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Nuclotron: Basic Results and Development Plans

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The results of the development and operation of the accelerator complex at the high-energy laboratory of the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research, a nuclotron – the first rapid-cycling superconducting synchrotron – being the main component, are described. The accelerator was developed on the basis of a unique technology for building superconducting magnets which are capable of operating with a cycle repetition frequency up to 1 Hz.

Among the latest results, it is mentioned that the energy consumption for operation of the accelerator is substantially decreased and the duration of continuous operation is increased. The beam extraction system recently put into operation is described. For the first time, this system is based on components which operate at low temperature (about 4.5 K). Data on the upgrading of the ion sources are presented.

Plans for further development of the accelerator complex are described: production of intense beams of polarized deuterons, application of superconducting magnets in the beam channels, and development of a superconducting nuclotron booster.

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    N. N. Agapov, A. D. Kovalenko & A. I. Malakhov

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Agapov, N.N., Kovalenko, A.D. & Malakhov, A.I. Nuclotron: Basic Results and Development Plans. Atomic Energy 93, 1001–1006 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022905802512

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