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Description
The Canadian Light Source (CLS) linear accelerator (linac) serves as the injector for the 2.9 GeV synchrotron. The original linac, which was installed in the 1960's, was replaced in 2024. The new 3000.24 MHz linac was designed and built by RI Research Instruments GmbH. The linac makes use of a 90kV-thermionic-ion-source, three 5m long accelerating S-band structures and a SLED pulse compressor system to accelerate electrons to 250 MeV. The initial beam instrumentation included a faraday cup, yag screens, beam position monitors and fast current transformers. During the course of commissioning directional couplers and microphones were added to provide insight into the location of RF breakdowns. This paper will provide an overview of the new linear accelerator and our experience commissioning the new equipment.
Funding Agency
Research at the CLS is funded by CFI, NSERC, NRC, CIHR, WD, Government and University of Saskatchewan.
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