LINAC2014 - List of Authors (Ramberger, S.)

Paper	Title	Page
TUPP089	Tuning and Field Stabilization of the CERN Linac4 Drift Tube Linac	631
TUPOL09	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
SUPG018	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	M.R. Khalvati IPM, Tehran, Iran S. Ramberger CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The Drift Tube Linac (DTL) for the new linear accelerator Linac4 at CERN will accelerate H–beams of up to 40 mA average pulse current from 3 to 50 MeV. The structure consists of three cavities. The first cavity (Tank1) is a 3.9 m long tank containing 38 drift tubes, 10 fixed tuners, 2 movable tuners and 12 post-couplers, operating at a frequency of 352.2 MHz and an average accelerating field of 3.1 MV/m. This paper reports on the results and procedures used for the low–power tuning, stabilization and power coupler tuning carried out on the first Linac4 DTL tank. The upgrade of the bead pull measurement system and twists to the well-known tilt sensitivity technique are discussed.

THPP036	CERN Linac4 Drift Tube Linac Manufacturing and Assembly	923
THPOL06	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	S. Ramberger, P. Bourquin, A. Cherif, Y. Cuvet, A. Dallocchio, G. Favre, J.-F. Fuchs, J.-M. Geisser, F. Gerigk, J.-M. Giguet, J. Hansen, M. Polini, S. Sgobba, N. Thaus, M. Vretenar CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The manufacturing of the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac (DTL) components has been completed and the assembly of the structures is in its final stages. 3 tanks of 3.9m, 7.3m, and 7.3m, designed to accelerate a 40mA average pulse current H–beam from 3 to 50MeV, are being assembled from 2, 4 and 4 segments of about 2.0m length, containing each from 22 drift tubes at the low energy end, down to only 6 at the high energy end. Due to its peculiar design avoiding adjustment mechanisms on the drift tube, tight tolerances have to be maintained in the production. This paper discusses the assembly stages that are used to achieve the tolerances over the full length of the structures. Metrology results on the assembled DTL Tank1 confirm the required precision.

THPP038	The Drift Tube Welding Assembly for the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac at CERN	929
	I. Sexton, A. Cherif, Y. Cuvet, G. Favre, J.-M. Geisser, S. Ramberger, S. Sgobba, T. Tardy CERN, Geneva, Switzerland F.M. Mirapeix DMP, Mendaro, Spain
	The fabrication of the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac (DTL) required the welding assembly of 10⁸ drift tubes (DT) which has been undertaken at the CERN workshop. The design of the DTL is particular in that it was purposely simplified to avoid any position adjustment mechanism for drift tubes in the tank. In consequence, drift tubes have been designed with tight tolerances and parts have been assembled with an optimised welding procedure. Two re-machining stages have been introduced in order to compensate for welding distortions. This paper discusses the various assembly stages with a view on the final precision that has been achieved.
	Poster THPP038 [8.665 MB]

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TUPP089

Tuning and Field Stabilization of the CERN Linac4 Drift Tube Linac

631

TUPOL09

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SUPG018

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M.R. Khalvati
IPM, Tehran, Iran
S. Ramberger
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The Drift Tube Linac (DTL) for the new linear accelerator Linac4 at CERN will accelerate H–beams of up to 40 mA average pulse current from 3 to 50 MeV. The structure consists of three cavities. The first cavity (Tank1) is a 3.9 m long tank containing 38 drift tubes, 10 fixed tuners, 2 movable tuners and 12 post-couplers, operating at a frequency of 352.2 MHz and an average accelerating field of 3.1 MV/m. This paper reports on the results and procedures used for the low–power tuning, stabilization and power coupler tuning carried out on the first Linac4 DTL tank. The upgrade of the bead pull measurement system and twists to the well-known tilt sensitivity technique are discussed.

THPP036

CERN Linac4 Drift Tube Linac Manufacturing and Assembly

923

THPOL06

use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code

S. Ramberger, P. Bourquin, A. Cherif, Y. Cuvet, A. Dallocchio, G. Favre, J.-F. Fuchs, J.-M. Geisser, F. Gerigk, J.-M. Giguet, J. Hansen, M. Polini, S. Sgobba, N. Thaus, M. Vretenar
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The manufacturing of the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac (DTL) components has been completed and the assembly of the structures is in its final stages. 3 tanks of 3.9m, 7.3m, and 7.3m, designed to accelerate a 40mA average pulse current H–beam from 3 to 50MeV, are being assembled from 2, 4 and 4 segments of about 2.0m length, containing each from 22 drift tubes at the low energy end, down to only 6 at the high energy end. Due to its peculiar design avoiding adjustment mechanisms on the drift tube, tight tolerances have to be maintained in the production. This paper discusses the assembly stages that are used to achieve the tolerances over the full length of the structures. Metrology results on the assembled DTL Tank1 confirm the required precision.

THPP038

The Drift Tube Welding Assembly for the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac at CERN

929

I. Sexton, A. Cherif, Y. Cuvet, G. Favre, J.-M. Geisser, S. Ramberger, S. Sgobba, T. Tardy
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
F.M. Mirapeix
DMP, Mendaro, Spain

The fabrication of the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac (DTL) required the welding assembly of 10⁸ drift tubes (DT) which has been undertaken at the CERN workshop. The design of the DTL is particular in that it was purposely simplified to avoid any position adjustment mechanism for drift tubes in the tank. In consequence, drift tubes have been designed with tight tolerances and parts have been assembled with an optimised welding procedure. Two re-machining stages have been introduced in order to compensate for welding distortions. This paper discusses the various assembly stages with a view on the final precision that has been achieved.

Poster THPP038 [8.665 MB]