Design of a dipole magnet for the 3-GeV proton synchrotron of the JAERI/KEK joint project

JAERI/KEK統合計画大強度陽子加速器施設3GeV陽子シンクロトロン偏向電磁石の設計

谷 教夫  ; 金澤 謙一郎; 島田 太平 ; 鈴木 寛光; 渡辺 泰広  ; 安達 利一*; 染谷 宏彦*

Tani, Norio; Kanazawa, Kenichiro; Shimada, Taihei; Suzuki, Hiromitsu; Watanabe, Yasuhiro; Adachi, Toshikazu*; Someya, Hirohiko*

JAERI/KEK統合計画大強度陽子加速器施設の3GeV陽子シンクロトロンは、25Hzの速い繰り返しで電磁石を励磁するシンクロトロンである。1MWの大強度ビームを達成するために大口径の電磁石が必要とされている。大口径の電磁石は、従来の電磁石と比べて電磁石端部で非常に大きな漏れ磁場が発生することが予想される。また、電磁石は速い繰り返しで励磁されるためコイルや端板における渦電流による発熱が問題となる。われわれはプロトタイプの偏向電磁石を製作し、電磁石端部での漏れ磁場と渦電流の評価を行うための試験を行った。本論文では、偏向電磁石における最初の試験結果について報告する。

The 3-GeV synchrotron proposed in the JAERI/KEK Joint Project is a rapid-cycling synchrotron (RCS), which accelerates a high-intensity proton beam from 400 MeV to 3 GeV at a repetition rate of 25 Hz. The 3-GeV synchrotron is used to produce pulsed spallation neutrons and muons. It also works as an injector for a 50-GeV synchrotron. Since the magnets for the 3-GeV synchrotron are required to have a large aperture in order to realize the large beam power of 1 MW, there is a large leakage field at an end part than a usual synchrotron magnet. In addition, 25-Hz ac field induces an eddy current in magnet components: e.g. a coil, magnet end plates and etc. We intend to use a stranded conductor as a coil conductor so that the eddy current induced in the coil can be reduced. On the other hand, the eddy current induced in the end plates is expected to be large. Therefore, it is important to investigate an effect of the large leakage field and the eddy current to the beam motion around the magnet end part. We have constructed a prototype dipole magnet and field measurement system for this purpose. This paper reports the results of the design and the preliminary test about this magnet.