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Phase Scan Signature Matching in HPSim

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Abstract

The Phase Scan Signature Matching technique is used to tune the 800-MeV side-coupled cavity linac (CCL) at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). Previously, a single-particle model was used to optimize the amplitude and phase of the RF-field inside the CCL modules. A new algorithm has been developed that utilizes the full, 6-D beam distribution provided by the High-Performance Simulator (HPSim) code. This talk will discuss the advantages of the HPSim-based routine and show results for archived data.

Publication: M.J. Kay et al., "Linac module phase scan in HPSim", in Proceedings of the 32nd Linear Accelerator Conference (LINAC2024), Chicago, IL, USA, Aug. 2024, paper MOPB092. doi: 10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2024-MOPB092

Presenters

  • Martin Joseph Kay

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Authors

  • Martin Joseph Kay

    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)