All Experimenter’s Meeting: Proton Improvement Plan Status

C.Y. Tan for PIP Team05 Nov 2012

RFQ PIP Status

• RFQ injector is connected to Linac Tank 1

Beam has been sent to end of RFQ

43 mA of H- beam has been transmitted to the end of the RFQ (60 mA at source @ 71% transmission efficiency)

RFQ Plans

• MEBT tasks– Align MEBT– Attach power, RF and water to MEBT– Condition Buncher

• Plans for beam to NTF– Beam commissioning during Thanksgiving week.– Must finish commissioning by 04 Dec because of

NTF patient treatment schedule. (NTF may extend schedule by 1 week to 10 Dec)

RFQ Project Timeline

4 years from concept to realization. We are near the finish line!

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Linac PIP StatusHighlights

Linac Utilities–MCC upgrade • expected to be complete this week.• collaboration with AD/MSD and AD/EE support

Vacuum two new blowers received and installed (DTL 1 & 2 vacuum section and DTL 5) complete A0 dewar repair complete 400 MeV beam valves ordered (waiting delivery)

Instrumentation receiving partial deliver new PCB boards all new NIM crates and cables installed in all 5 different locations.

200 MHz RF power system• Effort continues on Marx Modulators in collaboration with SLAC for FY13.• SLAC proposes engineering study to build lower voltage two cell prototype for design

testing $75k.• FNAL has started the design of a lower voltage 10 cell modulator prototype ($40k

materials + labour)

Booster PIP Status

• Booster solid state (SS) conversion status– About 10 out of 19 are SS.– Cabling and supplies are needed for the 10. Close to

operational.• BRF2 driver rack still needs to be connected up.

• Three cavities have been refurbished: 5, 7, 8. Only 7, 8 installed.– BRF6 under test.

• LCW work at CUB is done. Water is circulating. Fixing leaks.