TAC proton accelerator facility: Normal conducting part

Algin E., Cetinkaya H., AKKUŞ B., ŞAHİN YALÇIN L.

5th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2014, Dresden, Germany, 15 - 20 June 2014, pp.3335-3337, (Full Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Dresden
  • Country: Germany
  • Page Numbers: pp.3335-3337
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Copyright © 2014 CC-BY-3.0 and by the respective authors.The Turkish Accelerator Center Proton Accelerator Facility (TAC PAF) is based on a 1 MW and 2-GeV proton linac that will include both normal conducting and superconducting accelerator structures. The normal conducting part of the TAC PAF will consist of an ion source, a low energy beam transport line, a radio frequency quadrupole, a medium energy beam transport line, and two drift tube linac structures in order to accelerate the beam up to 65 MeV. Acceleration from 65 MeV up to 2-GeV energy will be provided by a SC-spoke cavity and two SC-elliptical cavities. In the long term, TAC PAF will be used as a neutron source. We report the current status of the project including accelerator structures, ion source studies, and possible experimental stations.