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Three-dimensional simulation studies of 10 MeV, 352.2 MHz drift tube Linac

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It is proposed to build a drift tube Linac (DTL) at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, India, that will form a part of the future Spallation Neutron Source. This DTL will accelerate 30 mA H-ion beam from 3 MeV to 10 MeV. The DTL is designed to operate at 352.2 MHz with a maximum duty cycle of 3%. The DTL tank will consist of three sections, each about 1.2 m in length having 60 cells. The DTL has a ramped accelerating field, which is ramped in the first section of DTL from 1.8 to 2.2 MV/m and remains constant over the rest of the length of DTL. The field in DTL will be stabilized using post-couplers. The three-dimensional (3D) design of the DTL is done using CST microwave studio (CST MWS) incorporating the various non-axisymmetric components such as tuners, post-couplers and vacuum ports. The frequency shifts due to these components have been evaluated. This paper presents the details of the studies and analysis of 3D simulations of post-couplers, tuners and vacuum ports.

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The author is thankful to Dr S B Roy for his continuous support and to Dr Vinit Kumar for going through the manuscript and render useful suggestions. The author also thanks Los Alamos Accelerator Code Group for providing the codes SUPERFISH and PARMILA.

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  1. Accelerator & Beam Physics Laboratory, Materials and Advanced Accelerator Sciences Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, 452 013, India

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KULKARNI, N.S. Three-dimensional simulation studies of 10 MeV, 352.2 MHz drift tube Linac. Pramana - J Phys 80, 971–981 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-013-0542-3

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