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Tuner design and RF test of a four-rod RFQ

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A mini-vane four-rod radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) accelerator has been built for neutron imaging. The RFQ will operate at 201.5 MHz, and its length is 2.7 m. The original electric field distribution along the electrodes is not flat. The resonant frequency needs to be tuned to the operating value. And the frequency needs to be compensated for temperature change during high power RF test and beam test. As tuning such a RFQ is difficult, plate tuners and stick tuners are designed. This paper will present the tuners design, the tuning procedure, and the RF properties of the RFQ.

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  1. State Key Lab of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    QuanFeng Zhou, Kun Zhu, ZhiYu Guo, MingLei Kang, ShuLi Gao, YuanRong Lu & JiaEr Chen

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Zhou, Q., Zhu, K., Guo, Z. et al. Tuner design and RF test of a four-rod RFQ. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 54 (Suppl 2), 271–273 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-011-4504-9

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