Beam Dynamics Studies of ECR Injections for the Coupled Cyclotron Facility at NSCL

X.Wu; D.Cole; M.Doleans; G.Machicoane; F.Marti; P.Miller; J.Stetson; <BR>M.Steiner; P.Zavodszky; Q.Zhao

Chinese Physics C> 2007, Vol. 31> Issue(S1) : 196-200

Beam Dynamics Studies of ECR Injections for the Coupled Cyclotron Facility at NSCL

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University,East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

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The Coupled Cyclotron Facility (CCF) has been operating at the NSCL since 2001, providing up to 160MeV/u heavy ion beams for nuclear physics experiments. Recent steps, particularly the improvement of the ECR-to-K500 injection line, were taken to improve the CCF performance. For that purpose an off-line ECR source, ARTEMIS-B, was built and used to investigate the impact on beam brightness under various source operating conditions, different initial focusing systems and current analysis dipole. Beam dynamics simulations including space-charge and 3D electrostatic field effects were performed and beam diagnostics including emittance scanner were used, leading to a better understanding of the CCF beam injection process. New initial electrostatic focusing elements such as a large-bore quadrupole triplet and a quadrupole double-doublet with compensating octupole were tested, and a new beam tuning procedure was established to improve the beam brightness for the CCF. Following these efforts, a significant increase of primary beam power out of the CCF has been achieved.

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X.Wu, D.Cole, M.Doleans, G.Machicoane, F.Marti, P.Miller, J.Stetson,
M.Steiner, P.Zavodszky and Q.Zhao. Beam Dynamics Studies of ECR Injections for the Coupled Cyclotron Facility at NSCL[J]. Chinese Physics C, 2007, 31(S1): 196-200.

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Beam Dynamics Studies of ECR Injections for the Coupled Cyclotron Facility at NSCL

Corresponding author: X.Wu,

National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University,East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

Received Date: 2007-05-30
Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
Available Online: 2007-01-03

Abstract: The Coupled Cyclotron Facility (CCF) has been operating at the NSCL since 2001, providing up to 160MeV/u heavy ion beams for nuclear physics experiments. Recent steps, particularly the improvement of the ECR-to-K500 injection line, were taken to improve the CCF performance. For that purpose an off-line ECR source, ARTEMIS-B, was built and used to investigate the impact on beam brightness under various source operating conditions, different initial focusing systems and current analysis dipole. Beam dynamics simulations including space-charge and 3D electrostatic field effects were performed and beam diagnostics including emittance scanner were used, leading to a better understanding of the CCF beam injection process. New initial electrostatic focusing elements such as a large-bore quadrupole triplet and a quadrupole double-doublet with compensating octupole were tested, and a new beam tuning procedure was established to improve the beam brightness for the CCF. Following these efforts, a significant increase of primary beam power out of the CCF has been achieved.