Multimedia AG, Turgi M. Jensen Diamond, Oxfordshire
	All currently operating synchrotron light sources use klystron amplifiers to generate the RF power for the accelerator cavities. In TV broadcasting systems on the other hand, Inductive Output Tubes (IOT)are replacing the classical klystron based systems in all new high power UHF transmitters. The Diamond Light Source will be the first synchrotron to be operated using IOTs. For each accelerating cavity a total of four IOTs will be combined with a waveguide combiner to achieve the RF power requirement of 300 kW at 500 MHz. All IOTs will be supplied from a common crowbarless high voltage power supply. Three such systems will be installed starting in October 2004. This paper gives an overview of the design of the amplifiers, including the first test results from the factory commissioning.
TUPKF009	RF Control of the Superconducting Linac for the BESSY FEL	injection, simulation, linac, beam-loading	973
	J. Knobloch, A. Neumann BESSY GmbH, Berlin
	In the BESSY-FEL superconducting linac, precise RF control of the cavities' voltage is imperative to maintain a bunch-to-bunch time jitter of less than 50 fs for synchronization in the HGHG section. The average beam loading is less than 1.5 kW/m and the cavity bandwidth is small so that high-gain RF feedback is required. Noise, in particular microphonic detuning, strongly impact the achievable level of control. Presented here are simulations of the cavity-feedback system, taking into account beam loading and noise sources such as measurement noise, microphonics and injection jitter. These simulations are used to estimate the resultant time and energy jitter of the bunches as they enter the HGHG section of the BESSY FEL.
TUPKF039	The Experiences of Operation and Performance about the 500 MHz CW Klystrons at the PLS Storage Ring	storage-ring, electron, coupling, cathode	1051
	J.S. Yang, M.-H. Chun, Y.J. Han, S.-H. Nam, I.H. Yu PAL, Pohang
	There are four RF stations to supply the energy to electron at the storage ring of the Pohang Light Source(PLS). From the beginning of the operation of RF system, 500MHz 60kW(CW) klystrons have been operated. As the operation time of the tubes are increased, their performances are decreased. Therefore three 60kW tubes were replaced with the same model and two 75kW klystrons were replaced with 60 kW klystrons so far. Nowadays two 75 kW and two 60 kW klystrons are operated in the RF system of PLS. Our experiences of the klystron operation and their general performance are described in this paper.
TUPKF049	Combining Cavity for RF Power Sources: Computer Simulation and Low Power Model	simulation, vacuum	1060
	E. Wooldridge, S.C. Appleton, B. Todd CCLRC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire
	A combining cavity for RF power sources has been investigated as a way of saving space, in comparison to waveguides, and as a way of combining power with graceful degradation if one or more component were to fail. The cavity has been investigated as the maximum power output of an Inductive Output Tube (IOT) for CW is 80KW at 500MHz and a proposed output of 20KW at 1.3GHz and most RF systems for particle accelerators require much more than this. Although 1.3GHz klystrons do exist they are vastly more expensive to purchase and maintain. Also the down time could be minimised to minutes in the even of a single IOT failure where as a klystron has a minimum downtime of several days in the event of a failure. Initially the cavity and its inputs were simulated in CSTs? Microwave studio. After optimising the cavity to ensure the minimum reflection at the input ports and maximum transmission at the output port, a low power model was then created from aluminium. Signal generators were used to power the model and a network analyser was used to check the output. The model was used to compare the results gained from the computer simulation and to obtain results from asymmetric positioning of the ports, which was not possible in the simulation.
TUPKF051	A 500 kV Power System for a Gridded Sheet-beam Klystron	impedance, cathode, gun, power-supply	1066
	M.A. Kempkes, F.O. Arntz, J.A. Casey, M.P.J. Gaudreau, N. Reinhardt, R.P. Torti Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford
	The Next Generation Linear Collider (NLC) will require hundreds of X-band high power klystrons. These klystrons are typically cathode pulsed at 500 kV and 265 A each, with 1.6 microsecond pulses of RF, and a complex microwave delay line to achieve 400 ns RF pulses. Because the pulsed voltage is so high, CV2f losses will lead to many millions of dollars per year of wasted power. The klystron group at SLAC, working with Calabazas Creek Research (CCR), is developing a gridded, sheet beam klystron. This new klystron design avoids the CV2 losses of cathode pulsing because its cathode is not pulsed - it remains at a constant high voltage. Instead, the grid voltage is pulsed over a much smaller (6 kV) voltage range. This paper will describe DTI's progress in development of the electronics required to drive this new klystron, including a 500 kV multiplier power supply and grid modulator, a multi-concentric high voltage cable, which also acts as the pulse forming line, and an advanced, reentrant cable connection to the klystron itself. This design allows the klystron to be located adjacent to the beamline, and separated from the power electronics, improving RF efficiency, maintainability, and overall reliability.
TUPKF061	The SPEAR3 RF System	damping, feedback, radiation, impedance	1084
	P.A. McIntosh, S. Allison, P. Bellomo, S. Hill, V. Pacak, S. Park, J.J. Sebek, D.W. Sprehn SLAC, Menlo Park, California
	SPEAR2 was upgraded in 2003, to a new 3rd Generation Light Source (3GLS) enabling users to take better advantage of almost 100x higher brightness and flux density over its predecessor SPEAR2. As part of the upgrade, the SPEAR2 RF system has been re-vamped from its original configuration of one 200 kW klystron feeding a single 358.5 MHz, 5-cell aluminum cavity; to a 1.2 MW klystron feeding four 476.3 MHz, HOM damped copper cavities. The system installation was completed in late November 2003 and the required accelerating voltage of 3.2 MV (800 kV/cavity) was very rapidly achieved soon after. This paper details the SPEAR3 RF system configuration and its new operating requirements, highlighting its installation and subsequent successful operation.
TUPKF062	PEP-II RF System Operation and Performance	feedback, luminosity, impedance, damping	1087
	P.A. McIntosh, J. Browne, J.E. Dusatko, J.D. Fox, W.C. Ross, D. Teytelman, D. Van Winkle SLAC, Menlo Park, California
	The Low Energy Ring (LER) and High Energy Ring (HER) RF systems have operated now on PEP-II since July 1998 and have assisted in breaking all design luminosity records back in June 2002. Luminosity on PEP-II has steadily increased since then as a consequence of larger e+ and e- beam currents being accumulated. This has meant that the RF systems have inevitably been driven harder, not only to achieve these higher stored beam currents, but also to reliably keep the beams circulating whilst at the same time minimizing the number of aborts due to RF system faults. This paper details the current PEP-II RF system configurations for both rings, as well as future upgrade plans spanning the next 3-5 years. Limitations of the current RF system configurations are presented, highlighting improvement projects which will target specific areas within the RF systems to ensure that adequate operating overheads are maintained and reliable operation is assured.
TUPKF063	Current Status of the Next Linear Collider X-band Klystron Development Program	gun, vacuum, focusing, collider	1090
	D.W. Sprehn, G. Caryotakis, A.A. Haase, E.N. Jongewaard, C. Pearson SLAC, Menlo Park, California
	Klystrons capable of driving accelerator sections in the Next Linear Collider have been developed at SLAC during the last decade. In addition to fourteen 50 MW solenoid-focused devices and a 50 MW Periodic Permanent Magnet focused (PPM) klystron, a 500 kV 75 MW PPM klystron was tested in 1999 to 80 MW with 3-microsecond pulses, but very low duty. Subsequent 75 MW prototypes aimed for low-cost manufacture by employing reusable focusing structures external to the vacuum, similar to a solenoid electromagnet. During the PPM klystron development, several partners (CPI, EEV and Toshiba) have participated by constructing partial or complete PPM klystrons. After early failures during testing of the first two devices, SLAC has recently tested this design (XP3-3) to the full NLC specifications of 75 MW, 1.6 microseconds pulse length, and 120 Hz. This 14.4 kW operation came with a tube efficiency of 50%. The XP3 3 average and peak output power, together with the focusing method, arguably makes it the most advanced high power klystron ever built anywhere in the world. Design considerations and the latest testing results for these latest prototypes will be presented.
TUPKF065	Comparison of Klystron and Inductive Output Tubes (IOT) Vacuum-electron Devices for RF Amplifier Service in Free-electron Laser	electron, cathode, laser, vacuum	1093
	A. Zolfaghari, P. MacGibbon, W. North MIT/BLAC, Middleton, Massachusetts
	The MIT X-Ray Laser project, conceived to produce output in the 0.3 to 100 nanometer range, is based on a super-conducting 4-GEV linear accelerator, using 24 multi-cavity cryo-modules, each with its own dedicated RF amplifier, operating at 1.3 GHz. The continuous output of each amplifier is nominally 15 kW, with an optional repetitive pulse-modulation mode of 0.1 second pulse duration at one pulse per second. Although there are no fundamental restraints which preclude the consideration of any RF amplifier type, including solid-state or conventional triode or tetrode, the most appropriate current technology includes the Klystron and the IOT (Inductive Output Tube), also known by the CPI trade-name, Klystrode. The mechanisms by which the devices convert DC input power into RF output power are discussed. The devices are then compared with regard to availability (developmental or off-the-shelf), conversion efficiency, means of pulse-modulation, RF power gain, phase and amplitude stability (pushing factors), and acquisition and life-cycle costs.
TUPKF076	Large Scale Production of 805-MHz Pulsed Klystrons for SNS	cathode, gun, electron, simulation	1114
	S. Lenci, E. Eisen CPI, Palo Alto, California
	The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source being built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by the U.S. Department of Energy. The SNS will provide the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development. CPI is supporting the effort by providing 81 pulsed klystrons for the super-conducting portion of the accelerator. The primary output power requirements are 550 kW peak, 49.5 kW average at 805 MHz, with an electron beam-to-rf conversion efficiency of 65% and an rf gain of 50 dB. Through January 2004, 47 units have been factory-tested. Performance specifications, computer model predictions, operating results, and production statistics will be presented.
TUPKF077	Test Results for a 10-MW, L-band, Multiple-beam Klystron for TESLA	electron, focusing, cathode, gun	1117
	E.L. Wright, A. Balkcum, H.P. Bohlen, M. Cattelino, L. Cox, E. Eisen, F. Friedlander, S. Lenci, A. Staprans, B. Stockwell, L. Zitelli CPI, Palo Alto, California K. Eppley SAIC, Burlington, Massachusetts
	The VKL-8301 high-efficiency, multiple-beam klystron (MBK), has been developed for the DESY Tera Electron volt Superconducting Linear Accelerator (TESLA) in Hamburg, Germany. The first prototype is built and will be tested in March of 2004. The prototype has been designed for long-life operation by utilizing the benefits inherent in higher-order mode (HM) MBKs. The primary benefit of HM-MBKs is their ability to widely separate individual cathodes. One of the major obstacles to the success of this approach is the design of the off-axis electron beam focusing system, particularly when confined-flow focusing is desired. We will show simulated and measured data which demonstrates a solution to this problem. High power test results will also be shown.
TUPLT089	Status of PEFP 3MeV RFQ Development	rfq, proton, vacuum, scattering	1363
	Y.-S. Cho, B.-H. Choi, S.-H. Han, J.-H. Jang, Y.H. Kim, H.-J. Kwon, C.-B. Shim KAERI, Daejon
	In the PEFP (Proton Engineering Frontier Project), a 350MHz, 3MeV RFQ (Radio Frequency Quadrupole) has been developed and tested. The tuning results showed that the resonant frequency is somewhat higher than 350MHz and other methods in addition to slug tuners should be used to tune the cavity correctly. To check the cavity characteristics, high power RF test has been done. The required peak RF power is 600kW and pulse width, repetition rate for initial test are 100 micro-s, 10Hz respectively. To solve the problems in PEFP RFQ, the upgrade design of 3MeV RFQ has been decided. The main concept of this upgrade design is constant vane voltage profile with the same length of RFQ. The other parameters (350MHz, 3MeV, 20mA) are the same with the previous RFQ. With constant vane voltage profile, fabrication of RFQ can be easier, and with the same mechanical dimension, other parts such as vacuum pumping station can be re-used. In this paper, the test results of the PEFP RFQ, and the details of beam dynamics design/engineering design of upgrade RFQ will be presented.
TUPLT150	Vector Sum Control of an 8 GeV Superconducting Proton Linac	linac, simulation, proton, controls	1482
	M. Huening, G.W. Foster Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
	Fermilab is investigating the feasibility of an economical 8 GeV superconducting linac for H-. In order to reduce the construction costs it is considered to fan out the rf power to a string of accelerating structures per klystron. Below 1 GeV the individual fluctuations of the cavities will be compensated by high power phase shifters, above 1 GeV the longitudinal dynamics are sufficiently damped to consider omitting the phaseshifters. The impact of this setup on the field stability of individual cavities and ultimately the beam energy has been studied.
TUPLT170	The SNS Beam Power Upgrade	linac, extraction, space-charge, kicker	1527
	S. Henderson, S. Assadi, R. Cutler, V.V. Danilov, G.W. Dodson, R.E. Fuja, J. Galambos, J.A. Holmes, N. Holtkamp, D.-O. Jeon, S. Kim, L.V. Kravchuk, M.P. McCarthy, G.R. Murdoch, D.K. Olsen, T.J. Shea, M.P. Stockli ORNL/SNS, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
	The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) accelerator systems, which consist of an H- injector, a 1 GeV linear accelerator, an accumulator ring and associated transport lines, will provide a 1 GeV, 1.44 MW proton beam to a liquid mercury target for neutron production. The SNS is presently under construction at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and will begin operations in 2006. Even in the baseline design, many of the accelerator subsystems are capable of supporting higher beam intensities and higher beam energy. We report on upgrade scenarios for the SNS accelerator systems which increase the 1.44 MW baseline beam power to at least 3 MW, and perhaps as high as 5 MW. The increased SNS beam power can be achieved primarily by increasing the H- ion source current, installing additional superconducting cryomodules to increase the final linac beam energy to 1.3-1.4 GeV, and modifying injection and extraction hardware in the ring to handle the increased beam energy. The upgrade beam parameters will be presented, the required hardware modifications will be described, and the beam dynamics implications will be discussed.
WEILH00	Industrial Involvement in EC Supported Accelerator R&D in the 6th Framework Programme and in Preparing Large Scale Accelerator Projects	linac, electron, vacuum, proton	194
	D. Proch DESY, Hamburg
	The presentation will cover industrial involvement in EC supported accelerator R&D in the 6th framework programme and in preparing large scale accelerator projects (TESLA).
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WEPKF028	High Charge Transfer Operation of Light Trigged Thrystor Crowbars	power-supply, impedance	1660
	W. Merz DESY, Hamburg
	High power klystrons are protected by the application of crowbar switches. The closing switch approach is most commonly used. It is characterized by establishing a short circuit path to bypass the klystron fault current. During short circuit operation the crowbar switch must be capable to carry both puls current of the filter capacitor and follow through current of the high voltage dc power supply. Depending on the main circuit parameters both the capacitor charge and the follow through charge can achieve significant amounts. The application of line controlled and uncontrolled hvdc power converters requires special attention regarding the follow through current charge transfer. This paper presents first practical results of series connected Light Triggered Thyristors (LTT) operating as closing crowbar switches. Measured data are discussed, which have been obtained from the DESY-II installation operating with thyristor controllers and the PETRA installation operating with uncontrolled rectifiers. Beside the puls operation the follow through current capability of the crowbar is pointed out.
WEPKF042	Installation and Operation of New Klystron Power Supply with Fast Solid-State Switch for Klystron Protection at the Photon Factory Storage Ring	power-supply, factory, storage-ring, photon	1699
	S. Sakanaka, M. Izawa, T. Takahashi, K. Umemori KEK, Ibaraki
	In the 2.5-GeV Photon Factory storage ring at KEK, there are four klystron power supplies which typically operate at an output voltage of -40 kV with 8 A. We replaced one of these power supplies during 2003 and the new power supply is in operation. This power supply is equipped with a solid-state high-voltage (HV) switch for klystron protection. This HV switch is made up of eighty insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT), and it can turn the high-voltage off within a few tens of microseconds in cases of any discharges in the klystrons. We report the performance of this new power supply.
WEPKF050	Measurement of Fast High Voltage Pulse and High Noisy DC Siganla for Modulator at the PLS Linac	linac, vacuum, electron, monitoring	1717
	S.-C. Kim, Y.J. Han, S.H. Kim, S.-H. Nam, S.S. Park PAL, Pohang
	The 2.5-GeV electron linac at Pohang accelerator laboratory (PAL) has been operated continuously as a full energy injector for the Pohang Light Source (PLS) since Dec. 1994. There have been continuous efforts to improve the klystron-modulator system more stable and reliable. At pulse operated modulator system, important pulse and DC signals are beam voltage, beam current, EOLC current HVDC voltage and HVDC current. Pulse signals are fast high voltage pulse 30 Hz, 5ms. These signals are adequate level down from modulator but including high level switching noisy. To amplitude measure of these signals for every trigger signal, we developed special module sampling hold, A/D, calculating and D/A. The output signals of these modules are 0 ~ 10 V DC signal and not include any noise signal. These output signals are connected interlock interface module of the modulator controller. Therefore computer system (PC) of the modulator controller is free to noise of these signals and can precise monitor pulse & noise DC signal. In these paper, we are described itself characteristics pulse and high noisy DC signals of the modulator, signal conditioning technique after noise elimination and operation status of the modulator controller.
WEPKF051	Operational Analysis of PLS 2-GeV Electron Linac Klystron-modulator System	linac, electron, vacuum, impedance	1720
	S.S. Park, Y.J. Han, S.H. Kim, S.-C. Kim, S.-H. Nam PAL, Pohang
	The klystron-modulator(K&M) system of the Pohang Light Source(PLS) had been supplying high power microwaves for the acceleration of 2 GeV electron beams. There are 11 sets of K&M systems to accelerate electron beams to 2 GeV nominal beam energy without operating one klystron-modulator. One module of the K&M system consists of an 80 MW S-band (2856 MHZ) klystron tube and the matching 200 MW modulator. The total accumulated high-voltage run-time of the oldest unit among the 12 K&M systems has reached nearly 68,000 hours as of Dec. 2003 and the summation of all the units' high voltage run-time is approximately 820,000 hours. The overall system availability is well over 95%. There have been continuous efforts to improve the klystron-modulator system more stable and reliable. To improve self-diagnostic, operation, monitoring, and remote communication, we developed a new modulator controller based on an industrial PC platform in 2002. In this paper, we are able to review overall system performance of the high-power K&M system and the operational characteristics of the klystrons and thyratrons, and overall system's availability analysis from Jan. to Dec. 2003.
WEPKF069	52 kV Power Supply for Energy Recovery Linac Prototype RF	power-supply, cathode, linac, vacuum	1762
	J.E. Theed, M. Dykes, A. Gallagher, S.A. Griffiths, S.H. Hands, A.J. Moss, J.F. Orrett, C.J. White CCLRC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire
	Daresbury Laboratory is constructing a Radio-Frequency (RF) Test Facility to be capable of testing RF cavities for accelerator applications. Electrical power for the RF equipment will be provided from an existing -52 kV 6-pulse rectifier and transformer system capable of delivering 16A DC continuous current. A crowbar circuit will be provided to divert the large amount of stored energy in the smoothing capacitor bank in the event that a spark should occur between the cathode and the body or modulating anode. Traditionally, the crowbar has been provided by using an ignitron, but modern solid state devices have sufficient performance to meet the requirements. This paper discusses the numerous design options that were considered for the circuit parameters.
WEPKF076	Solid-state Marx Bank Modulator for the Next Linear Collider	cathode, pulsed-power, linear-collider, collider	1783
	M.A. Kempkes, F.O. Arntz, J.A. Casey, M.P.J. Gaudreau Diversified Technologies, Inc., Bedford
	The Next Generation Linear Collider (NLC) will require hundreds to thousands of pulse modulators to service more than 3300 klystrons. DTI recently investigated the use of a solid-state Marx switch topology for the NLC, and has transitioned this work into the development of a full-scale, 500 V solid state Marx system. Combined with recent advances in semiconductor technology and packaging, these efforts have moved the performance of the Marx pulser far ahead of early estimates. The Marx pulser eliminates the pulse transformer, which is associated with significant loss of performance and a 15-20% penalty in the efficiency of a conventional modulator. The increase in efficiency attributable to the Marx topology can account for over $100M in power cost savings over ten years of NLC operation, an amount comparable to the acquisition costs of the pulsed power systems. In this paper, DTI will discuss the design and development of the Marx Bank modulator. Its performance scales to 125 ns risetime (10-90%) for either a 500 kV, 265 A pulse (for one klystron), or a 500 kV, 530 A pulse (for two klystrons). The use of a unique, common mode inductive charging system allows transfer of filament power without separate isolation transformers.
WEPKF081	Prototype Development Progress toward a 500kV Solid State Marx Modulator	cathode, linac, linear-collider, simulation	1792
	G. Leyh SLAC, Menlo Park, California
	Recent advances in high voltage IGBT capabilities have made possible a range of novel solid-state modulator concepts that were unthinkable a decade ago. At present, there are two prototype solid-state modulator designs under evaluation at SLAC – A conventional pulse-transformer design using an 80kV solid-state switch in place of a thyratron, and an 'induction modulator', which uses a stack of magnetic cores to couple many paralleled primary windings to a common secondary winding. Both of these prototype modulators are currently driving actual klystron loads at SLAC. Another promising solid-state modulator concept still in the early stages of development is the Marx configuration – where an array of stacked modules generates high-voltage output pulses directly from a low DC input supply voltage. This scheme eliminates the large and costly magnetic cores inherent in the other two designs, resulting in a considerably simpler and cheaper mechanical solution. The main disadvantage to this approach is that the individual Marx sections must float at high voltages, complicating the distribution of power and timing signals. Several research groups have produced limited scale Marx prototypes in recent years. The largest prototype built to date [DTI] generates an output pulse of approximately 50kV, with plans to eventually move to higher voltage levels. This paper examines in closer detail the practical advantages and pitfalls of a solid-state Marx configuration, and explores a design approach with emphasis on performance, wall-plug efficiency, cost of manufacture, availability and ease of service. The paper presents electrical diagrams, mechanical CAD layout and preliminary prototype test data.
WEPLT113	Development of New Hydrostatic Levelling Equipment for Large Next Generation Accelerator	ground-motion, site, alignment, target	2113
	S. Takeda KEK, Ibaraki
	The Hydrostatic Levelling Systems (HLS) are installed and commissioned in many laboratories. We have developed a new type hydrostatic levelling equipment for the large future accelerator. The designing points are as followings: (1) use of half filled water level sensor instead of the usual full filled level sensor, (2) the capacitive sensor is supported by an invar rod and (3) use of digitized signal transfer system. These three points are very important factor to apply the leveling system to large next generation accelerator in order to obtain good temperature stability and being free from the environmental electronic noises. We have obtained a typical resolution of the equipment as 0.3 micron-meter, though usual HLS shows the value ten times as much. We are going to show a detailed report about the system including data obtained.
THPLT168	XAL - The SNS Application Programming Infrastructure	linac, background, quadrupole, monitoring	2855
	J. Galambos, C. Chu, S.M. Cousineau, T. Pelaia, A. Shishlo ORNL/SNS, Oak Ridge, Tennessee C. Allen, C. McChesney LANL/LANSCE, Los Alamos, New Mexico W.-D. Klotz ESRF, Grenoble I. Kriznar, A. Zupanc Cosylab, Ljubljana
	A Java programming infrastructure for high level applications has been developed and is being used for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). The framework provides a hierarchal view of the accelerator and hides much of the underlying control system details. The hierarchy is database configured, facilitating sharing of applications across different beamlines, shielding the programmer from detailed knowledge of signal names, and allowing wholesale updating of applications. An important aspect of the framework is an online model, which can be run for design values, live machine values or user selected tuning values. Sample applications will be shown.