Errors in delivering a uniformly distributed radiation dose to biological and material samples exposed to charged particle beams are a significant problem for experimenters. In this paper, we discuss ...data collected on the uniform beam distributions produced for NASA’s Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), using a method that was conceived theoretically and tested experimentally at BNL. This method N. Tsoupas et al., Nucl. Sci. Eng. 126, 71 (1997) of generating uniform beam distributions on a plane normal to the beam’s direction relies only on magnetically focusing the transported beam; no collimation of the beam is required or any other type of interaction of the beam with materials other than the target material. The method compares favorably with alternative methods of producing such distributions, and it can be applied to the entire energy spectrum of charged particle beams that are delivered to the NSRL’s experiments by the Booster for the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at BNL.
The four electron stripping stages leading to fully stripped gold ions in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) are briefly described. The third stripper, which removes 46 electrons from the ...Au31+ ions leading to heliumlike Au77+ , offers the greatest challenges in terms of energy loss and induced energy spread. These problems are described in detail as well as recent advances in the design and performance of this stripper. Measurements performed with several carbon and aluminum strippers show general agreement with a semiempirical model but small systematic deviations suggest that some model adjustments may be in order. The best performance is predicted and obtained with a combined carbon-aluminum foil system. Measurements showing the enhanced performance in the alternating gradient synchrotron are described. The stripper that removes the last two electrons has also been improved and the results of relevant calculations and measurements are presented.
Grazing collisions with the stainless steel beam pipes of gold ions, the so-called “halo scraping,” result in large secondary electron emission and surface molecular desorption yields in the ...Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Here we estimate electron emission yields as function of incidence angle, we show that desorption rates will follow a similar angular dependence at small angles, and we propose a simple approach to mitigate these effects.
A US-Japan collaboration for the high energy physics experiment DeeMe requires a multi G VA high deflection strength fast kicker system. A set of high current, high voltage and high power generators ...are going to drive a series of kicker magnets to deflect passing beam. Brookhaven researchers have been invited to conduct a conceptual design study for this challenging project. The basic option consists of a set of identical modulators, low impedance transmission lines, and large aperture high inductance kicker magnets. Each modulator shall be capable of driving the kicker magnet with an 8kA to 10kA pulsed current. A desired fast pulse full time of 300 to 400 ns is the most challenging part of the design because of the high inductance magnetic load. The after pulse floor ripple tolerance is 5% or best achievable. Pulse repetition rate is 25Hz continuously.
The 3.1 GeV muon storage ring for the g-2 experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory has three large solenoid magnets that form a continuous 1.451 tesla storage ring dipole with an average beam ...bend radius of 7.1 meters. In addition to the three storage ring solenoids, there is an inflector dipole with nested dipole coils that create very little stray magnetic field. A superconducting shield on the inflector gets rid of most of the remaining stray flux. This paper reports on the progress made on the storage ring solenoid magnet system and the inflector as of June 1995. The results of cryogenic system tests are briefly reported.