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| THPP083 |
Megawatt Upgrades for the ISIS Facility
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- J. W.G. Thomason, D. J. Adams, D. J.S. Findlay, I. S.K. Gardner, B. Jones, A. P. Letchford, S. J. Payne, B. G. Pine, A. Seville, C. M. Warsop, R. E. Williamson
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon
- D. C. Plostinar, C. R. Prior, G. H. Rees
STFC/RAL/ASTeC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon
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ISIS is the spallation neutron source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK. Presently, it runs at beam powers of 0.2 MW, with upgrades in place to supply increased powers for the new Second Target Station due to start operation in autumn 2008. This paper outlines schemes for major upgrades to the facility in the megawatt regime, with options for 1, 2 and 5 MW. The ideas centre around new 3.2 GeV RCS designs that can be employed to increase the energy of the existing ISIS beam to provide powers of ~1 MW or, possibly as a second upgrade stage, accumulate and accelerate beam from a new 0.8 GeV linac for 2-5 MW beams. Summaries of ring designs are presented, along with studies and simulations to assess the key loss mechanisms that will impose intensity limitations. Important factors include injection, RF systems, instabilities, longitudinal and transverse space charge.
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| THPP096 |
Injection Optimisation on the ISIS Synchrotron
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- B. Jones, D. J. Adams, C. M. Warsop
STFC/RAL/ISIS, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon
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The ISIS Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK produces intense neutron and muon beams for condensed matter research. At its core is a 50 Hz proton synchrotron which, as the commissioning of a new dual harmonic RF system concludes, can accelerate 3.75·1013 protons per pulse from 70 to 800 MeV, delivering a mean beam power of 0.24 MW. The multi-turn charge-exchange injection process strongly affects transverse beam distributions, space charge forces and beam loss, which ultimately limits operational intensity. The evolution of longitudinal distributions and subsequent trapping efficiency is also intimately linked with injection. Optimising injection is therefore a key consideration for present and future upgrades. This paper summarises injection studies including 2D space-charge simulations of the ISIS injection process using the ORBIT code. Comparisons of simulation results with measurements for a range of beam intensities are presented and an assessment is made of a correlated painting scheme in contrast to the usual anti-correlated configuration.
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