Design studies of the K900 JAERI superconducting AVF cyclotron for the research in biotechnology and materials science

Fukuda, Mitsuhiro; Arakawa, Kazuo; Yokota, Wataru; Okumura, Susumu; Agematsu, Takashi; Kamiya, Tomihiro; Mizuhashi, Kiyoshi; Nara, Takayuki; Saito, Yuichi; Ishii, Yasuyuki; Sakai, Takuro; Kaneko, Hirohisa; Tanaka, Susumu; Kurashima, Satoshi; Chiba, Atsuya

A new project aiming for a breakthrough in biotechnology and materials science has been proposed at TIARA(Takasaki Ion Accelerators for Advanced Radiation Application) facilities of JAERI. Heavy ion beams with an energy of more than a hundred MeV/n will contribute to remarkable progress in breeding of plants and development of new materials. We have started designing a new superconducting AVF cyclotron with a bending limit of 900 and a focusing limit of 300. The cyclotron magnet is being designed to cope with acceleration of both the heavy ions and 300 MeV protons.