LINAC2012 - List of Authors (Beebe, E.N.)

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TUPB105

First Operation of the Brookhaven EBIS as the Heavy Ion Preinjector for RHIC

J.G. Alessi, E.N. Beebe, A.I. Pikin, D. Raparia
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA

Funding: Work supported by Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-98CH10886 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
During the 2012 RHIC run cycle, the EBIS-based heavy ion preinjector provided U³⁹⁺, Au³²⁺ and Cu¹¹⁺ ions for the RHIC physics program. The preinjector was operated for ~2.5 months continuously. Intensities delivered to the Booster synchrotron were ~10⁹ U³⁹⁺ ions/pulse, ~1.5·10⁹ Au³²⁺ ions/pulse, and ~6·10⁹ Cu¹¹⁺ ions/pulse, in ~20 μs pulses. When providing Au and Cu for asymmetric collisions in RHIC, both species were always available, with a switching time between species of 1 second. The performance and operational experience of this new preinjector will be presented.