硼中子俘获治疗实验装置射频功率源系统

中国科学院高能物理研究所建造了一台基于加速器的硼中子俘获治疗（BNCT）实验装置。射频功率源系统为352.2 MHz射频四极加速器（RFQ）提供高频功率,使束流离开RFQ时,其能量达到3.5 MeV。BNCT射频功率源系统主要包括速调管功率源、数字低电平控制系统、射频传输系统。本文介绍了BNCT射频功率源系统,主要包括物理需求、系统组成、关键设备、安装和调试。目前该装置已进行动物实验,加速器打靶束流功率4.3 kW,加速器射频功率源系统运行稳定。     

强流质子RFQ加速器高频数字低电平控制系统

强流质子RFQ加速器加速场的频率为352.2 MHz,加速场幅度和相位的精度分别要求控制在±1%和±1°的范围,为了达到这一要求,设计了一套数字低电平控制系统,该系统包括加速场的幅度和相位控制、腔体的谐振频率控制和高功率射频连锁保护３个部分。腔体采样信号的下变频及反馈激励信号的上变频由模拟器件来完成。幅相实时反馈处理过程采用数字I/Q解调的方法,在1块stratixⅡ的FPGA板上实现,板上另有3块DSP用于通信和协助FPGA进行数据处理。系统完成后与RFQ加速器进行联机调试,测试结果基本满足控制精度的要求。     

Characterizing a proton beam with two different methods in beam halo experiments

In beam halo experiments, it is very important to correctly characterize the RFQ output proton beam. In order to simulate the beam dynamics properly, we must first know the correct initial beam parameters. We have used two different methods, quadrupole scans and multi-wire scanners to determine the transverse phase-space properties of the proton beam. The experimental data were analyzed by fitting to the 3-D nonlinear simulation code IMPACT. For the quadrupole scan method, we found that the RMS beam radius and the measured beam-core profiles agreed very well with the simulations. For the multi-wire scanner method, we choose the case of a matched beam. By fitting the IMPACT simulation results to the measured data, we obtained the Courant-Snyder parameters and the emittance of the beam. The difference between the two methods is about eight percent, which is acceptable in our experiments.     

Beam halo experiment at IHEP

Space-charge forces acting in mismatched beams have been identified as a major cause of beam halo. In this paper,we describe the beam halo experimental results in a FODO beam line at IHEP. With this beam transport line, experiments are carried out to compare the measured data with the multi-particle simulations and to study the formation of a beam halo. The maximum measured amplitudes of the matched and mismatched beam profiles agree well with simulations. Details of the experiment are presented.