Two-stub quarter wave superconducting resonator design

This paper describes the electromagnetic and mechanical properties of a 150 MHz λ/4, 3-gap structure with two loading elements, for the velocity range β=0.04–0.12 in the context of TEM-like λ/4 and λ/2 structures with multiple loading elements. A simple transmission lines model is presented and the results of Micro Wave Studio and simulations are discussed. The column of the multistub structures opens the opportunity to minimize current in locations allowing the exploitation of demountable joints and control the frequency splitting between the accelerating and other modes. These resonators are appropriate for the upgrade of the medium- and high-velocity sections of the ANU Heavy-Ion Accelerator Facility. Because of the broad velocity range for which such structures can be tailored, they can also be used in spallation neutron sources and rare isotope accelerators

ANU LINAC upgrade using multi-stub resonators

A proposal has been prepared to upgrade the LINAC at ANU, using re-plated PbSn split loop resonators performing at 3.6 MV/m, and the addition of two-and three-stub resonators. The system is designed to provide 6 MeV/a.m.u. $^{107}$Ag starting with gas-stripped beam from the 14 UD, which is then foil-stripped before the LINAC. No major changes to the beam optics components will be required other than addition of a large bore rebuncher in the middle of the 180$^{\circ}$ achromat. Models of the two- and three-stub resonators have been built and optimized for the goal frequency, for the separation of accelerating and other modes as well as for the minimization of the current in the demountable joints. A copper prototype has been constructed and is being plated with PbSn for cold testing

Three-stub quarter wave superconducting resonator design

This paper describes a concept for superconducting resonators for the acceleration of ions in the velocity range β=v/c=0.015–0.04. Such a resonator operates in λ/4 mode with three loading elements and so can be thought of as a triple quarter wave resonator (3-QWR) providing 4 accelerating gaps. The use of a column to support the three stubs provides a benefit beyond those of the two-stub design (2-QWR). In the 3-QWR, the rf mirror currents in the walls surrounding the stubs need only travel through 45° instead of the 90° in the 2-QWR thus further reducing the current in the demountable joints. As in the 2-QWR, the shape of the column allows control of the frequency splitting between the accelerating and other modes. The copper structure is designed to be coated by a thin superconducting film of niobium or lead for operation at 4.3 K. The particular device reported here operates at 150 MHz with an optimum β of 0.04. Its outer cylinder is the same size and shape as for the 2-QWR structure reported previously, in order to minimize construction and cryostat costs. A simple transmission line model is presented and the results of microwave studio and other numerical analyses are discussed. The 3-QWR resonators are appropriate for the upgrade of the low-velocity sections of the ANU Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility and other heavy ion accelerator boosters

Rotary and displacement tuners for multistub cavities

Rotary and displacement tuners are described for multistub superconducting rf resonators. The effectiveness of these tuners is made possible because the resonators have low currents between their outer conductors and tuner elements. Computer simulations and experimental data show that the devices provide a tuning range up to 100 kHz with a frequency resolution of about 1 Hz. As well, only a small driving force is required allowing use of a low-backlash drive mechanism. The use of the rotary tuner is limited to the resonators with two loading elements such as the 2-stub quarter wave resonator, the conventional split loop resonator, and the 2-stub, half wave resonator. The displacement tuner is more versatile and can be used for any TEM-like quarter wave resonator or half wave resonator resonators with two or more loading elements

Experimental and numerical investigation of cavitation in marine Diesel injectors

To further increase the efficiency and decrease emissions of large two-stroke marine Diesel engines, the understanding of the fuel injection, spray breakup and the resulting combustion plays a vital role. Investigations have shown that the strongly asymmetrically and eccentrically arranged nozzle bores of the fuel injectors can lead to undesirable spray deflections that provoke increased component temperatures, emissions and fuel consumption. In order to investigate the origin of these spray deviations, transparent nozzles have been used to qualitatively visualize the in-nozzle flow under realistic geometrical and fuel pressure conditions. Three different, 0.75 mm diameter, single-hole nozzle geometries that represent typical geometrical characteristics have been used in cavitating nozzle flow experiments. The optical measurement technique Shadowgraphy has been applied to visualize the in-nozzle flow over the complete fuel injection process. The experiments have been performed with Diesel fuel at a rail pressure of 50 MPa with ambient back-pressure and temperature. Impingement measurements have been executed to compare the nozzle performance and validate CFD simulations using URANS with cavitation modeling in order to provide qualitative and quantitative support to the experimental results. The volume of fluid (VOF) method has been applied to simulate the multiphase flow with High Resolution Interface Capturing (HRIC). The cavitation model is based on a flash-boiling method with rapid heat transfer between the liquid and vapor phases. A Homogeneous Relaxation Model (HRM) has been utilized to describe the rate at which the instantaneous quality, the mass fraction of vapor in a two-phase mixture, will approach its equilibrium value. The numerical modeling of the cavitation inside the nozzle bore and the evaluated momentum flux have been compared to the experimental findings and show good agreement for the qualitative comparison of the cavitation patterns and differences of less than 6% for the quantitative momentum flux comparison

A novel beam focus control at the entrance to the ANU 14UD accelerator

Tandem electrostatic accelerators often require the flexibility to operate at variety of terminal voltages to cater for various user needs. However beam transmission will only be optimal for a limited range of terminal voltages. This paper describes a fo

Novel matching lens and spherical ionizer for a cesium sputter ion source

The beam optics of a multi-sample sputter ion source, based on the NECMCSNICS, has been modified to accommodate cathode voltages higher than 5 kV and dispenses with the nominal extractor. The cathode voltage in Cs sputter sources plays the role of the classical extractor accomplishing the acceleration of beam particles from eV to keV energy, minimizing space charge effects and interactions between the beam and residual gas. The higher the cathode voltage, the smaller are these contributions to the emittance growth. The higher cathode voltage also raises the Child’s law limit on the Cs current resulting in substantially increased output. The incidental focusing role of the extractor is reallocated to a deceleration Einzel lens and the velocity change needed to match to the pre-acceleration tube goes to a new electrode at the tube entrance. All electrodes are large enough to ensure that the beam fills less than 30% of the aperture to minimize aberrations. The improvements are applicable to sputter sources generally

Applications of a 6.5T Superconduction Solenoidal Separator

A 6.5 Tesla superconducting gas-filled solenoid (SOLITAIRE) has been developed at the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility at the ANU as a reaction product separator. Key features of the device allowing its application for precise measurement of heavy ion fusi

SOLITAIRE:A new generation solenoidal fusion product separator

A superconducting solenoidal fusion product separator, based on a 6.5 T solenoid, has been developed at the Australian National University to enable separation and detection of evaporation residues following heavy-ion fusion reactions. This device, with an angular coverage of 0.45 - 9 . 5{ring operator}, produces a spatial separation between the fusion products and the intense background of elastically scattered beam particles. Its high efficiency allows precise measurement of nuclear fusion cross-sections, as well as being ideal for evaporation residue coincidence measurements. The essential features of the system and the first results obtained are described