Author: Miyao, T.
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TUPC104 Beam Loss Detected by Scintillation Monitor 1257
 
  • A. Miura, K. Hasegawa, T. Maruta, N. Ouchi, H. Sako
    JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan
  • Z. Igarashi, M. Ikegami, T. Miyao
    KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
 
  Ar gas proportional BLMs have measured the beam loss through operations, but they are also sensitive to background noise of X-ray emitted from RF cavities. We have tried to measure the beam loss using scintillation monitors which would bring more accurate beam loss measurements with suppression of X-ray noise. We measured beam loss using scintillation beam loss monitors. Because this scintillation BLM is sensitive for low energy gamma-rays and fast neutrons, small signals from X-rays would be also detected. As the measurement results, a good signal to noise ratio is observed for the scintillation monitor with quite low sensitivity to the background X-ray. And many single events are observed in the intermediate pulse bunch with about 600 ns as pulse width. In addition, because we fabricated the filter and integrated circuit, total amount of X-ray noise can become smaller. We obtained the good performances of scintillation BLM with small effect of X-ray noise. This monitor can be used for beam loss measurement and a knob for tuning. Furthermore, because the detail structure can be detected, this monitor could be employed for another diagnostic device.  
 
WEPC144 Beam Monitor Deformation by Tohoku Earthquake and its Recovery Project 2328
 
  • A. Miura, K. Hasegawa, H. Oguri, N. Ouchi
    JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-mura, Japan
  • Z. Igarashi, M. Ikegami, T. Miyao
    KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
 
  On March 11, 2011, the biggest earthquake occurred at Tohoku and North Kanto area in Japan. This earthquake and related ones have attacked J-PARC accelerators and caused the big damage. As for the linac beam monitors, some commissioning tools which were installed in the linac had damage and the air leakage was observed. In the first step of the recovery work, we checked the damage and put the emergency treatment for vacuum of the cavities. All beam monitors were observed, the leak from the vacuum devices was tested and the conduction of the signal cables was measured to compare the previous performance. In the next step, we started to order the new devices which should be replaced and to obtain the calibration data. We found the leakage from the phase monitors. The earthquake caused the crack and deformation at the welded points between the metallic parts and ceramic parts. And a wire of the profile monitor was broken while the beam position monitors have no damage. We are continuing this recovery work ongoingly.