Author: Kester, O.K.
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TUPORI03 Model Coupled Accelerator Tuning With an Envelope Code 549
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  • O. Shelbaya, R.A. Baartman, O.K. Kester, S. Kiy, S.D. Rädel
    TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
 
  Funding: National Research Council Canada
Frequent linac re-tuning is needed at TRIUMF-ISAC for the delivery of rare isotope beams at a variety of mass-to-charge ratios and beam energies. This operation is of appreciable complexity due to the nature of the accelerator, consisting of a separated function, variable output energy DTL paired with an RFQ. Reference tunes, computed from a variety of beam and accelerator simulation codes, are scaled according to the beam properties, though changing beam parameters at the sources requires manual tuning of matching section quadrupoles. Using an end-to-end envelope model of the machine in the code TRANSOPTR, these tunes can now be rapidly computed, and using beam diagnostic inputs to reconstruct the beam matrix, the model can be used to dynamically re-optimize the machine tune on-line.
 
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2022-TUPORI03  
About • Received ※ 13 August 2022 — Revised ※ 23 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 30 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 02 September 2022
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FR1AA05 Design Considerations for a Proton Linac for a Compact Accelerator Based Neutron Source 878
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  • M. Abbaslou
    UVIC, Victoria, Canada
  • A. Gottberg, O.K. Kester, R.E. Laxdal, M. Marchetto
    TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
  • D.D. Maharaj, D. Marquardt
    University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • S. Tabbassum
    Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
 
  New neutron sources are needed both for Canada and internationally as access to reactor based neutrons shrinks. Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Sources (CANS) offer the possibility of an intense source of pulsed neutrons with a capital cost significantly lower than spallation sources. In an effort to close the neutron gap in Canada a prototype, Canadian compact accelerator-based neutron source (PC-CANS) is proposed for installation at the University of Windsor. The PC-CANS is envisaged to serve two neutron science instruments, a boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) station and a beamline for fluorine-18 radioisotope production for positron emission tomography (PET). To serve these diverse applications of neutron beams, a linear accelerator solution is selected, that will provide 10 MeV protons with a peak current of 10 mA within a 5% duty cycle. The accelerator is based on an RFQ and DTL with a post-DTL pulsed kicker system to simultaneously deliver macro-pulses to each end-station. Several choices of Linac technology are being considered and a comparison of the choices will be presented.  
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About • Received ※ 27 August 2022 — Revised ※ 29 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 31 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 03 September 2022
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