Published October 1, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

A fast chopper for medium energy beams

  • 1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL (United States)

Description

The key elements have been constructed for a fast chopper system capable of removing single 2.5 MeV proton bunches spaced at 325 MHz. The average chopping rate is ∼ 1 MHz. The components include a pulse delaying microstrip structure for deflecting the beam, high voltage (1.2 kV) fast (ns rise time) pulsers, and an associated wideband combiner. Various designs for the deflecting structures have been studied. Measurements of the microstrip structures' coverage factors and pulse shapes are presented

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/10/T10009

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. T10009
ISSN
1748-0221