BBU and corkscrew growth predictions for the DARHT second axis accelerator

Abstract

The second axis accelerator of the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT-II) facility will produce a 2-kA, 20-MeV, 2-/spl mu/s output electron beam with a design goal of less than 1000 /spl pi/ mm-mrad normalized transverse emittance. In order to meet this goal, both the beam breakup instability (BBU) and transverse motion (due to chromatic phase advance) must be limited in growth. Using data from recent experimental measurements of the transverse impedance of actual DARHT-II accelerator cells by Briggs et al., we have used the LLNL BREAKUP code to predict BBU and corkscrew growth in DARHT-II. The results suggest that BBU growth should not seriously degrade the final achievable spot size at the x-ray converter, presuming the initial excitation level is of the order 100 microns or smaller. For control of corkscrew growth, a major concern is the number of tuning shots needed to utilize effectively the tuning-V algorithm. Presuming that the solenoid magnet alignment falls within spec, we believe that possibly as few as 50-100 shots will be necessary to set the dipole corrector magnet currents. We give some specific examples of tune determination for a hypothetical set of alignment errors.