Speaker
Dr
Madison Howard
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Description
The LANSCE Accelerator Modernization Project (LAMP) will replace the front-end of the existing LANSCE accelerator, from ion sources through the end of the 100-MeV drift-tube linac. LAMP requires higher peak H- beam currents, and longer lifetimes, than provided by the existing LANSCE H- ion sources. The project has constructed an SNS-style multicusp cesiated source with an internal RF antenna. This source operates in two modes: a 13.56MHz CW mode to ignite the plasma and a 2MHz mode which provides a high-power, pulsed plasma. In this paper, we discuss the commissioning status of the 2MHz plasma including the matching network, cage design, and deployed plasma diagnostics.
| Email address | mrhoward@lanl.gov |
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| Funding Agency | Work supported by Triad National Security under contract 89233218CNA000001. |
| Visitor's Visa | no |
| Classification | H- and D- sources for fusion, accelerators and other applications |
Authors
Dr
Madison Howard
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Dr
Anna Alexander
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Co-authors
April Smith
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Dr
Remington Thornton
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Dr
Torben Grumstrup
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
John Lyles
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Dr
Benjamin Sims
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Yuji Shimabukuro
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)