Initial commissioning of ndcx-ii

  • S. Lidia
  • , D. Arbelaez
  • , W. Greenway
  • , J. Y. Jung
  • , J. Kwan
  • , T. Lipton
  • , A. Pekedis
  • , P. Roy
  • , P. Seidl
  • , J. Takakuwa
  • , W. Waldron
  • , A. Friedman
  • , D. Grote
  • , W. Sharp
  • , E. Gilson

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Abstract

The Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment-II (NDCX-II) will generate ion beam pulses for studies of Warm Dense Matter and heavy-ion-driven Inertial Fusion Energy. The machine will accelerate 20-50 nC of Li+ to 1.2-3 MeV energy, starting from a 10.9-cm aluminosilicate ion source. At the end of the accelerator the ions are focused to a sub-mm spot size onto a thin foil (planar) target. The pulse duration is compressed from ~500 ns at the source to sub-ns at the target following beam transport in a neutralizing plasma. We first describe the injector, accelerator, transport, final focus and diagnostic facilities. We then report on the results of early commissioning studies that characterize beam quality and beam transport, acceleration waveform shaping and beam current evolution. We present simulation results to benchmark against the experimental measurements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIPAC 2012 - International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012
Pages85-87
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2012
Event3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012, IPAC 2012 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: May 20 2012May 25 2012

Publication series

NameIPAC 2012 - International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012

Conference

Conference3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012, IPAC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period5/20/125/25/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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