| Title |
Operation and Maintenance of RF System of 520 MeV TRIUMF Cyclotron |
| Authors |
- N.V. Avreline, T. Au, C.D. Bartlett, I.V. Bylinskii, B. Jakovljevic, V. Zvyagintsev
TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada
- C.D. Bartlett
University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada
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| Abstract |
1 MW CW 23 MHz RF system of the TRIUMF 520 MeV Cyclotron has been in operation for over 40 years. Continuous development of the RF power amplifiers, the waveguide system and of the measurement and protection devices provides reliable operation and improves the performance of the RF System. In this article, operation and maintenance procedure of this RF system are analyzed and recent as well as future upgrades are being analyzed and discussed. In particular, we discuss the improvements of the transmission line's VSWR monitor and their effect on the protection of the RF system against RF breakdowns and sparks. We discuss the new version of input circuit that was installed, tested and is currently used in the final stage of RF power amplifier. We analyze various schematics and configurations of the Intermediate Power Amplifier (IPA) to be used in the future. The thermo-condition improvements of the Dee voltage probe's rectifiers are described.
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| Paper |
download THP03.PDF [0.717 MB / 3 pages] |
| Poster |
download THP03_POSTER.PDF [2.215 MB] |
| Conference |
Cyclotrons2016, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Series |
International Conference on Cyclotrons and Their Applications (21st) |
| Proceedings |
Link to full Cyclotrons2016 Proccedings |
| Session |
Poster Session: Operation and Upgrades; Cyclotron and FFAG Concepts, New Proj. |
| Date |
15-Sep-16 13:30–14:30 |
| Main Classification |
Operations and Upgrades |
| Keywords |
operation, cyclotron, TRIUMF, simulation, vacuum |
| Publisher |
JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Editors |
Jan Chrin (PSI, Villigen, Switzerland); Jacobus M. Schippers (PSI, Villigen, Switzerland); Mike Seidel (PSI, Villigen, Switzerland); Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany) |
| ISBN |
978-3-95450-167-0 |
| Published |
January 2017 |
| Copyright |
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