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Improved modelling and characterization of the LANSCE PSR stripper foils

TUPS35
21 May 2024, 16:00
2h
Blues (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Blues

MCC Exhibit Hall A

Poster Presentation MC4.A24 Accelerators and Storage Rings, Other Tuesday Poster Session

Speaker

Anna Alexander (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Description

This paper will describe efforts to simulate and test materials for the LANSCE PSR stripper foils. Stripper foils convert H- beams to H+ as part of the charge-exchange injection process in the LANSCE PSR that produces high intensity proton beams. The foil properties directly affect the total current and activation in the ring, and their overall robustness also determines the types of experiments that can be done, as the number of available foils is limited and some modes are particularly destructive to the foils. We will describe a preliminary approach to modelling, characterizing, testing and optimizing PSR foils performance and lifetime given the extreme heat and radiation conditions which can heavily constrain both characterization and testing, and note potential opportunities for a PSR upgrade as part of LAMP.

Funding Agency

DOE

Region represented North America
Paper preparation format Word

Primary author

Anna Alexander (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Co-authors

Joshua Brito (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Frederick Gaul (Los Alamos National Laboratory) John Lewellen (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Martin Kay (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Jason Martinez (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Eric Olivas (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Michael Pettes (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Anju Poudel (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Nolan Regis (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Charles Taylor (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

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