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Description
The temporal characteristics of ultra-high dose rate beams delivered for FLASH research are often dictated by machine constraints, making it challenging to compare the outcomes across studies performed at different facilities. To broaden the opportunities for systematic, non-clinical FLASH research, this study explores methods to deliver beams with customizable time structures from a medical synchrotron. The studies are being performed at the center for ion beam therapy and research MedAustron and aim at extracting ultra-high dose rate proton beams in a series of pulses with adjustable dose per pulse, pulse length and pulse separation down to sub-ms levels. This contribution describes the implementation of the extraction methods explored for this application, phase displacement and radio frequency knockout extraction, and presents first measurement results. The measurement setup employs a silicon carbide detector in conjunction with a 20 MHz bandwidth amplifier, enabling intensity measurements with a resolution exceeding the synchrotron revolution period.
| Region represented | Europe |
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| Paper preparation format | LaTeX |
