TRIUMF, Vancouver
PAVAC, Richmond, B.C.
The ISAC-II superconducting heavy ion linac, commissioned in 2006, consists of twenty quarter wave cavities housed in five cryomodules. An upgrade of the linac is ongoing that will see the addition of twenty more quarter wave cavities in three cryomodules by the end of 2009. The status of the upgrade will be reported.
TRIUMF, Vancouver
TRIUMF, in collaboration with university partners, proposes to construct a megawatt-class electron linear accelerator (e-linac) as a driver for U(γ,f) with rates up to 1013−1014 fissions/sec for Rare Isotope Beams (RIB) for nuclear structure and astrophysics, and 9Be(γ,p)8Li for materials science. The emphasis would be on neutron-rich species. The 50 MeV, 10 mA, c.w. linac is based on TTF superconducting radiofrequency technology at 1.3 GHz & 2K. Many of the major sub-system components have been identified; where possible existing designs will be adopted. The first stage of the project, a 25 MeV, 5 mA, c.w. linac matching the isotope production target power-handling capability in the next five-year plan, is to be completed in 2013. The injector cryomodule (ICM)development, which is being fast tracked, is the subject of a scientific collaboration between TRIUMF and the VECC laboratory in Kolkata, India. The paper gives an overview of the accelerator design progress with emphasis on the ICM.