1. Introduction to China-ADS
Han Li
Nov 3rd, 2014

2. Contents Background of C-ADS
Schematic and Roadmap of the C-ADS program
Design considerations for the C-ADS accelerator
Key technology R&D on the Spoke012 cavity
Summary 2

3. Background of C-ADS(I)
Rapid economy growth in China demands for energy resource. About 4 billion tons standard coal will need in 2050, and the electricity will be 2000 GWe, 20% contributed from nuclear power.
2020
70GWe ( 5% total electricity )
2030
200GWe ( 10% total electricity )
2050
400GWe ( 20% total electricity )
May be more than total nuclear power in the world right now !
Nuclear waste will be a bottleneck for nuclear power development.

4. Background of C-ADS（II）
The toxicity of the nuclear wast, mainly due to ionizing radiation, will affect future generations for long into the future. The large quantity and its long-lived toxicity present significant challenges in waste management.

5. Background of C-ADS（III）
The strategy of sustainable fission energy in China is consoled by top Chinese scientists, following are some Advanced Nuclear Energy Programs in China:
Fast Reactors (FR) in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles
ADS for nuclear waste transmutation
As a long-term program, ADS will be supported by CAS.
Budgets for C-ADS (Phase 1) have been allocated by the central government. 5

6. Accelerator Driven sub-critical System
Accelerator Driven sub-critical System (ADS) has been recognized as a good option for nuclear waste transmutation.
The goals of ADS are followings:
1) With the performances of hard and wide neutron spectra, large flux, powerful transmutation ability for long-lived radiation nucleus, ADS significantly reduce the radiation life time, level and volume of minor actinide and other long-lived nuclear wastes
2) Output extra energy so as to improve the utilization of fuel

7. ADS project around the world
ATW
OMEGA EA
Accelerator
linac
editcyclotron
energy &
current
0.8GeV 100mA /1.5GeV 125mA
1.5GeV
39mA
25mA
1GeV
12.5mA
target
Liquid
Lead
Solid
tungsten
liquid chlorine

8. Liquid-metal Target (IMP)
Schematic of C-ADS
Proton
Neutron
Proton Linear Accelerator (IHEP, IMP)
Liquid-metal Target (IMP)
Reactor (PbBi coolant )
(IPP, USTC) 8

9. At 2011, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) started the “Strategic Priority Research Program” named “Future Advanced Nuclear Fission Energy”.
As one of the two parts of this program, ADS part will strive for the self-development of the series key technology from test facility to demonstrate facility, and make greater contributions to the national energy supply and sustainable development of nuclear fission energy.

10. Roadmap of C-ADS program

11. Main specifications of the C-ADS linac
Particle
Proton
Unit　
Energy
1.5
GeV
Current 10 mA
Beam power 15 MW
Frequency
162.5/325/650
MHz
Duty factor
100 %
Beam loss
<1 (or 0.3)
W/m
Beam trips
/year
<25000
<2500
<25
1s<t<10s
10s<t<5m
t>5m

12. Design considerations for the C-ADS accelerator
R&D studies for the superconducting cavities for ADS are underway
(1)QWR/HWR (2)Spoke Cavity (3) Elliptical cavity 12

13. Layout of the C-ADS linac
Main linac
Two identical injectors on line, either with scheme injector-1 or with scheme injector-2

14. RF cavities for Injector
RF cavities based on Injector Scheme-I
RFQ frequency: 325 MHz
Single-cell spoke cavities (three types: one in injector, two in main linac)
RFQ output energy: 3.2 MeV, trade-off between RFQ and low-beta spoke cavities
RF cavities in Injector Scheme-II
RFQ frequency: MHz
HWR cavities to reach 10 MeV
RFQ output energy: 2.1 MeV, reducing radiation and RFQ requirement (length and vane voltage)

15. Key technology R&D on the Spoke012 cavity
PhD thesis:
The design and experimental study of a very low Beta superconducting Spoke cavity for China-ADS

16. Challenges for very low Beta superconducting Spoke cavity
Difficulty in RF design
In order to find out an advance spoke cavity structure, which has a better performance in low  region, some new spoke structures have been considered.
Poor mechanical properity,due to df/dp
Low Beta means short Iirs-Iirs length and smaller resonat volume
difficulty in manufacturing
Lake of successful experience
there is no successful experience for such low Beta Spoke cavity

17. R&D on superconducting Spoke cavity structure
——3λ/2 Spoke cavity design
compare to the traditional λ/2 design， a 3λ/2 Spoke cavity could enlarge the resonat volum in order to reduce the df/dp factor.
Spoke009T
Spoke012
Lcav
(mm)
Liris T W
Dcav D1 D2
Spoke012
170 74 29 89
438 81
219
Spoke009T
260
160 80
120
476
288 17

18. comparison researching have been done both for RF and mechanical performance
Spoke012
Spoke009T
f(MHz）
325
R/Q
135 35
Ep/Eacc
3.2
9.3
Bp/Eacc (mT/MV/m）
4.6
14.6
G(Ω) 53 70
TTF
0.77
0.4
distribution of electronic field in a λ/2 Spoke cavity
distribution of electronic field in a 3λ/2 Spoke cavity
PS：Eacc is identified as the voltage divied by Liris length 18
curve of trasmit time

19. mechanical property
Spoke012
Spoke009T
df/dp (kHz/torr) 18
6.8
tunning sensitivity（kHz/mm）
1319
620
hardness of cavity（mm/980N）
0.58
0.44
deformation of cavity
@ 1Bar（mm）
4.5
3.6
Preliminary design study shows that the new structure can significantly improve and enhance the mechanical properties of the cavity, but at the expense of poorer RF parameters. 19

20. R&D on superconducting Spoke cavity structure
——camber end-wall Spoke cavity design
Changing shapes and dimensions of spoke base and end-wall were found to be an useful method in R&D work on enhancing RF performance.
Spoke012I
Spoke012II
Dcav
（mm）
Lcav
Liris T W A1 A2 D1 D2
Spoke012I
438
170 74 29 89
110
280 85 98
Spoke012II
468
180 73 22 82 94
398 90
112.5 20

21. （1）optimization of Spoke base shape
Spoke shape
round
elliptical
racetrack
G (Ω) 51 53 70
R/Q0 (Ω)
124
135 93
Epeak/Eacc
5.1
4.8
5.6
Bpeak/Eacc
(mT/(MV/m))
7.7
6.9
6.6
(a)round (b)elliptical (c)racetrack
Finally, compared with round and race-track shape, elliptical spoke base has been chosen due to a more uniform magnetic field distribution. 21

22. The static Lorentz coefficient
（2）optimization of end wall
A camber end-wall has been selected for a better RF performance and stronger structure.
parameters
Flat end-wall
Camber end-wall
Ep/Eacc
4.8
4.4
Bp/Eacc
(mT/(MV/m))
7.0
6.3
G(Ω) 53 61
R/Q（Ω）
135
140
df/dP
(pipe free)
Peak stress
=212 MPa
-18 kHz/torr
=157 MPa
-10.9 kHz/torr
Tuning sensitivity
1.3MHz/mm
776.9 kHz/kN
1.0 MHz/mm
399.9 kHz/kN
The static Lorentz coefficient
(Hz/(MV/m)2)
-25.8
-15.1 22

23. R&D on superconducting Spoke cavity structure
——sphere Spoke cavity design
Participated in the R&D work on Multipacting effect (collaborate with PUK ),and give a new design (sphere spoke cavity) which has little MP in operation region.
Dcav
（mm）
Lcav
Liris T W D1 D2
Spoke012_A
468
180 73 22 82
112.5 90
Spoke012_B
459
196.6 23 78
89（91） 23

24. （4）An asymmetrical spoke bar is design for easier assembling
In order to destroy the resonace condition, we could change the distribution of surface electromagnetic field by have different fillet radius between end wall and side wall.
（3）To make an easier welding, we chang the side wall into a part of a shpere(the geometric center of cavity as the centre of this shpere )
（4）An asymmetrical spoke bar is design for easier assembling
（1）enlarge the fillet radius coulde made the Multipacting High-risk areas toward the spoke base.
（2）decrease the fillet radius of Spoke base also have a positive effect to reduce the Multipacting. 24

25. distribution of electromagnitic field
Spoke012_B
Spoke012_A
Frequency
325MHz
Geometry factor
63 Ω
61 Ω
R/Q
161Ω
142 Ω
Ep/Eacc
4.3
4.5
Bp/Eacc
6.5 mT/MV/m
6.4
mT/MV/m
TTF
0.76
distribution of electromagnitic field
Preliminary design study shows that the sphere structure has a higher R/Q factor which could make a lower surface power loss, while other paramenters are almost the same RF performance as Spoke012_A. 25

26. Multipacting high-risk area is around the Spoke base and coupler edge
Spoke012_A
Spoke012_B
Multipacting high-risk vs. acceleratinggradient
Spoke012_B
Spoke012_A
Multipacting high-risk area is around the Spoke base and coupler edge 26

27. mechanical
perfprmance
Spoke012_A
Spoke012_B
df/dp
3.26mm/atm
-10.89kHz/torr
Peak stress=157MPa
1.07mm/atm
-3.42kHz/torr
Peak stress=91MPa
tuning
sensitivity
0.38mm/100kg force
1.04MHz/mm
0.37mm/100kg force
1.12MHz/mm
Sphere spoke cavity is better than a traditional spoke cavity structure both in RF and mechanical performance. But it has a high challenge for fabrication and there is now no factory could charge this structure in China. 27

28. Finally, we choose a camber end-wall Spoke cavity design for the first prototype superconducting Spoke012 cavity. 28

29. In order to maximize the shunt impedance and minimize ratio of Epeak/Eacc and Bpeak/Eacc and then get a higher accelerating gradient, the RF parameters of spoke012 with different geometrical characters then were deeply study , using the CST_MWS software.
EM design for Spoke012
Cross section of spoke012 cavity
RF parameters of Spoke012
Epeak/Eacc
4.5
Bpeak/Eacc
6.4 mT/(MV/m) G
63Ω
R/Q
142Ω
results of the simulations

30. The mechanicl Dsign of Spoke012
Different stifferner have been studied to improve the mechanical stability of Spoke012 cavity. 30

31. In order to meet the requirements of helium pressure sensitivity and lower the von stress of cavity, the structure of Spoke012 cavity is enhanced by three types of stiffeners, including two circular ribs in the end-wall outer region ,six daisy ribs in the inner region and eight circumferential ribs on the cylindrical portion of the cavity. All stiffeners are made of reactor-grade niobium. 31

32. deformation and von stress distribution due to cooling down
Mechanical simulation for Spoke012 cavity(2)
6 types of Spoke012’s mechanical properties were discussed, including pressure sensitivity, tuning sensitivity, Lorentz force detuning , frequency shift due to cooling down , microphonics and von stress distribution. The simulation results show that stiffener design for Spoke012 has met the requirements.
pressure sensitivity analysis with pre-tuning under 1atm (deformation and von stress)
deformation and von stress distribution due to cooling down
deformation due to microphonics

33. With stiffener and vessel
Mechanical design for Spoke012 cavity(3)
The simulation parameters are close to the measured values in HT.
Test results indicate that the design of the prototype cavity is successful and may meet the requirements of China-ADS.
property
Spoke012
Without stiffener
With stiffener and vessel
df/dP(pipe free)
-10.9kHz/torr
Von stress=157MPa
Hz/torr
Von stress<40MPa
df/dP(pipe fixed)
-278Hz/torr
Von stress=389MPa
+40Hz/torr
Von stress<50MPa
Tuning sensitivity
1.036MHz/mm
1.034MHz/mm
The static
Lorentz coefficient
-15.1Hz/(MV/m)2
-1.3Hz/(MV/m)2
Cooling down
（300Kto 4.2K）
______
463kHz

34. Fabrication of prototype Spoke012 cavity
In collaborations with PKU and HIT universities, two prototype of Spoke012 cavity has been fabricated since 2012. 34

35. Post-processing of Spoke012
During Buffered Chemical Polishing(BCP), a total etching (~170μm) is obtained with the temperature controlled under 20℃. After BCP, Spoke012-02# was moved to a class 100 clean room for HPR. The cavity was left to dry in the clean room overnight and assembled with other components the next day. The cavity had a 120℃ baking for the next 48 hours.

37. procedure of calebration

38. Procedure of vertical test
locking the cavity frequency
calebration for cables at a low temperature
adjust the penetrate length of input atenna to approach VSWR=1
measure the dacay time→ calculate for QL
detect the coupling factor (Qe)of every port in a low power condition and get the first Q0 factor
check the dacay time and Eacc by different pick up signal
increas the input power and measure the Q0 curve vs. Eacc
Conditioning（if necessary）
measure the highest Eacc of the cavity

39. Vertical test stand for Spoke012
Vertical test stand for Spoke012 at IHEP include an LLRF control system, vertical cryostat, cryonic system, radiation detection and protection system. Pt Pr
signal
decay time （ms） Pt
180 Pr
174
spoke012 with hanger 39

40. VT result of Spoke012
After post processing, the Spoke012-2# prototype cavity without helium vessel was vertical-tested successfully at IHEP.

41. 80K experiment for horizontal test
Before horizontal test, room temperature and 80K experiments have been done to make sure the Spoke012-2# prototype cavity and tuner work . Some key parameters of cavity were got, measured value of tuning sensitivity is consist to the design value 1kHz/μm.
room temperature experiment
80k experiment

42. Equipments for Spoke012 Horizental test at IHEP

43. Development of High power coupler at IHEP

44. Horizontal test for Spoke012
Spoke012-2# cavity with helium vessel was horizontally tested in the beginning of September 2013 at IHEP. In this test, a serious Multipacting effect played a critical role in the limitation of increasing the accelerating gradient. MP region is consist to the simulation.
the maximum accelerating gradient under CW reached 6.5MV/m, and at this gradient, Q0 of the cavity is 2.2×108. 44

45. Frequency control of Spoke012 at IHEP
Some important measured values got from the horizontally test. It’s a very useful guiding design for the frequency control of next Spoke012 cavities. Up to now,Spoke012-3# cavity’s frequency is consist with our expectation.

46. Development of cryomodule for Spoke cavity at IHEP

47. Development of RFQ at IHEP
A 3 MeV - 10 mA CW RFQ was constructed and commissioned at IHEP.
ADS RFQ
Frequency
325MHz
Energy
3MeV
Duty Factor CW
Operating
Long time

48. Development of 5-cell elliptical
SC cavity at IHEP
Two elliptical cavity sections (Ellip063 and Ellip082) to cover energy from MeV to 1.5 GeV

49. Summary Sustainable nuclear energy has high priority in China.
The C-ADS program has been officially started under the coordination of CAS, and is led by three CAS institutes.
The R&D phase for the driver linac is to build a SC linac with a CW beam of 50-MeV and 10-mA, and relevant infrastructure.
It is a great challenge to build a high-performance CW proton linac. Strong collaboration with international leading laboratories is very important. This is not only an important step towards the ADS but also a contribution to the accelerator community. 49

50. Reference
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[3]Accelerator-driven Systems (ADS)and Fast Reactors (FR) in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles，OECD 2002， P47-48
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[5]Y. He et al.，SRF cavity for ADS project in China，Proceedings of SRF2013, 2013, Paris
[6]Han Li, doctoral degree thesis in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014

51. Thanks for your attention！51