Automated Optimization of the ISAC-II Heavy Ion Linac
| dc.contributor.author | Kiy, Spencer Ray | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Kester, Oliver | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Karlen, Dean | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-18T20:42:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-18T20:42:38Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2023 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-04-18 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science M.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The ISAC (Isotope Separator and ACcelerator) II superconducting heavy ion linac at TRIUMF enables delivery of radioactive ion beams for various nuclear physics experiments at TRIUMF. Since the installation and commissioning of the linac in two phases (2006, 2010), it has been operated predominantly by manual adjustments of control system parameters by operators or experts. These empirical adjustments of beam optics elements, as well as amplitude and phase of accelerating cavities, constitutes a significant amount of overhead, reducing the efficiency of the facility. To implement automated optimization of the linac, a model is first built in TRANSOPTR, a beam envelope code widely used at TRIUMF. The control system parameters are then closely studied so as to properly calibrate the model to the real system. Finally, the model is used to automatically calculate control system settings during optimization of the linac. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14955 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | accelerator | en_US |
| dc.subject | linac | en_US |
| dc.subject | physics | en_US |
| dc.subject | TRIUMF | en_US |
| dc.subject | beam optics | en_US |
| dc.subject | RF cavity | en_US |
| dc.title | Automated Optimization of the ISAC-II Heavy Ion Linac | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |