1. Heavy Ion Accelerators for RIKEN RI Beam Factory and Upgrade Plans H. Okuno, et. al. (RIKEN Nishina Center) and P. Ostroumov (ANL) Upgrade Injector Low intensity Beam now (2008) (Goal: 1p  A U-ion beam) Heavy Ion Beams (2007-) RI Beam Factory (1997-)

2. Preview of the Talk RILAC ECRIS CSM AVF RRC fRC IRC SRC Status of the beam intensity Upgrade plans of the Injector Simulation results using TRACK Introduction of RIBF Space Charge Forces IonECRIS out RFQ out RILA C out RRC out 1 st Str. out FRC out 2 nd Str. out IRC out SRC out June 2007 U50.34019.725.11.761.550.310.210.09 3 July 2008 U---4416.315.11.852.000.530.35- Fixed Frequency Mode

3. Introduction RIKEN RI Beam Factory RILAC ECRIS RRC The Old Facility (1975~1990) fRC IRC SRC -- World’s First! RIBF (1997~(2012)) BigRIPS (Fragment Seperator)

4. Min. Energy for RI-Beam production Performance of the RIBF Cyclotrons

5. Symbolic photos and movie for RIBF construction and comissioning H. Okuno, et. al., “Commissioning of the Superconducting Ring Cyclotron for the RIKEN RI Beam Factory”, IEEE Trans. Appl. Superconduct., vol. 18, no.2, pp226-pp231, June 2008. First Beam from SRC at 4PM on Dec. 28 2006 Beam Profile of the first beam: 27 Al 10+ 345MeV/u

6. Variable Frequency mode RFQ+ RILAC 1 st Str. RRC2 nd Str. IRCSRC Freq. (MHz) 36.5 Q18  26  34 E (MeV/u) 2.346114345 Example: The main parameters for Kr (345MeV/u) U (345 MeV/u) (Q@RRC > 70+) RFQ+

7. Fixed Frequency Mode for U 345MeV/u acceleration RFQ+ RILAC RRC1 st Str. FRC2 nd Str. IRCSRC Freq. (MHz) 18.25 54.7536.5 Q35  73  86 E (MeV/u)0.671151114345 Example: U (345MeV/u) RFQ+ v gain =2

8. Fixed Frequency Mode Accelerated Beams so far 1 pnA = 6 x 10 9 pps IonECRIS out RFQ out RILA C out RRC out 1 st Str. out FRC out 2 nd Str. out IRC out SRC out June 2007 U50.34019.725.11.761.550.310.210.093 July 2008 U---4416.315.11.852.000.530.35- T. Kubo, et. al., “Identification of New Isotopes 125 Pd and 126 Pd Produced by In-Flight Fission of 345 MeV/nucleon 238 U: First Results from the RIKEN RI Beam Factory”, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan Vol. 77, No8, August, 2008 The F.C.s were not well calibrated (tend to show larger current than reality). Goal intensity : 1000pnA IonECRIS out RFQ out RILAC out 1 st Str. out RRC out 2 nd Str. out IRC out SRC out Nov. 2007 Kr--- 30 June 2008 Ca--- 688363310270--- Variable Frequency Mode 8 times? Good long term stability

9. Key issues to increase the intensity of U beam Increase the beam intensity from the ion source –New 28GHz Superconducting ECR ion source –Goal intensity of U 35+ >15 p  A ( 1p  A @ SRC) –Operation test will be started in January 2009 Improve transmission efficiency –Flattop acceleration in the cyclotrons –Careful tuning in each accelerator –New injector (Efficient acceleration in the low energy region) –Avoid the emittance growth due to the space charge. Make charge strippers with long lifetimes –The 1 st stripper is critical. –Max. lifetime ~24hrs @500enA after RRC –Searching another candidate: Rotating, Gas, Liquid Li… Hasebe, Kuboki: INTDS2008 @Caen, France

10. Plan A: New injector to RRC

11. Plan B: Put the 28GHz ECR ion source before the existing RILAC RFQ In the mode for U (345 MeV/u) acceleration Frequency of the injectors :18.25 MHz (Low) Extraction voltage : 5kV (Low) Acc. voltage after the RFQ :127kV (Low)  put 28GHz ECR on the HV deck (127kV) to directly inject to RILAC, skipping RFQ 28GHz SC-ECR 100kV Deck 18.25 MHz 127kV injection 5kV extraction

12. Plan B is easy for us. RILAC tank#1~#6 RFQ 18GHz ECR Room for 450kV Cockroft-Walton RILAC tank#1~#6 28GHz SC-ECR Now From April 2009 MEBT LEBT RRC Beam Dynamics Study using the TRACK code 100 kV Deck

13. LEBT (Outline) 36+,35+,34+ of 238 U x y from Ion Source (27kV) Solenoid 90deg. Bending Magnet with fringing fields to selection slit preliminary 0 mA

14. LEBT (Neutralization of Space Charge Effect) 100 %75 %50 %25 %0 % Conditions  x,y = 200  mm mrad 238U35+ = 0.5 mA  O(2+,3+,4+,5+,6+) = 10 mA preliminary ?

15. MEBT (127kV, 0 mA and 0.5 mA) Buncher (1f+2f) after acceleration tube (127 kV) to RILAC Bunching efficiency ~ 52 % (+- 10deg, 0 mA and 0.5 mA) preliminary Transmission : 100 % Transmission : 93 % 127kV is enough high to suppress emittance growth.

16. RILAC (Wideroe Type, 0 mA and 0.5 mA) Tank #1 Tank #2Tank #3 Tank #4Tank #5Tank #6 preliminary Transmission : 99 % Transmission : 87 %

17. Emittance (r.m.s.) growth in the RILAC 0.5 mA 0.0 mA 0.5 mA Efficiency in the succeeding cyclotrons will decrease.  We need the new Injector (Plan A)! preliminary

18. Cyclotron Simulation using TRACK code preliminary rf gap B B B B B B B B B B B B

19. RRC (0 mA and 0.5 mA) 73 turns 27 % of total turns “Round Beam” or Spiral instability: S. Adam/PSI Injector II ? 0 mA 0.5 mA preliminary

20. Review of the Talk RILAC ECRIS CSM AVF RRC fRC IRC SRC Status of the beam intensity Upgrade plans of the Injector Beam dynamics using TRACK Introduction of RIBF Space Charge Forces IonECRIS out RFQ out RILA C out RRC out 1 st Str. out FRC out 2 nd Str. out IRC out SRC out June 2007 U50.34019.725.11.761.550.310.210.09 3 July 2008 U---4416.315.11.852.000.530.35- Fixed Frequency Mode LEBTMEBTRILACRRC Neut. Factor ????? ???? spiral ????