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Recent performance of and plasma outage studies with the SNS H- source.
- Source :
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Review of Scientific Instruments . Feb2016, Vol. 87 Issue 2, p02B140-1-02B140-5. 5p. 3 Diagrams, 11 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Spallation Neutron Source ramps to higher power levels that can be sustained with high availability. The goal is 1.4MWdespite a compromised radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ), which requires higher radio frequency power than design levels to approach the nominal beam transmission. Unfortunately at higher power the RFQ often loses its thermal stability, a problem apparently enhanced by beam losses and high influxes of hydrogen. Delivering as much H- beam as possible with the least amount of hydrogen led to plasma outages. The root cause is the dense 1-ms long ~55-kW 2-MHz plasma pulses reflecting ~90% of the continuous ~300 W, 13-MHz power, which was mitigated with a 4-ms filter for the reflected power signal and an outage resistant, slightly detuned 13-MHz match. Lowering the H2 gas also increased the H- beam current to ~55 mA and increased the RFQ transmission by ~7% (relative). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00346748
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113485826
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935640