Abstract
This work describes the design and realization of a radio frequency (RF) system with a single klystron to power two conjunct independent cavities, namely, an RF quadrupole (RFQ) and a drift tube linac (DTL). In contrast with a two-klystron scheme, an RF system that adopts a single-klystron scheme for two accelerating cavities exhibits simpler configuration, smaller occupation area, and lower cost. However, the low intrinsic flexibility of the single-klystron scheme needs to be compensated by independent adjustment of RF field phases and amplitudes inside the two cavities. A proposed RF system design based on the single-klystron scheme includes a 4.77 dB power divider, an adjustable power attenuator, and a phase shifter. The power attenuator and phase shifter are set in different branches of the RF power transmission line. This design is used to power an RFQ and a downstream DTL in the Compact Pulsed Hadron Source (CPHS) at Tsinghua University. During commissioning, the amplitudes inside the RFQ and DTL and the relative phase difference between them can be adjusted independently. The 13 MeV proton beam commissioning result verifies the design parameters and effectiveness of the single-klystron-based RF system. A proton beam energy of 12.92 MeV and a beam peak current of 41.2 mA at the exit of DTL were achieved, and the beam transmission from the entrance of RFQ to the exit of DTL reached 88.6%.
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