RF system considerations for large high-duty-factor linacs [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1994.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 4 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- RF systems are often a major cost item for linacs, but this is especially true for large high-duty-factor linacs (up to and including CW) such as the Accelerator for Production of Tritium (APT) or the Accelerator for Transmutation of nuclear Waste (ATW). In addition, the high energy and high average beam current of these machines (approximately 1 GeV, 100--200 mA) leads to a need for excellent control of the accelerating fields in order to minimize the possibility of beam loss in the accelerator and the resulting activation. This paper will address the key considerations and limitations in the design of the RF system. These considerations impact the design of both the high power RF components and the RF controls. As might be expected, the two concerns sometimes lead to conflicting design requirements. For example minimum RF operating costs lead to a desire for operation near saturation of the high power RF generators in order to maximize the operating efficiency. Optimal control of the RF fields leads to a desire for maximum overdrive capability in those same generators in order to respond quickly to disturbances of the accelerator fields.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:la-ur--94-2765
E 1.99: conf-9408125--6
conf-9408125--6
la-ur--94-2765 - Subject(s)
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- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
09/01/1994.
"la-ur--94-2765"
" conf-9408125--6"
"DE94018097"
17. international LINAC conference,Tsukuba (Japan),21-26 Aug 1994.
Lawrence, G.; Tallerico, P.J.; Lynch, M.T.; Regan, A.H.; Ziomek, C.D.; Eaton, L. - Funding Information
- W-7405-ENG-36
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