19–24 May 2024
Music City Center
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GEANT4 simulations on wire scanners and Faraday cup design for PIP-II

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22 May 2024, 16:00
2h
Bluegrass (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Bluegrass

MCC Exhibit Hall A

Poster Presentation MC6.T03 Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation Wednesday Poster Session

Speaker

Sajini Wijethunga (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

Description

The PIP-II accelerator upgrade at Fermilab represents a groundbreaking leap forward in high-energy physics research. This ambitious initiative involves enhancing Fermilab's accelerator complex by replacing the current linear accelerator with a warm front end (WFE) capable of accelerating H- beams up to 2.1 MeV. Subsequently, a superconducting linac further accelerates these beams up to 800 MeV. To precisely measure the transverse beam profile, a combination of traditional wire scanners at the WFE section and Laser wire scanners along the superconducting linac section are planned for implementation. This investigation centers on studies of H- beam interactions with wire scanners and refining the Faraday cup design for the PIP-II Laser wire scanners by utilizing GEANT4, a Monte Carlo simulation toolkit. Leveraging this method enables a comprehensive analysis of particle trajectories, energy deposition, secondary electron emission, backscattering, etc., facilitating optimization through adjustments to cup geometries, materials, and placement to maximize its efficacy in beam diagnostics.

Funding Agency

This manuscript has been authored by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics.

Region represented North America
Paper preparation format Word

Primary author

Sajini Wijethunga (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

Co-authors

Randy Thurman-Keup (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory) Victor Scarpine (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

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