International audienceIn order to obtain a more precise control on the irradiation of the targets of the "SPIRAL" installation, a new criterion of safety must be respected. To control this latter, an AQ system has been put in operation and more specifically a new device has been set up in order to measure the ion beam intensity and to calculate the number of particules per second. This value can then be integrated over time. This device consists of two Fast Current Transformers integrated in a mechanical unit placed in a vacuum chamber. These sensors reproduce the image of the pulsed beam at 10MHz and we take from the amplified signal of each sensor, the amplitude of the 2nd harmonic. Each one of these amplitudes is detected by a Lock-in Amplifier, which is acquired via a real time industrial controller. The intensity is calculated by the Fourier series relation between the amplitude of the 2nd harmonic and the average intensity. These equipments can be remotely tested by integrating a test turn on the sensors. They are redundant. The accuracy of measurement is estimated taking into account the variation of beam, of the environment and of the installatio

André, T.

Anger, P.

Doutressoulles, C.

Jamet, C.

Le Coz, W.

Ozille, M.

Swartvagher, E.

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Irradiation control of the ”SPIRAL” target bymeasuring the ion beam intensity via a fast currenttransformerP. Anger, C. Doutressoulles, C. Jamet, T. Andre´, W. Le Coz, E. Swartvagher,M. OzilleTo cite this version:P. Anger, C. Doutressoulles, C. Jamet, T. Andre´, W. Le Coz, et al.. Irradiation control ofthe ”SPIRAL” target by measuring the ion beam intensity via a fast current transformer.7th European workshop on beam diagnostics and instrumentation for particle accelerators,Jun 2005, Lyon, France. Joint Accelerator Conferences Website, pp.208-210, 2005. <in2p3-00169961>HAL Id: in2p3-00169961http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00169961Submitted on 5 Sep 2007HAL is a multi-disciplinary open accessarchive for the deposit and dissemination of sci-entific research documents, whether they are pub-lished or not. The documents may come fromteaching and research institutions in France orabroad, or from public or private research centers.L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, estdestine´e au de´poˆt et a` la diffusion de documentsscientifiques de niveau recherche, publie´s ou non,e´manant des e´tablissements d’enseignement et derecherche franc¸ais ou e´trangers, des laboratoirespublics ou prive´s.IRRADIATION CONTROL OF THE SPIRAL TARGET BY MEASURING THE ION BEAM INTENSITY VIA A FAST CURRENT TRANSFORMER  P. Anger, C. Doutressoulles, C. Jamet, T. André, W. Le Coz, E. Swartvagher, M. Ozille Grand Accélérateur National dIons Lourds (GANIL), Caen, France e-mail : anger@ganil.fr  Abstract In order to obtain a more precise control on the irradiation of the targets of the SPIRAL installation, a new criterion of safety must be respected. To control this latter, an AQ system has been put in operation and more specifically a new device has been set up in order to measure the ion beam intensity and to calculate the number of particules per second. This value can then be integrated over time. This device consists of two Fast Current Transformers integrated in a mechanical unit placed in a vacuum chamber. These sensors reproduce the image of the pulsed beam at 10MHz and we take from the amplified signal of each sensor, the amplitude of the 2nd harmonic. Each one of these amplitudes is detected by a Lock-in Amplifier, which is acquired via a real time industrial controller. The intensity is calculated by the Fourier series relation between the amplitude of the 2nd harmonic and the average intensity. These equipments can be remotely  tested by integrating a test turn on the sensors. They are redundant. The accuracy of measurement is estimated taking into account the variation of beam, of the environment and of the installation  INTRODUCTION     The SPIRAL unit generates a radioactive ion beam by irradiating an ECS Ensemble Cible-Source (Target-Ion Source) with a high energy ion beam. GANIL is a facility submitted to approval, and the irradiation mode of targets is regulated by the safety authorities. At present, the target irradiation is limited by a safety criterion of 15 days of use , independently of the irradiating beam characteristics (ion species, power and risks linked to the operation of the accelerators). A request for modification of this criterion  has been formulated to the safety authorities. The maximum irradiation time authorised should depend on the irradiating beam type and of its intensity, the new criterion being that the total number of ions received by the target (integrated flux) should not exceed a certain level, function of the radiological risk.  In order to control this new criterion, the CICS project (Contrôle de lIrradiation de la Cible de SPIRAL) (Irradiation Control of the SPIRAL Target) has been issued: it will require a measurement system and a reliable control of the beam intensity which will, at any time, show both the instantaneous and the integrated beam intensity for each target. The intensity means the number of ions per second.     DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM The system consists of two sensors measuring the intensity of the primary beam irradiating the ECS (Target- Ion Source) and returning an electric signal proportional to the intensity. A dedicated chain of measurement will handle the signal of each sensor so that they can be digitized by a computing system. This dedicated and autonomous computing system will be able to test the two instrumentations and handle any malfunctions. Using an user interface, this computing system will receive the necessary information from the primary beam, the identification of the ECS and the new criterion in order to measure the intensity of the beam, calculate the number of particles per second and integrate the number of ions stopping in the target. The computing system records the data related to the irradiation of each ECS on two reliable and permanent data carriers. It cuts off the beam either when a malfunction occurs or when the target has received the maximum dose (new safety criterion).   PRINCIPLE OF THE MEASUREMENT OF THE BEAM INTENSITY The beam intensity is obtained by measuring the magnetic field generated by the pulsed beam (fig.1) with a Fast Current Transformer of 10 turns.     POT028 Proceedings of DIPAC 2005, Lyon, France208 DIPAC Poster ContributionThe current transformer (fig.2, fig.3) generates an image signal of the beam intensity to a treatment chain ; then, the amplitude of the second harmonic of the signal is detected by a Lock-in Amplifier. This Lock-in Amplifier is a Stanford Research Systems SR844 model (fig.4). This detection is based on the principle of synchronous detection. This amplifier is locked onto the 2nd harmonic by a RF reference in order to measure the module of the 2nd harmonic. The average value of the intensity is calculated by the relation between the 2nd harmonic amplitude and the average value in the Fourier expansion :   2)4(1)2cos(22220aFFaa ≅−=ττπ if F1  <<τ                       This measuring equipment is doubled (fig.5) in order to ensure an active redundancy which guarantees the validity of the measurement. The dispersion (D) is calculated and must be lower than a maximum value:                 ( ) max)()()()(2DtItItItIDBABA≤+−×=  The measuring equipment is calibrated in order to establish the global accuracy of the measurement and therefore to deliberatly overestimate, by programming, the calculated intensity :                      ∆+× +=ItItItI IBA 12)()()( The measurement range of the beam intensity is 10nA/50µA.  An additional  test turn was integrated into the Fast Current Transformer to test the measuring equipment (fig.5). Sending a 2F sinusoidal signal allows testing of the availability of the system.                  MECHANICAL INTEGRATION The sensor is installed in the L4 beam line a few meters in front of the SPIRAL target (fig.6).  The two sensors are integrated in one block which is placed in the vacuum chamber. This mechanical device is operated at a pressure of 10-6 Pa and has a leak rate better than 10-10Pa.m3/s (for He). (fig.7)                                       Figure 3: Picture of  2 Fast Current Transformers BERGOZ FCT-082-10:1-WB IS = IBeam /Number of loops R     V     (Secondary) IBeam  (Primary) IS Figure 2: Toric transformer Figure 4: Lock-in Amplifier SR844 Test BTest ABeam Treated Intensity measurement by controller   A B Control  & Tests status Lock-in amplifier A30 MHz FilterLock-in amplifier B 30 MHz FilterRF Signal RéférenceG1 AAccelerator RoomInstrument RoomG1 BGIFISLevel adaptatorTreated Intensity measurement by controller  Figure 5 : Instrumentation SynopticTest signal  generator Figure 6:  Beam line Line 4 High Energy Mechanical Integration Beam cut-off Figure 7: Mechanical assembly of the dual  sensor Proceedings of DIPAC 2005, Lyon, France POT028DIPAC Poster Contribution 209DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPUTING SYSTEM It is basically composed of a real time industrial controller : Compact Fieldpoint (fig.8) from National Instruments. It is autonomous, has its own operation system and is programmed under Labview. The system must obtain the detected intensity of the beam, calculate the particle fluency, stop the beam with a beam stopper block if the level is exceeded, or in case of malfunction. It will record the irradiation history on a local memory and provide a link to the user PC. The system will also have a user interface in order to configure the system and to keep the users informed (fig.9).                                 QUALITY ASSURANCE The study, implementation and operation of this system need to satisfy quality requirements in order to control the new safety criterion. The intensity measurement veracity, the malfunction management and the overall reliability were taken into account from the beginning. For example, the uncertainty of the measurement chain will be treated whatever the beam frequency, pulse length, subset operating temperature, and also which units or refills are installed. To calculate the accuracy of each unit, a testing coaxial line was used for FCT (fig.10) and a test bench with a temperature-regulated chamber was developed (fig.11).                                      CONCLUSION This project is nearly completed ; it is awaiting starting-up authorisation for the validation of the concept (control system of the new safety criterion) by the safety authorities. It will allow better management of target irradiation by lowering the number of ECS (Target-Ion Sources) used every year. It will also allow us to operate and handle an AQ instrumentation system while assuring absolute accuracy of the measurement.   REFERENCES  [1] S. Faure, « Limite d’irradiation d’un ECS de SPIRAL », GANIL 2003, SPR213B [2] P. Anger and the Project Team : C. Doutressoulles, M. Ozille, JF. Rozé, B. Jacquot, M. Dubois, S. Faure, F. Bucaille, C. Mauger, JC. Deroy, «  Cahier des Charges et des Clauses Techniques du projet CICS » GANIL 2003,  P-CICS-043-CdCCT-A. [3] M. Lieuvin et al., Commissioning of SPIRAL, the GANIL radioactive beam facility, 16th Int. Conf. On Cyclotrons and their Applications. Michigan 2001. Figure 9:  User Interface Figure 8: Compact Fieldpoint Controller Analog In / Out unit Digital In / Out unit Autonomous CPU Ethernet Link Compact-Flash Memory  RS232 links Figure 11:  Temperature testing device Figure 10:  Testing coaxial line for FCT POT028 Proceedings of DIPAC 2005, Lyon, France210 DIPAC Poster Contribution

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