WAO'18: Workshop on Accelerator Operations

Operations' Role in Reducing Errant Beam Loss in the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Super Conducting Linac (SCL)

Oct 2, 2018, 4:00 PM

30m

Theater (Charles B. Wang Center)

Oral Beam Diagnostics – operator tools and techniques Beam Diagnostics

Speaker

Tim Southern (ORNL)

Description

Errant beam loss in the SCL slowly degrades the amount of energy the RF cavities can reliably provide. Using a Differential Current Monitor (DCM) system, SNS has been able to reduce this loss significantly. Operators perform a key role in identifying and collecting data for events captured by the DCM system. The development and future improvements to the DCM system will be discussed.

Presentation materials

WAO_2018_TimSouthern.pptx