Research Article

Longitudinal Beam Dynamics for the Heavy-Ion Synchrotron Booster Ring at HIAF

Table 1

Main parameters of the BRing.

Main parametersLength (m)569.0985
Maximum magnetic rigidity (Tm)34.0
Accelerating rate (T/s)12.0
Operation cycle (s)0.45–10000 (normal mode 0.45 s, slow extraction mode 4–10000 s)
LatticeSuperperiod3
TuneQx/Qy = 9.47/9.43 (normal mode)
Qx/Qy = 9.348/9.43 (slow extraction mode)
Qx/Qy = 14.47/10.43 (proton mode)
Transverse acceptance (πmm·mrad)Ah/Av: 200/100 (∆P/P = ±0.5%)
Transition factor γ7.65 (normal mode)
11.22 (proton mode)
InjectionIonp-238U35+
Energy (MeV/u)48 (p), 17 (238U35+)
Injection current (emA)2.0(p), 1.0(238U35+)
Momentum spread (Δp/p)≤ ±2 × 10−3
Emittance (πmm·mrad)≤5 (6σ)
ExtractionMaximum energy (MeV/u)9300 (p), 830 (238U35+)
Current (ppp)2.0 × 1012(p), 3.0 × 1010(238U35+)
MagnetMaximum field of dipoles (T)1.58
Bending radius of dipoles (m)22.0
Maximum field of quadrupoles (T/m)11 (arc), 11.1 (straight)
Field of sextupoles (T/m2)≤34
Aperture (mm2)162 × 94 (dipoles),
192 × 106 (quadrupoles in the arc)
206 × 118 (quadrupoles in the straight)
Radio frequencyFrequency range (MHz)0.324–1.049 (p)
0.397–1.789 (238U35+)
Peak voltage (kV)268
Harmonic numberh = 1, 2 (p), h = 1, 2, 4 (238U35+)