Dynamics study of a drift tube linac for both heavy ions and proton

Abstract

An accelerator complex for Space Environment Simulation and Research Infrastructure (SESRI) has been designed by Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) and will be constructed in Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). This accelerator consists of an ECR ion source, a linac injector, a synchrotron and 3 experiment terminals. As an important part of the complex, the linac injector should provide both proton and different kinds of heavy ions, from helium to bismuth, with energy of 5 MeV and 1 MeV/u respectively for the synchrotron. In order to provide beams with the mass to charge ratio (A/Q) range from 1 to 6.5 (for proton to 209Bi32+) by only one linac injector, a special solution of the main acceleration section DTL is carried out. The relevant dynamics calculations, such as beam matching, stripping process of the hydrogen molecule ion and beam energy spread reducing, are performed by Particle in Cell (PIC) method.