Author: Ibarra, A.
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MOPC135 IFMIF-EVEDA RF Power System 394
 
  • D. Regidor, A. Arriaga, J.C. Calvo, A. Ibarra, I. Kirpitchev, J. Molla, P. Méndez, A. Salom, M. Weber
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
  • M. Abs, B. Nactergal
    IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
  • P.-Y. Beauvais, M. Desmons, A. Mosnier
    CEA/DSM/IRFU, France
  • P. Cara
    Fusion for Energy, Garching, Germany
  • S.J. Ceballos, J. de la Cruz
    Greenpower Technologies, Sevilla, Spain
  • Z. Cvetkovic, Z. Golubicic, C. Mendez
    TTI, Santander, Spain
  • J.M. Forteza, J.M. González, C.R. Isnardi
    Indra Sistemas, San Fernando de Henares, Spain
  • D. Vandeplassche
    SCK-CEN, Mol, Belgium
 
  The IFMIF/EVEDA Accelerator Prototype will be a 9 MeV, 125 mA CW deuteron accelerator to validate the technical options for the IFMIF accelerator design. The Radiofrequency Quadrupole (RFQ), buncher cavities and Superconducting Radiofrequency Linac (SRF Linac) require continuous wave RF power at 175 MHz with an accuracy of ±1% in amplitude and ±1° in phase. Also the IFMIF/EVEDA RF Power System has to work under pulsed mode operation (during the accelerator commissioning). The IFMIF/EVEDA RF Power System is composed of 18 RF power generators feeding the eight RFQ couplers (200 kW), the two buncher cavities (105 kW) and the eight superconducting half wave resonators of the SRF Linac (105 kW). The main components of each RF power chain are the Low Level Radio Frequency system (LLRF), three amplification stages and a circulator with its load. For obvious standardization and scale economies reasons, the same topology has been chosen for the 18 RF power chains: all of them use the same main components which can be individually tuned to provide different RF output powers up to 200 kW. The studies and the current design of the IFMIF/EVEDA RF Power System are presented in this contribution.  
 
TUPC126 Indirect Measurement of Power Deposition on the IFMIF/EVEDA Beam Dump by means of Radiation Chambers 1314
 
  • D. Rapisarda, J.M. Arroyo, B. Brañas, A. Ibarra, D. Iglesias, C. Oliver
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
  • F. Ogando
    UNED, Madrid, Spain
 
  Funding: Work partially supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under project AIC10-A-000441 and ENE2009-11230
The beam stop of the IFMIF/EVEDA accelerator will be a copper cone receiving a total power of ~1 MW, coming from 9 MeV D+ at 125 mA. The mechanical stresses in this beam dump come mainly from the thermal gradients generated in the cone, being therefore related with the power deposition profile. Anomalous situations such as beam misalignments or incorrect focusing can lead to variations in this profile outside the normal operation range. These variations must be detected and corrected for beam dump protection. Due to the interaction between D+ and the copper cone important neutron and gamma fluxes are generated around the beam dump (1010 – 1011 n/cm2/s, 1010 p/cm2/s) with a spatial profile which is directly linked to the power deposition. In this work, a diagnostic based on a set of radiation chambers is proposed to measure on-line this radiation field, giving indirect information about the power deposition on the beam dump. The sensitivity of the radiation field to the power deposition profile is demonstrated and the diagnostic strategy explained, establishing the main specifications and requirements of the detectors.
 
 
WEPO014 Magnetic Design of Quadrupoles for the Medium and High Energy Beam Transport line of the LIPAC Accelerator 2424
 
  • C. Oliver, B. Brañas, A. Ibarra, I. Podadera, F. Toral
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
 
  Funding: Work partially supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under project AIC10-A-000441 and ENE2009-11230.
The LIPAC accelerator will be a 9 MeV, 125 mA cw deuteron accelerator which will verify the validity of the design of the future IFMIF accelerator. A Medium Energy Beam Transport line (MEBT) is necessary to handle the high current beam from the RFQ to the Superconducting RF accelerating cavities (SRF) whereas a High Energy Beam Transport line (HEBT) is used to match the beam from the SRF to the beam dump. The high space charge and beam power determine the beam dynamics in both transport lines. As a consequence, magnets with strong fields in a reduced space are required. Along the transport beamlines, there are different types of quadrupoles with steerers and a dipole. Special care is devoted to maximize the integrated fields in the available space. Both 2-D and 3-D magnetic calculations are used to optimize coil configurations. Magnetic performance and cost, both of magnet and power supply, have been taken into account for final choice. In this paper, the design of the resistive quadrupoles of the MEBT and HEBT of the LIPAC accelerator is presented.
 
 
WEPS058 The Medium Energy Beam Transport Line (MEBT) of IFMIF/EVEDA LIPAc 2628
 
  • I. Podadera, J.C. Calvo, J.M. Carmona, A. Ibarra, D. Iglesias, A. Lara, C. Oliver, F. Toral
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
 
  Funding: Work partially supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under project AIC10-A-000441 and ENE2009-11230.
The IFMIF-EVEDA Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc)will be a 9 MeV, 125 mA CW deuteron accelerator which aims to validate the technology that will be used in the future IFMIF accelerator. The acceleration of the beam will be carried out in two stages. An RFQ will increase the energy up to 5 MeV before a Superconducting RF (SRF) linac made of a chain of eight Half Wave Resonators bring the particles to the final energy. Between both stages, a Medium Energy Beam Transport line (MEBT) is in charge of transporting and matching the beam between the RFQ and the SRF. The transverse focusing of the beam is controlled by five quadrupole magnets with integrated steerers, grouped in one triplet and one doublet. Two buncher cavities surrounding the doublet handle the longitudinal dynamics. Two movable collimators are also included to purify the beam optics coming out the RFQ and avoid losses in the SRF. From the inputs of the beam dynamics group, CIEMAT is in charge of designing, manufacturing and integrating all the components of the beamline. In this contribution, the MEBT subsystem will be described and the main objectives and issues for each component will be discussed.
 
 
TUPC125 Test of the Front-end Electronics and Acquisition System for the LIPAC BPMs 1311
 
  • D. Belver, I. Arredondo, P. Echevarria, J. Feuchtwanger, H. Hassanzadegan, M. del Campo
    ESS-Bilbao, Zamudio, Spain
  • F.J. Bermejo
    Bilbao, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bilbao, Spain
  • J.M. Carmona, A. Guirao, A. Ibarra, L.M. Martinez Fresno, I. Podadera
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
  • V. Etxebarria, J. Jugo, J. Portilla
    University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bilbao, Spain
  • N. Garmendia, L. Muguira
    ESS Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
 
  Funding: Work partially supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under project AIC10-A-000441 and ENE2009-11230.
Non-interceptive Beam Position Monitors pickups (BPMs) will be installed along the beamlines of the IFMIF/EVEDA linear prototype accelerator (LIPAC) to measure the transverse beam position in the vacuum chamber in order to correct the dipolar and tilt errors. Depending on the location, the BPMs response must be optimized for a beam of 175 MHz bunch repetition, an energy range from 5 up to 9 MeV, a current between 0.1 and 125 mA and continuous and pulse operation. The requirements from beam dynamics for the BPMs are quite stringent, aiming for the position an accuracy below 100 μm and a resolution below 10 μm, and for the phase an accuracy below 2° and a resolution below 0.3°. To meet these specifications, the BPM electronics system developed by ESS-Bilbao has been adapted for its use with the BPMs of LIPAC. This electronics system is divided in an Analog Front-End unit, where the signals are conditioned and converted to baseband, and a Digital Unit to sample them and calculate the position and phase. The electronics system has been tested at CIEMAT with a wire test bench and a prototype BPM. In this contribution, the tests performed will be fully described and the results discussed.
 
 
THPS059 Thermo-mechanical Design of Particle-stopping Devices at the High Energy Beamline Sections of the IFMIF/EVEDA Accelerator 3562
 
  • D. Iglesias, F. Arranz, B. Brañas, J.M. Carmona, N. Casal, A. Ibarra, C. Oliver, M. Parro, I. Podadera, D. Rapisarda
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
 
  Funding: Work partially supported by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under project AIC10-A-000441 and ENE2009-11230.
The IFMIF/EVEDA linear accelerator is a 9 MeV, D+ prototype for the validation of the 40 MeV final IFMIF design. The high intensity, 125 mA CW, high power beam (1.125 MW) produces an extremely high thermal load in all the elements intercepting the ions. Independently of the final purpose of each device, if its working conditions imply stopping a non-negligible amount of particles, the associated thermal solicitation greatly determines the design constraints. The present work will summarize a thermo-mechanical design workflow that can be applied to any beam facing element of high current accelerators and its application in beam dump, scrappers and slits design. This approach is based on analysis experiences at the IFMIF/EVEDA project and, while taking into account the particularities of each device, uses the same tools and parameter evaluation criteria for all of them. It has been applied successfully to recent designs, effectively reducing the number of iterations before achieving a valid thermo-mechanical behavior. Results of each design and the concrete advantages of this approach will be detailed.
 
 
THPS060 RAM Methodology and Activities for IFMIF Engineering Design 3565
 
  • J.M. Arroyo, A. Ibarra, J. Molla
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
  • J. Abal, E. Bargalló, J. Dies, C. Tapia
    UPC, Barcelona, Spain
 
  IFMIF will be an accelerator-based neutron source to test fusion candidate materials. The Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities of IFMIF are aimed to deliver the complete engineering design file of this major facility. Achieving a high level of availability and reliability is a key point for IFMIF mission. A goal of 70% of operational availability has been established. In order to fulfill the availability requirements, RAM has to be considered during the engineering design phase. This paper summarizes the methodology developed and the proposed process aimed at including RAM in the design of IFMIF, as well as the activities performed in this framework. Overall RAM specifications have been defined for IFMIF project. RAM methodology dealing with RAM design guidelines, reliability database and RAM modelization has been developed. As a first step for the iterative process of RAM analysis of IFMIF design, a fault tree model based on a new reliability database has been performed with Risk Spectrum®. The result is a first assessment of the availability and first allocation of RAM requirements.  
 
THPS091 Scientific Feasibility of Fusion Material Irradiation Experiments in ESS-B 3648
 
  • I. Garcia-Cortes, A. Ibarra, R. Vila
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
  • E. Abad, R. Martinez
    ESS Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
  • F.J. Bermejo
    Bilbao, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bilbao, Spain
 
  Material irradiation by protons is capable of simulating the effects of fusion neutrons (14 MeV, target damaging and He & H production) with a reasonably fast dose rate, according to theoretical calculations and previous experiments. Therefore, given that the ESS-Bilbao (ESS-B) accelerator, under construction in Bilbao, will provide an intense source of 50 MeV protons, with total currents of a few mA’s, a laboratory for fusion material testing is proposed. This paper appraises the scientific feasibility of performing fusion relevant experiments in the proposed laboratory. Material characterization under proton irradiation (by in-beam techniques to assess mechanical properties) while monitoring mechanical, micro-structural and compositional changes of the irradiated materials are some of the laboratory goals. Special emphasis is placed on expected radiation damage parameters in structural and functional materials, the beam power deposition in the sample and the consequences of material activation for the laboratory design.  
 
THPS092 Conceptual Design of the ESS-Bilbao Materials Irradiation Laboratory 3651
 
  • R. Martinez, E. Abad
    ESS Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
  • F.J. Bermejo
    Bilbao, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bilbao, Spain
  • I. Garcia-Cortes, A. Ibarra, R. Vila
    CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
 
  Funding: ESS-Bilbao
The baseline design for the first stage of the ESS-Bilbao proton linear accelerator up to 50 MeV is almost concluded and the linac is at present under construction. Three main application laboratories have been envisaged in this first stage: two proton irradiation laboratories and a low intensity neutron source. In particular, the high intensity proton beam of 50 MeV will be used to test structural materials for fusion reactors* under project named “Protons for Materials” (P4M), described in this contribution. The P4M irradiation room will be an underground facility located at the accelerator's tunnel depth. High levels of activation are expected in this irradiation room and its design presents challenges in both remote handling and independent operation from the other two surface laboratories. Thermal analysis of the beam power deposition over the target will be presented.
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