LINAC2026 - 33rd Linear Accelerator Conference

Update on conditioning the new injector LINAC at the Canadian Light Source

Not scheduled

2h

Daejeon Convention Center

Poster Presentation MC2.A02: Electron linac projects Poster Session

Speaker

Tylor Sové (Canadian Light Source (Canada))

Description

In 2024 the Canadian Light Source (CLS) retired its ∼60 year old 2856 MHz, 250 MeV injector electron LINAC, and replaced it with a 3000 MHz LINAC designed and built by RI Research Instruments GmbH. The design includes a SLAC Energy Doubler (SLED) system to power two of the three main accelerating structures and is intended to produce a beam of the same energy. Many setbacks were encountered during the initial conditioning and commissioning phases, which required reconditioning the structures and seeking guidance from the community. Their input and lessons learned from past conditioning attempts shaped the latest RF conditioning campaign. While not without its own setbacks, this conditioning campaign succeeded and allowed the beam commissioning phase to proceed at a lower energy. This paper is a report on this most recent RF conditioning campaign and CLS’s current state of operations.

Funding Agency

The Canadian Light Source receives funding from CFI, NSERC, the University of Saskatchewan, CIHR, and the Government of Saskatchewan