Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
Single pulse high dynamic range BPM signal detector has been on the most wanted list of Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) Test Facility for many years. Unique capabilities of AWA beamline require BPM instrumentation with an unprecedented dynamic range, thus cost effective solution could be challenging to design and prototype. Our most recent design, and the results of our quest for a solution, are shared in this paper.
Euclid Beamlabs, Bolingbrook, USA
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
TUB, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Euclid TechLabs, Solon, Ohio, USA
As part of the Argonne 500 MeV short pulse Two Beam Wakefield Acceleration Demonstrator, a single cell X-band dielectric disk loaded accelerator (DDA) has been designed, fabricated, and tested at high power at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator. The DDA should provide a short pulse (~20 ns) high gradient (>300 MV/m) accelerator while maintaining a reasonable r/Q and high group velocity. This will allow a significantly larger RF-to-beam efficiency than is currently possible for conventional accelerating structures. A low loss barium titantate ceramic, µr = 50, was selected, and a low temperature brazing alloy chosen to preserve the dielectric properties of the ceramic during brazing. High power testing produced breakdown at the triple junction, resulting from the braze joint design. No evidence of breakdown was observed on the iris of the disk, indicating that the maximum surface electric field on the dielectric was not reached. An improved braze joint has been designed and is in production, with high power testing to follow.
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Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
To overcome limits on total acceleration achievable in plasma wakefield accelerators, specially shaped drive beams can be used to increase the transformer ratio, implying that the drive beam deceleration is minimized in comparison with acceleration obtained in the wake. We report the results of a nonlinear PWFA, high transformer ratio experiment using high-charge, longitudinally asymmetric drive beams in a plasma cell. An emittance exchange process is used to generate variable drive current profiles, in conjunction with a long (multiple plasma wavelength) witness beam. The witness beam is energy-modulated by the wakefield, yielding a response that contains detailed spectral information in a single-shot measurement. Using these methods, we generate a variety of beam profiles and characterize the wakefields, directly observing beam-loaded transformer ratios up to 7.8. Further, a spectrally-based current reconstruction technique, validated by 3D particle-in-cell simulations, is introduced to obtain the drive beam profile from the decelerating wakefield data.
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) Test Facility has used a completely homebrewed, MS Windows-based control system for the last 20 years. In an effort to modernize the control system and prepare for an active machine learning program, the AWA will work with the Advanced Photon Source (APS) controls group to upgrade its control system to EPICS. The EPICS control system is expected to facilitate collaborations and support the future growth of AWA. An overview of the previous AWA control and data acquisition system is presented, along with a vision and path for completing the EPICS upgrade.
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
The Argonne Wakefiled Accelerator (AWA) Test Facility designed and operated a homemade LLRF system for the last 20 years. It is based on NI-PXI products that has now become obsolete. The AWA’s LLRF cannot keep up with the increasing stability demands of AWA’s upgraded facility. An overhaul of the system is strongly desired. With the support from DOE-HEP, the AWA is collaborating with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)to upgrade its LLRF system with modern instrumentation to meet the growing stability demands. An overview of AWA’s current LLRF system performance is presented together with the upgrade plan and expectations.
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
Euclid TechLabs, Solon, Ohio, USA
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA