Electromagnetic analysis of radiofrequency accelerating structures using VSim

ORAL

Abstract

In this contribution we showcase the use of the code VSim to the electromagnetic analysis of normal conducting, radio-frequency structures in two different frequency regimes and for two different applications. The first one is a radio-frequency quadrupole structure operating at 200 MHz and designed to accelerate a high intensity proton beam to 750 keV. The second type of structure is a compact, 5712 MHz (C-band) traveling wave Linac intended for accelerating electrons in future hard X-ray Free Electron Lasers. We discuss relevant electromagnetic figures of merit for both structure types and compare with preliminary results calculated with VSim.

*This work was performed under Contract No. 89233218CNA000001, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, for the management and operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

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Authors

  • Salvador Sosa

    • University of New Mexico
    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, New Mexico USA

  • Sandra Biedron

    • University of New Mexico

  • Trudy Bolin

    • University of New Mexico

  • Bruce Carlsten

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • John Cary

    • Tech-X Corporation

  • Mark Curtin

    • Ion Linac Systems