Author: Levinsen, Y.
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TUC2C2 Evaluating PyORBIT as Unified Simulation Tool for Beam-Dynamics Modeling of the ESS Linac 102
 
  • J.F. Esteban Müller, Y. Levinsen, N. Milas, C.Z. Zlatanov
    ESS, Lund, Sweden
  • A.P. Shishlo, A.P. Zhukov
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
 
  The design of the ESS proton linac was supported by the simulation code TraceWin, a closed-source commercial software for accurate multiparticle simulations. Conversely, the high-level physics applications used for beam commissioning and machine tuning rely on the Open XAL framework and its online model for fast envelope simulations. In this paper, we evaluate PyORBIT for both online modeling of the linac for machine commissioning and tuning as well as for more accurate offline simulations for beam-dynamics studies. We present the modifications done to the code to adapt it to this use case, namely porting the code to Python 3, adding an envelope tracker, and integrating with the EPICS control systems. Finally, we show the results of benchmarking PyORBIT against our current modeling tools.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-TUC2C2  
About • Received ※ 08 October 2023 — Revised ※ 09 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 11 October 2023 — Issued ※ 14 October 2023
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TUA3I3 ESS Normal Conducting Linac Commissioning Results 118
 
  • Y. Levinsen, M.E. Eshraqi, N. Milas, R. Miyamoto, D. Noll
    ESS, Lund, Sweden
 
  The European Spallation Source is designed to be the world’s brightest neutron source once in operation, driven by a 5 MW proton linac. The linac consists of a normal conducting front end followed by a superconducting linac. The normal conducting part has been commissioned in several stages, with the latest stage involving all but one DTL tank now in 2023. During this commissioning period, we successfully transported a 50 us pulse of the nominal 62.5 mA beam current. We will present an overview of the commissioning results, with a focus on what we achieved in this latest stage.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-TUA3I3  
About • Received ※ 04 October 2023 — Revised ※ 11 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 13 October 2023 — Issued ※ 15 October 2023
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THBP46 Simulation of the ESS Proton Beam Window Scattering 591
 
  • E.D. Fackelman, E. Adli, H.E. Gjersdal, K.N. Sjobak
    University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  • Y. Levinsen, A. Takibayev, C.A. Thomas
    ESS, Lund, Sweden
 
  The European Spallation Source produces neutrons used for science by delivering a 5MW proton beam to a tungsten target. The proton beam parameters must remain within a well-defined range during all phases of facility exploitation. The proton beam parameters are measured and monitored by an instrumentation suite, among which are two beam imaging systems. Parameters such as position and beam current density can be calculated from the images, supporting beam tuning and operation. However, one of the two systems may be affected by beam scattering. In this paper, we will focus on modelling the impact of the scattering on the beam on target distribution. The modelling process, involving simulation codes such as Geant4 and two-dimensional convolution in Matlab, is described. Initially, Geant4 simulates a scattered pencil beam. The resulting distribution is fitted and can be used similarly to an instrument response in image processing to model any possible beam distribution. Finally, we discuss the results of the scattered beam imaging model, showing the range of applications of the model and the impact of scattering on the beam parameters.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-THBP46  
About • Received ※ 01 October 2023 — Revised ※ 09 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 14 October 2023 — Issued ※ 21 October 2023
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