Speaker
Ulrich Ratzinger
(Bevatech GmbH)
Description
An improved version of the 4-rod RFQ was developed to gain higher mechanical precision on the rod - alignment, and to reach a higher quality factor. Design elements as developed during a prototyping project within the Hessian funding initiative LOEWE3 were implemented in this project for the first time. This resulted in substantially reinforced rod-supports with complete dipole suppression.
The RFQ was manufactured during 2025 and was installed at the test stand of the Heidelberg Therapy Center HIT in April 2026. First results from detailed beam measurements will be reported.
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Author
Ulrich Ratzinger
(Bevatech GmbH)
Co-authors
Andreas Peters
(Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre)
Chuan Zhang
(Goethe University Frankfurt)
Eike Feldmeier
(Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre)
Dr
Hendrik Hähnel
(Goethe University Frankfurt)
Holger Hoeltermann
(BEVATECH GmbH)
Holger Podlech
(Goethe University Frankfurt)
Marcel Hun
(Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre)
Maximilian Schuett
(GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research)
Dr
Rainer Cee
(Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre)
Seval Altuerk
(Bevatech GmbH)
Tim Winkelmann
(Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Centre)