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TU1C4 A 3D Printed IH-Type Linac Structure - Proof-of-Concept for Additive Manufacturing of Linac RF Cavities 41
 
  • H. Hähnel, A. Ateş, U. Ratzinger
    IAP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 
  Funding: This research was funded by BBMBF grant number 05P21RFRB2.
Additive manufacturing ("AM" or "3D printing") has become a powerful tool for rapid prototyping and manufacturing of complex geometries. A 433 MHz IH-DTL cavity has been constructed to act as a proof of concept for additive manufacturing of linac components. In this case, the internal drift tube structure has been produced from 1.4404 stainless steel using 3D printing. We present the concept of the cavity as well as first results of vacuum testing and materials testing. Vacuum levels sufficient for linac operation have been reached with the AM linac structure.
 
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About • Received ※ 20 June 2022 — Revised ※ 30 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 10 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 20 September 2022
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TUP09 Tuning and RF Measurements of the LILAC RFQ 90
 
  • H. Podlech
    IAP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • H. Höltermann, H. Hähnel, B. Koubek, U. Ratzinger
    BEVATECH, Frankfurt, Germany
 
  A new linac for the NICA ion collider is under con-struction for JINR at BEVATECH GmbH. As first cavity the 2.5 m long RFQ was manufactured. Within this length it accelerates particles with a mass to charge ratio up to three to an energy of 600 keV/u. The operation frequency is 162.5 MHz and the 4-Rod structure consists of 23 RF cells that need to be adjusted using tuning blocks in order to provide the required field distribution along the electrodes. The status of the manufacturing and the upcoming tuning process including the overall RF setup of the RFQ are summarized in this paper.  
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About • Received ※ 24 June 2022 — Revised ※ 27 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 10 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 19 September 2022
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TUP10 High Power Tests of a New 4-Rod RFQ with Focus on Thermal Stability 93
 
  • S.R. Wagner, D. Koser, H. Podlech
    IAP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • M. Basten
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
  • M. Basten
    HIM, Mainz, Germany
  • H. Podlech
    HFHF, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 
  Due to strong limitations regarding operational stability of the existing HLI-RFQ a new design and prototype were commissioned. Three main problems were observed at the existing RFQ: A strong thermal sensitivity, modulated reflected power, and insufficient stability of the contact springs connecting the stems with the tuning plates. Although the last problem was easily solved, the first two remained and greatly hindered operations. To resolve this issue and ensure stable injection into the HLI, a new RFQ-prototype, optimized in terms of vibration suppression and cooling efficiency, was designed at the Institute of Applied Physics (IAP) of Goethe University Frankfurt. To test the performance of this prototype, high power tests with more than 25 kW/m were performed at GSI. During those, it was possible to demonstrate operational stability in terms of thermal load and mechanical vibrations, calculating the thermal detuning, and proof the reliability of the proposed design.  
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About • Received ※ 21 June 2022 — Revised ※ 10 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 30 September 2022 — Issue date ※ 30 September 2022
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TUP19 First Tests of Model-Based Linac Phasing in ISAC-II 113
 
  • S. Kiy, R.A. Baartman, O.K. Kester, O. Shelbaya
    TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
 
  As the e-linac and ARIEL facilities at TRIUMF progress, the impending complexity of operating three simultaneous rare ion beams (RIBs) approaches. To help prepare for this, a framework for the development of High Level Applications has been constucted, upon which multiple avenues for improvement towards model-based and automated tuning are being pursued. Along one of these avenues, the 40-cavity superconducting ISAC-II heavy ion linac has been studied and modelled in the envelope code transoptr. This has allowed for real-time integration through the on-axis fields, fitting focal strengths of solenoids to achieve desired beam waists, and calculation of necessary cavity phases to achieve a desired output energy for given input beam parameters. Initial tests have been completed, successfully phasing up to 37 cavities using the transoptr model and achieving a final output energy within 1% of the expected while maintaining nominal (>90%) transmission. A summary of the calibration of the model to the machine is given, followed by results of the phasing tests and an outlook towards future improvements.  
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About • Received ※ 26 June 2022 — Revised ※ 01 July 2022 — Accepted ※ 10 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 29 September 2022
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TH2C4 Signal Estimation and Analyzing of Cold Button BPMs for a Low-Beta Helium/Proton Superconducting Linac 150
 
  • Y. Zhang, X.J. Hu, H. Jia, Z.X. Li, S.H. Liu, H.M. Xie
    IMP/CAS, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China
 
  Funding: This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11675237) and the 2018 ’Western Light’ Talents Training Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
We develop a formula including the low-beta effect and the influence of long cable issues for estimating the original signal of cold BPMs. A good agreement between the numerical and the measured signal with regard to two kinds of beam commissioning, helium and proton beams, in a low-beta helium and proton superconducting linac, proves that the developed numerical model could accurately estimate the output signal of cold button BPMs. Analysing the original signal between the first and the last cold BPM in the cryomodule, it is found that the signal voltage in the time domain is increased with the accelerated beam energy. However, the amplitude spectra in the frequency domain has more high frequency Fourier components and the amplitude at the first harmonic frequency reduces a lot. It results in a decline of the summed value from the BPM electronics. The decline is not proportional to a variety of the beam intensity. This is the reason why BPMs give only relative intensity and not absolute value for low-beta beams with a Gaussian distribution.
 
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About • Received ※ 14 June 2022 — Revised ※ 10 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 28 September 2022 — Issue date ※ 29 September 2022
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TH3I1 A Novel CW RFQ for Exotic and Stable Beams 156
 
  • A. Palmieri, L. Bellan, M. Comunian, L. Ferrari, A. Pisent, C.R. Roncolato
    INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
 
  The SPES RFQ is designed in order to accelerate beams in CW with A/q ratios from 3 to 7 from the Charge Breeder through the MRMS and the selection and injection lines up to the MEBT (Medium Energy Beam Transport). The RFQ is composed of 6 modules about 1.2 m long each. Each module is basically composed of a Stainless Steel Tank and four OFE Copper Electrodes. A copper layer is plated on the tank inner surface and a spring joint between tank and electrode is used in order to seal the RF. In this contribution, the main design steps of the RFQ, the construction concepts and the results obtained for the first assembled modules are shown.  
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About • Received ※ 20 June 2022 — Revised ※ 28 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 10 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 29 September 2022
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TH3C2 Alternating Phase Focusing Based IH DTL for Heavy Ion Application 162
 
  • S. Lauber, K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, M. Basten, C. Burandt, F.D. Dziuba, P. Forck, V. Gettmann, T. Kürzeder, J. List, M. Miski-Oglu, A. Rubin, S. Yaramyshev
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
  • K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, M. Basten, C. Burandt, F.D. Dziuba, V. Gettmann, T. Kürzeder, S. Lauber, J. List, M. Miski-Oglu, S. Yaramyshev
    HIM, Mainz, Germany
  • K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, F.D. Dziuba, S. Lauber, J. List
    KPH, Mainz, Germany
  • M. Droba, H. Podlech, M. Schwarz
    IAP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • H. Podlech
    HFHF, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 
  The continuous wave (CW) operated HElmholtz LInear ACcelerator (HELIAC) is going to reach the next milestone with the commissioning of the superconducting (SC) Advanced Demonstrator cryomodule, comprising four SC Crossbar H-mode (CH) cavities and SC steerer magnets. In parallel with the commissioning of the SC main accelerator, the normal conducting injector consisting of an ECR ion source, a RFQ and two Interdigital H-mode (IH) cavities will be built based on an Alternating Phase Focusing (APF) beam dynamics scheme. Both IH cavities will provide a beam energy gain from 300 keV/u to 1400 keV/u with a maximum mass to charge ratio of 6, requiring only one external quadrupole triplet and beam steerer elements between them. The APF concept allows stable and effective beam transport with transverse and longitudinal focusing, enabling an efficient and compact design. Due to the stringent requirements of the APF concept on the voltage distribution and the CW operation, optimization of each cavity in terms of RF, mechanical and thermal properties is crucial for successful operation of the HELIAC injector. The current layout of the APF based and CW operated injector will be presented.  
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About • Received ※ 21 June 2022 — Revised ※ 04 July 2022 — Accepted ※ 10 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 19 September 2022
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TH3C3 Recent UNILAC Upgrade Activities 166
 
  • U. Scheeler, W.A. Barth, M. Miski-Oglu, H. Vormann, M. Vossberg, S. Yaramyshev
    GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
  • W.A. Barth, M. Miski-Oglu, S. Yaramyshev
    HIM, Mainz, Germany
  • W.A. Barth
    KPH, Mainz, Germany
 
  The GSI UNILAC is the section of the GSI accelerator facility that has been in operation the longest. UNILAC is able to accelerate ions from hydrogen to ura-nium up to 20 MeV (p+) and 13 MeV/u (uranium). The main focus of the recent upgrade measures is to meet the FAIR requirements and to provide reliable and long term beam operation conditions. Besides post stripper upgrade and upgrade of the UNILAC controls, a particular atten-tion is paid to improve the performance of the High Current Injector (HSI) [1-7] and to intensify spare part management for the ageing accelerator. In order to en-sure operational reliability, the main focus lies on exten-sive spare part management and replacement of outdated equipment. Modified beam dynamics design for the frontend system and the use of advanced technologies are needed to improve the UNILAC performance. Among other things, a modified Low and Medium Energy Beam Transport section design for the HSI and installation of reliable (non-destructive) high intensity beam diagnos-tics devices are in progress. This paper addresses the status of current development efforts and specific plans for the UNILAC upgrade.  
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FR1C3 Mode Analysis of Single Spoke Resonator Type-2 (SSR2) for RISP 174
 
  • M.O. Hyun
    IBS, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
 
  Funding: This paper was supported by the Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP), which had been funded by the ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and National Research Foundation (NRF) of the Republic of Korea.
Rare Isotope Science Project (RISP) in the Institute of Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea, is developing the high-energy superconducting(SC) linac composed with two types of superconducting cavity, single spoke resonator type-1 (SSR1) and type-2 (SSR2). Both cavities have same frequency 325MHz, but different beta, 0.3 and 0.51 each. For operating SC cavity within the target frequency, all outer disturbances should be removed or avoided. As a view of mechanical vibration, comparably low frequency up to 20kHz always happens as a consequence of combination between outer disturbance and resonant frequency of SC cavity. In this paper, we will show the design layout of SSR2 and its specifications. And also the mechanical resonance analysis for both bare and dressed cavity will be analyzed with numerical analysis program.
 
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