SNS Linac Wire Scanner System Brochure

 

Numbers of installed units:

MEBT: 5

DTL: 6

CCL: 8

SCL: 32

HEBT: 11

 

Responsible parties:

Analog electronics: Chris Rose and John Power, LANL.

Digital electronics: Matt Stettler, LANL.

MEBT & HEBT Pickups: Peter Cameron, BNL

DTL, CCL, SCL Pickups: Ross Meyer, LANL

 

Measurement:

The harp system provides a measurement of beam position and profile.

 

Key specifications:

Scanning modes:                             Fly mode and step mode. Step mode will average given number of beam pulses per step.

Beam pulse length:                          Limited by wire heating. At least 50 us ramped for DTL and CCL units, at least 100 us ramped for SCL units.

Peak beam current range:                 5 to 60 mA.

Position accuracy:                           ±2 mm when data is fitted with a Gaussian profile.

Width accuracy:                              10% when data is fitted with a Gaussian profile.

Positioning accuracy of wire:             0.25 mm (consistent with beam box alignment accuracy).

Position read back accuracy:            0.25 mm.

Wire positioning rate:                       5 Hz in step mode.

Bandwidth:                                      35 kHz (see note 1 below).

Number of signal wires:                    3 (x, y, and x-y).

Signal wire bias:                              ~ 100 V dc, bi-polar.

Stroke:                                            All wires must scan entire beam pipe aperture. The fork and wire mounting fixtures must never be in the beam pipe aperture.

Normalization                                  Using a nearby current monitor. Normalization performed by an EPICS application or by a data concentrator.

 

Inputs:

Signal cables from wire scanner actuator.

Wire position readback.

RTDL/event link.

120 Vac (on/off control via control system).

Channel Access

 

Outputs:

Wire position control.

Channel Access.

Machine Protect if signal from wire exceeds threshold, to prevent wire damage.

 

Delivery schedule:

DTL – Spring 2002.

CCL – Fall. 2002.

SCL – Spring 2003.