• M. Watanabe, J. Kamiya, K. Suganuma, T. Takayanagi, N. Tani, T. Togashi, T. Ueno, Y. Watanabe
  JAEA/J-PARC, Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken

3 GeV rapid cycling synchrotron (RCS) of J-PARC accelerates proton beams from the 181 MeV up to 3 GeV. The RCS injects the beam to the Main Ring and transports it to the muon production target and neutron production target in the Materials and Life Science Experimental Hall. Proton beams in the RCS are fast extracted by kicker magnets at the repetition rate of 25 Hz. The rise time of the magnetic field is approximately 260 ns due to the propagation time through the coaxial cable and the kicker magnet itself. The flat-top length of it is required to 840 ns in order to extract two beam bunches. Pulse forming lines (PFL) and thyratrons are used to make the rise time and the flat-top, at the maximum charging voltage of 80 kV. Two thyratrons, which is a CX1193C made by e2V Ltd., are used for a power supply. 16 thyratrons are used in the eight power supplies of the kicker system. Since thyratrons are gaseous discharge switching devices, they often make misfire or self-breakdown in several hours. In this paper, present status of operation and voltage adjustment method of the reservoir and cathode heater power supply of the thyratrons in the kicker system are described.