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Instrumentation designs for beam distribution measurements in the ERL beam dump at BNL

  • T. Miller
  • , S. Bellavia
  • , I. Ben-Zvi
  • , J. Fite
  • , D. Gassner
  • , D. Kayran
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Abstract

The R & D Energy Recover LINAC (ERL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is undergoing continued development in parallel with piece-wise commissioning efforts as installation of each subsystem is completed. While the machine is planned to operate at low intensity with short, low frequency pulses during the commissioning phases, on going design efforts continue to provide a solution to measure the beam distribution inside the high power electron beam dump using several parallel methods. For low power measurements, this includes a new rad-hard version of long 7/8 in. Heliax ion chambers [1,2] that encage the dump both in circular and axial directions. For high power measurements, this includes both "pinhole" like multipoint imaging of the dump with ion chamber beam loss monitors [3] positioned over an array of holes drilled in the shielding around the beam dump as well as an infrared imaging system to peer through an upstream dipole chamber in the extraction line to monitor the temperature distribution on the target surface inside the dump. This paper presents the design details of these three systems that work to ensure the proper distribution of the high power electron beam on the target in an effort to avoid reaching the thermal limit of the water cooled beam dump [4].

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication53rd ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on Energy Recovery Linacs, ERL 2013 - Proceedings
PublisherJoint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)
Pages108-111
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783954501441
StatePublished - Nov 1 2013
Event53rd ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on Energy Recovery Linacs, ERL 2013 - Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Duration: Sep 9 2013Sep 13 2013

Publication series

Name53rd ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on Energy Recovery Linacs, ERL 2013 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference53rd ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on Energy Recovery Linacs, ERL 2013
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityNovosibirsk
Period09/9/1309/13/13

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