The final mechanical design, fabrication, and commissioning of a wire scanner and scraper assembly for halo-formation measurements in a proton beam
Year: 2002
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The 6.7 MeV, 100 mA proton beam being produced in the Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator (LEDA) RFQ is being injected into a 52 magnet lattice in order to study the charged-beam phenomenon known as beam halo. Quadrupole magnets in the lattice are purposely mismatched to cause or amplify halo formation in the beam. Interceptive diagnostics that consist of a thin wire and a paddle type device called a scraper are placed in the beam to obtain charge-distribution data. The charge-distribution data is used to create a current-density distribution plot of the beam at the probed location. This paper describes the mechanical design, fabrication, and commissioning of the interceptive diagnostic devices and the assembly that carries them.
Authors: R. Valdiviez, F. Martinez, A. Rendon, T. Wright, J. Ledford, N. Patterson, D. Bruhn, H. Haagenstad, J.D. Gilpatrick
Institution: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2115376420