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TUC1C1	Effect of Three-Dimensional Quadrupole Magnet Model on Beam Dynamics in the FODO Line at the Spallation Neutron Source Beam Test Facility	quadrupole, simulation, permanent-magnet, HOM	65
	T.E. Thompson ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA A.V. Aleksandrov, T.V. Gorlov, K.J. Ruisard, A.P. Shishlo ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
	Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics. Authored by UT- Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The research program at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Beam Test Facility (BTF) focuses on improving accelerator model accuracy. This study explores the effect of two different models of permanent magnet quadrupoles, which comprise a 9.5-cell FODO line in the BTF. The more realistic model includes all higher-order terms, while the simple, in use model, is a perfect quadrupole. Particular attention is paid to high-amplitude particles to understand how the choice of quadrupole model will affect beam halo distributions. In this paper, we compare particle tracking through a FODO line that contains only linear terms - a perfect quadrupole model - to a full 3D model.
	Slides TUC1C1 [1.705 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-TUC1C1
About •	Received ※ 01 October 2023 — Revised ※ 06 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 11 October 2023 — Issued ※ 27 October 2023
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TUA4C2	Application of Programmable Trim Quadrupoles in Beam Commissioning of CSNS/RCS	quadrupole, MMI, injection, lattice	158
	Y. Li, C.D. Deng, S.Y. Xu DNSC, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China Y.W. An, X. Qi, S. Wang, Y.S. Yuan IHEP, Beijing, People’s Republic of China H.Y. Liu IHEP CSNS, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
	The China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) achieved its design power of 100 kW in 2020 and is currently stably operating at 140 kW after a series of measures. In the process of increasing beam power, 16 programmable trim quadrupoles were installed in the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) of CSNS to enable rapid variation of tunes, effective adjustment of Twiss parameters, and restoration of lattice superperiodicity through the machine cycle. This paper provides a detailed introduction to the design of the trim quadrupoles and preliminary results of the machine study. The beam experiments show that the trim quadrupoles play a crucial role in increasing beam power after exceeding 100 kW.
	Slides TUA4C2 [4.136 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-TUA4C2
About •	Received ※ 27 September 2023 — Revised ※ 07 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 October 2023 — Issued ※ 22 October 2023
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WEC1C2	Challenges of Target and Irradiation Diagnostics of the IFMIF-DONES Facility	target, radiation, diagnostics, monitoring	210
	C. Torregrosa, J. Maestre, A. Roldán, J. Valenzuela, I. Álvarez Castro UGR, Granada, Spain F. Arbeiter, Y.F. Qiu KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany S. Becerril-Jarque, A. Ibarra, I. Podadera Consorcio IFMIF-DONES España, Granada, Spain B. Brenneis Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany L. Buligins IPUL, Salaspils, Latvia J. Castellanos Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain N. Chauvin CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France S. Fiore CERN, GENEVA, Switzerland D. Jimenez-Rey, F. Mota, C. Oliver, D. Regidor, C. de la Morena CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain J. Martínez, P. Matia-Hernando, T. Siegel ASE Optics, El Prat De Llobregat, Spain F.S. Nitti ENEA Brasimone, Centro Ricerche Brasimone, Camugnano, BO, Italy T. Tadic RBI, Zagreb, Croatia U. Wiacek IFJ-PAN, Kraków, Poland
	Funding: This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme Grant Agreement No 101052200 EUROfusion IFMIF-DONES will be a first-class scientific infrastructure consisting of an accelerator-driven neutron source delivering 1e17 n/s with a broad peak at 14 MeV. Such neutron flux will be created by impinging a continuous wave 125 mA, 40 MeV, 5 MW deuteron beam onto a liquid Li jet target, circulating at 15 m/s. Material specimens subjected to neutron irradiation will be placed a few millimeters downstream. Some of the most challenging technological aspects of the facility are the Diagnostics to monitor the Li jet, beam parameters on target, and characterization of the neutron irradiation field, with transversal implications in the scientific exploitation, machine protection and safety. Multiple solutions are foreseen, considering among others, Li jet thickness measurement methods based on optical metrology and millimeter-wave radar techniques, Li electromagnetic flowmeters, beam footprint measurements based on residual gas excitation, online neutron detectors such as SPNDs and micro-fission chambers, as well as offline neutron fluence measurements by activation foils or spheres. This contribution provides an overview of these aspects and the associated R&D activities.
	Slides WEC1C2 [4.676 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-WEC1C2
About •	Received ※ 11 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 12 October 2023 — Issued ※ 14 October 2023
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THA1I1	Performance and Upgrade Considerations for the CSNS Injection	injection, MMI, proton, simulation	326
	M.Y. Huang, S. Wang, S.Y. Xu IHEP, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
	Funding: This work is jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12075134) and the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No. 2021B1515120021). For the proton synchrotron, the beam injection is one of the most important issues. Firstly, based on the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), the injection methods have been comprehensively studied, including phase space painting and H⁻ stripping. In order to solve the key difficulties faced when the beam power exceeds 50% of the design value, flexibility in the CSNS design has been exploited to implement the correlated painting by using the rising current curve of the pulse power supply. The effectiveness of the new method has been verified in the simulation and beam commissioning. By using the new method, the beam power on the target has successfully risen to the design value. Secondly, for the CSNS upgrade, the injection energy is increased from 80 MeV to 300 MeV and the injection beam power is increased by about 19 times. Based on the CSNS experience and simulation results, it is hoped that the new injection scheme can not only be compatible with correlated and anti-correlated painting, but also greatly reduces the peak temperature of the stripping foil. After in-depth study, a new painting scheme has been proposed which has been verified to be feasible in the simulation.
	Slides THA1I1 [2.951 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-THA1I1
About •	Received ※ 01 October 2023 — Revised ※ 06 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 October 2023 — Issued ※ 15 October 2023
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THBP03	ESS-Bilbao RFQ Static Tuning Algorithm and Simulation	rfq, cavity, simulation, operation	440
	J.L. Muñoz, I. Bustinduy, A. Conde, N. Garmendia, P.J. González, J. Martin, V. Toyos ESS Bilbao, Zamudio, Spain
	The ESS-Bilbao RFQ operates at 352.2 MHz. The machining of the four RFQ segments has finished and the assembly and tuning operations will follow shorly. The static tuning and field flatness are provided by an array of 60 plunger tuners, distributed along the 3.2 meters length of the structure. There are four tuners per segment per quadrant, except for one of the segments where the ports are used by the power couplers. A bead-pull setup will provide the measurements of the field profiles, that will be collected in a matrix built up with the contributions of individual tuners. The conventional approach of inverting the matrix to get the optimum tuners distribution is explored, as well as additional optimization method. Particularly, a genetic optimization algorithm provides a very succesful tuning of the RFQ. The solution provided by this approach will be used as the initial configuration of the tuners before the bead-pull measurements are carried out. Additionally, static and dynamic tuning of the RFQ is studied by high performance computing simulations of the RFQ. The analysis of the in-house computational electromagnetics suite used for these tasks is also discussed in this paper.
	Poster THBP03 [2.285 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-THBP03
About •	Received ※ 29 September 2023 — Revised ※ 08 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 October 2023 — Issued ※ 28 October 2023
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THBP06	RFQ Upgrades for IFMIF-DONES	rfq, simulation, emittance, toolkit	451
	M. Comunian, L. Bellan, A. Palmieri, A. Pisent INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
	In the framework of IFMIF-DONES (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility- DEMO-Oriented Neutron Early Source) ¿ a powerful neutron irradiation facility for studies and certification of materials to be used in fusion reactors is planned as part of the European roadmap to fusion electricity. A possible RFQ upgrade has been designed. In this article the beam dynamics of an RFQ able to handle CW 200 mA of Deuterium, based on experience of IFMIF RFQ, will be presented.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-THBP06
About •	Received ※ 24 September 2023 — Revised ※ 07 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 October 2023 — Issued ※ 15 October 2023
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THBP48	Latest Advances in Targetry Systems at CERN and Exciting Avenues for Future Endeavours	target, proton, antiproton, experiment	599
	R. Franqueira Ximenes, O. Aberle, M. Calviani, R. Esposito, J.L. Grenard, T. Griesemer, A.R. Romero Francia, C. Torregrosa CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
	CERN’s accelerator complex offers diverse target systems for a range of scientific pursuits, including varying beam energies, intensities, pulse lengths, and objectives. Future high-intensity fixed target experiments aim to advance this field further. This contribution highlights upgraded operational target systems, enhancing CERN’s physics endeavours. One example is the third-generation n_TOF spallation neutron target, using a nitrogen-cooled pure lead system impacted by a 20 GeV/c proton beam. Another focuses on recent antiproton production target upgrades, with a high-intensity 26 GeV/c beam colliding with a narrow-air-cooled iridium target. Looking ahead, new high-power target systems are planned. One aims to discover hidden particles using a 350-kW high-Z production target, while another enhances kaon physics through a 100 kW low-Z target. This article provides an overview of current target systems at CERN, detailing beam-intercepting devices and engineering aspects. It also previews upcoming facilities that could soon be implemented at CERN.
	Poster THBP48 [63.760 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-THBP48
About •	Received ※ 07 October 2023 — Revised ※ 08 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 October 2023 — Issued ※ 10 October 2023
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FRC1I2	High Beam Current Operation with Beam Diagnostics at LIPAc	operation, emittance, diagnostics, beam-diagnostic	649
	S. Kwon, T. Akagi, A. De Franco, K. Hirosawa, K. Kondo, K. Masuda, M. Ohta QST Rokkasho, Aomori, Japan F. Bénédetti, Y. Carin, F. Cismondi, D. Gex IFMIF/EVEDA, Rokkasho, Japan B. Bolzon, N. Chauvin CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France D. Jimenez-Rey, I. Podadera, A. Rodríguez Páramo, V. Villamayor CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain L. Maindive UGR, Granada, Spain J. Marroncle CEA-DRF-IRFU, France J.C. Morales Vega, I. Podadera Consorcio IFMIF-DONES España, Granada, Spain M. Poggi INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
	The Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) is under commissioning in Rokkasho Fusion Institute in Japan and aims to accelerate 125 mA D⁺ at 9 MeV in CW mode for validating the IFMIF accelerator design. To insure a fine characterization and tuning of the machine many beam diagnostics are installed such as CTs, profile/position/loss/bunch length monitors spanning from Injector to the beam dump (BD). The beam operations in 1.0 ms pulsed D⁺ at 5 MeV was successfully completed with a low power BD (Phase B) in 2019. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the crucial transition to a new linac configuration was also finalized to enable operation in 1.0 ms to CW D⁺ at 5 MeV with the high-power BD (Phase B+). Thanks to the efforts of the entire team, the 1st beam operation of Phase B+ was carried out in 2021. We present the experiences and challenges encountered during the beam operations, particularly the findings from the interceptive devices to measure the beam profile and emittance using tungsten wires rackets, SEMGrid. We also discuss the quick results on other beam diagnostics from the beam operation of Phase B+ toward HDC, which are currently conducting in this Summer.
	Slides FRC1I2 [9.323 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-FRC1I2
About •	Received ※ 02 October 2023 — Revised ※ 06 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 October 2023 — Issued ※ 23 October 2023
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Effect of Three-Dimensional Quadrupole Magnet Model on Beam Dynamics in the FODO Line at the Spallation Neutron Source Beam Test Facility

quadrupole, simulation, permanent-magnet, HOM

65

T.E. Thompson
ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
A.V. Aleksandrov, T.V. Gorlov, K.J. Ruisard, A.P. Shishlo
ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Funding: Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics. Authored by UT- Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
The research program at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Beam Test Facility (BTF) focuses on improving accelerator model accuracy. This study explores the effect of two different models of permanent magnet quadrupoles, which comprise a 9.5-cell FODO line in the BTF. The more realistic model includes all higher-order terms, while the simple, in use model, is a perfect quadrupole. Particular attention is paid to high-amplitude particles to understand how the choice of quadrupole model will affect beam halo distributions. In this paper, we compare particle tracking through a FODO line that contains only linear terms - a perfect quadrupole model - to a full 3D model.

Slides TUC1C1 [1.705 MB]

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reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-HB2023-TUC1C1

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Received ※ 01 October 2023 — Revised ※ 06 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 11 October 2023 — Issued ※ 27 October 2023

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TUA4C2

Application of Programmable Trim Quadrupoles in Beam Commissioning of CSNS/RCS

quadrupole, MMI, injection, lattice

158

Y. Li, C.D. Deng, S.Y. Xu
DNSC, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China
Y.W. An, X. Qi, S. Wang, Y.S. Yuan
IHEP, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
H.Y. Liu
IHEP CSNS, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China

The China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) achieved its design power of 100 kW in 2020 and is currently stably operating at 140 kW after a series of measures. In the process of increasing beam power, 16 programmable trim quadrupoles were installed in the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) of CSNS to enable rapid variation of tunes, effective adjustment of Twiss parameters, and restoration of lattice superperiodicity through the machine cycle. This paper provides a detailed introduction to the design of the trim quadrupoles and preliminary results of the machine study. The beam experiments show that the trim quadrupoles play a crucial role in increasing beam power after exceeding 100 kW.

Slides TUA4C2 [4.136 MB]

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Received ※ 27 September 2023 — Revised ※ 07 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 October 2023 — Issued ※ 22 October 2023

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WEC1C2

Challenges of Target and Irradiation Diagnostics of the IFMIF-DONES Facility

target, radiation, diagnostics, monitoring

210

C. Torregrosa, J. Maestre, A. Roldán, J. Valenzuela, I. Álvarez Castro
UGR, Granada, Spain
F. Arbeiter, Y.F. Qiu
KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
S. Becerril-Jarque, A. Ibarra, I. Podadera
Consorcio IFMIF-DONES España, Granada, Spain
B. Brenneis
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
L. Buligins
IPUL, Salaspils, Latvia
J. Castellanos
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
N. Chauvin
CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
S. Fiore
CERN, GENEVA, Switzerland
D. Jimenez-Rey, F. Mota, C. Oliver, D. Regidor, C. de la Morena
CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
J. Martínez, P. Matia-Hernando, T. Siegel
ASE Optics, El Prat De Llobregat, Spain
F.S. Nitti
ENEA Brasimone, Centro Ricerche Brasimone, Camugnano, BO, Italy
T. Tadic
RBI, Zagreb, Croatia
U. Wiacek
IFJ-PAN, Kraków, Poland

Funding: This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme Grant Agreement No 101052200 EUROfusion
IFMIF-DONES will be a first-class scientific infrastructure consisting of an accelerator-driven neutron source delivering 1e17 n/s with a broad peak at 14 MeV. Such neutron flux will be created by impinging a continuous wave 125 mA, 40 MeV, 5 MW deuteron beam onto a liquid Li jet target, circulating at 15 m/s. Material specimens subjected to neutron irradiation will be placed a few millimeters downstream. Some of the most challenging technological aspects of the facility are the Diagnostics to monitor the Li jet, beam parameters on target, and characterization of the neutron irradiation field, with transversal implications in the scientific exploitation, machine protection and safety. Multiple solutions are foreseen, considering among others, Li jet thickness measurement methods based on optical metrology and millimeter-wave radar techniques, Li electromagnetic flowmeters, beam footprint measurements based on residual gas excitation, online neutron detectors such as SPNDs and micro-fission chambers, as well as offline neutron fluence measurements by activation foils or spheres. This contribution provides an overview of these aspects and the associated R&D activities.

Slides WEC1C2 [4.676 MB]

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THA1I1

Performance and Upgrade Considerations for the CSNS Injection

injection, MMI, proton, simulation

326

M.Y. Huang, S. Wang, S.Y. Xu
IHEP, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Funding: This work is jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12075134) and the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No. 2021B1515120021).
For the proton synchrotron, the beam injection is one of the most important issues. Firstly, based on the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), the injection methods have been comprehensively studied, including phase space painting and H⁻ stripping. In order to solve the key difficulties faced when the beam power exceeds 50% of the design value, flexibility in the CSNS design has been exploited to implement the correlated painting by using the rising current curve of the pulse power supply. The effectiveness of the new method has been verified in the simulation and beam commissioning. By using the new method, the beam power on the target has successfully risen to the design value. Secondly, for the CSNS upgrade, the injection energy is increased from 80 MeV to 300 MeV and the injection beam power is increased by about 19 times. Based on the CSNS experience and simulation results, it is hoped that the new injection scheme can not only be compatible with correlated and anti-correlated painting, but also greatly reduces the peak temperature of the stripping foil. After in-depth study, a new painting scheme has been proposed which has been verified to be feasible in the simulation.

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Received ※ 01 October 2023 — Revised ※ 06 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 October 2023 — Issued ※ 15 October 2023

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THBP03

ESS-Bilbao RFQ Static Tuning Algorithm and Simulation

rfq, cavity, simulation, operation

440

J.L. Muñoz, I. Bustinduy, A. Conde, N. Garmendia, P.J. González, J. Martin, V. Toyos
ESS Bilbao, Zamudio, Spain

The ESS-Bilbao RFQ operates at 352.2 MHz. The machining of the four RFQ segments has finished and the assembly and tuning operations will follow shorly. The static tuning and field flatness are provided by an array of 60 plunger tuners, distributed along the 3.2 meters length of the structure. There are four tuners per segment per quadrant, except for one of the segments where the ports are used by the power couplers. A bead-pull setup will provide the measurements of the field profiles, that will be collected in a matrix built up with the contributions of individual tuners. The conventional approach of inverting the matrix to get the optimum tuners distribution is explored, as well as additional optimization method. Particularly, a genetic optimization algorithm provides a very succesful tuning of the RFQ. The solution provided by this approach will be used as the initial configuration of the tuners before the bead-pull measurements are carried out. Additionally, static and dynamic tuning of the RFQ is studied by high performance computing simulations of the RFQ. The analysis of the in-house computational electromagnetics suite used for these tasks is also discussed in this paper.

Poster THBP03 [2.285 MB]

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Received ※ 29 September 2023 — Revised ※ 08 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 October 2023 — Issued ※ 28 October 2023

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THBP06

RFQ Upgrades for IFMIF-DONES

rfq, simulation, emittance, toolkit

451

M. Comunian, L. Bellan, A. Palmieri, A. Pisent
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy

In the framework of IFMIF-DONES (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility- DEMO-Oriented Neutron Early Source) ¿ a powerful neutron irradiation facility for studies and certification of materials to be used in fusion reactors is planned as part of the European roadmap to fusion electricity. A possible RFQ upgrade has been designed. In this article the beam dynamics of an RFQ able to handle CW 200 mA of Deuterium, based on experience of IFMIF RFQ, will be presented.

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Received ※ 24 September 2023 — Revised ※ 07 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 October 2023 — Issued ※ 15 October 2023

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THBP48

Latest Advances in Targetry Systems at CERN and Exciting Avenues for Future Endeavours

target, proton, antiproton, experiment

599

R. Franqueira Ximenes, O. Aberle, M. Calviani, R. Esposito, J.L. Grenard, T. Griesemer, A.R. Romero Francia, C. Torregrosa
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland

CERN’s accelerator complex offers diverse target systems for a range of scientific pursuits, including varying beam energies, intensities, pulse lengths, and objectives. Future high-intensity fixed target experiments aim to advance this field further. This contribution highlights upgraded operational target systems, enhancing CERN’s physics endeavours. One example is the third-generation n_TOF spallation neutron target, using a nitrogen-cooled pure lead system impacted by a 20 GeV/c proton beam. Another focuses on recent antiproton production target upgrades, with a high-intensity 26 GeV/c beam colliding with a narrow-air-cooled iridium target. Looking ahead, new high-power target systems are planned. One aims to discover hidden particles using a 350-kW high-Z production target, while another enhances kaon physics through a 100 kW low-Z target. This article provides an overview of current target systems at CERN, detailing beam-intercepting devices and engineering aspects. It also previews upcoming facilities that could soon be implemented at CERN.

Poster THBP48 [63.760 MB]

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Received ※ 07 October 2023 — Revised ※ 08 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 09 October 2023 — Issued ※ 10 October 2023

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FRC1I2

High Beam Current Operation with Beam Diagnostics at LIPAc

operation, emittance, diagnostics, beam-diagnostic

649

S. Kwon, T. Akagi, A. De Franco, K. Hirosawa, K. Kondo, K. Masuda, M. Ohta
QST Rokkasho, Aomori, Japan
F. Bénédetti, Y. Carin, F. Cismondi, D. Gex
IFMIF/EVEDA, Rokkasho, Japan
B. Bolzon, N. Chauvin
CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
D. Jimenez-Rey, I. Podadera, A. Rodríguez Páramo, V. Villamayor
CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
L. Maindive
UGR, Granada, Spain
J. Marroncle
CEA-DRF-IRFU, France
J.C. Morales Vega, I. Podadera
Consorcio IFMIF-DONES España, Granada, Spain
M. Poggi
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy

The Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) is under commissioning in Rokkasho Fusion Institute in Japan and aims to accelerate 125 mA D⁺ at 9 MeV in CW mode for validating the IFMIF accelerator design. To insure a fine characterization and tuning of the machine many beam diagnostics are installed such as CTs, profile/position/loss/bunch length monitors spanning from Injector to the beam dump (BD). The beam operations in 1.0 ms pulsed D⁺ at 5 MeV was successfully completed with a low power BD (Phase B) in 2019. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the crucial transition to a new linac configuration was also finalized to enable operation in 1.0 ms to CW D⁺ at 5 MeV with the high-power BD (Phase B+). Thanks to the efforts of the entire team, the 1st beam operation of Phase B+ was carried out in 2021. We present the experiences and challenges encountered during the beam operations, particularly the findings from the interceptive devices to measure the beam profile and emittance using tungsten wires rackets, SEMGrid. We also discuss the quick results on other beam diagnostics from the beam operation of Phase B+ toward HDC, which are currently conducting in this Summer.

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Received ※ 02 October 2023 — Revised ※ 06 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 10 October 2023 — Issued ※ 23 October 2023

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