Search

A 325 MHz aluminum prototype of a spatially periodic rf quadrupole focusing linac was developed at the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as a promising candidate for the front end of a high-current linac. It consists of an alternating series of crossbar H-type drift tubes and rf quadrupole sections. Owing to its special geometry, cavity fabrication is a major hurdle for its engineering development and application. In this paper, we report the detailed mechanical design of this structure and describe its fabrication process, including machining, assembly, and inspection. The field distribution was measured by the bead-pull technique. The results show that the field errors of both the accelerating and focusing fields are within an acceptable range. A tuning scheme for this new structure is proposed and verified. The cold test process and results are presented in detail. The development of this prototype provides valuable guidance for the application of the spatially periodic rf quadrupole structure., 16 pages, 7 figures, 1 table

Significant temperature difference (300–77 K or even 4 K) can cause large deformations and displacements of the beam position monitors (BPMs), which affect BPMs measurement resolution or even cause their malfunction in cryogenic situations. In this paper, to check the offset from the mechanical to electrical center in low temperature (77 K), Fourier’s law and finite element method are used to simulate cryo-deformation. Laser tracker and micro-alignment telescope are employed in combined BPM calibration, installation and monitoring. The calibration error is