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Construction, Commissioning, and Operational Experience of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) Linear Accelerator*

M. White, N. Arnold, W. Berg, A. Cours, R. Fuja, A. E. Grelick, N. Sereno and W. Wesolowsk

Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA 60439

Abstract

The Advanced Photon Source linear accelerator (linac) system consists of a 200-MeV, 2856-MHz S-band electron linac and a 2-radiation-length-thick tungsten target followed by a 450-MeV positron linac. The linac system has operated 24 hours per day for the past year to support accelerator commissioning and beam studies, and to provide beam for the experimental program. It achieves the design goal for positron current of 8 mA, and produces electron energies up to 650 MeV without the target in place. The linac is described, and its operation and performance are discussed.

* This manuscript has been authored by a contractor of the U.S. Government (U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences) under Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38. Accordingly, the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce the published form of this contribution, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.


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