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https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2014-THPME018
Title Global Search Methods for Electromagnetic Optimization of Compact Linac Tanks
Authors
  • O. Losito, V. Dimiccoli, G. Rutigliani
    ITEL, Ruvo di Puglia, Italy
  • L. De Palma, F. Prudenzano
    Politecnico di Bari (DEI), Bari, Italy
Abstract We shows the optimization of a five cell tank to be included as first multi-cavity within a LINAC section accelerating a proton beam from 7 MeV to higher energies, useful for proton therapy. The tank performance depends on a set of physical (beam characteristics) and geometrical parameters (radius and lengths of accelerating and coupling cavities, radius and thickness of the coupling holes among accelerating cells, the radius and the thickness of the coupling holes between off-axis coupling cells and accelerating ones). PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) and ACO (Ant Colony Optimization) have been used as approaches for the electromagnetic optimization. The model used for the fitness calculation takes into account all the most important effects occurring in the tank coupled cavities loaded by the proton beam. The codes based on PSO and ACO have enabled the global and stochastic identification of about ten optimized parameters. The design goodness has been tested via Particle and Microwave CST Studio © simulation. The optimized tank accelerates the proton beam input energy from Ein=7 MeV to about Eout= 8.2 MeV. These values, well agree with other designs reported in literature.
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Conference IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany
Series International Particle Accelerator Conference (5th)
Proceedings Link to full IPAC2014 Proccedings
Session Poster Session, Messi Area
Date 19-Jun-14   16:00–18:00
Main Classification 04 Hadron Accelerators
Sub Classification A08 Linear Accelerators
Keywords coupling, linac, proton, cavity, HOM
Publisher JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editors Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland); Gianluigi Arduini (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland); Peter Michel (HZDR, Dresden, Germany); Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
ISBN 978-3-95450-132-8
Published July 2014
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