• C.C. Jensen, G. E. Krafczyk
  Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois

This system extracts up to 9.6 us of 120 GeV beam every 1.87 seconds for the NuMI beamline neutrino experiments. A pulse forming network consisting of two continuous wound coils and 68 capacitors was designed and built to drive three kicker magnets. The field stability requirement is better than ± 1% with a field rise time of 1.6 us. New kicker magnets were built based on the successful traveling wave magnets built for the Main Injector. Two of these magnets, which have a propagation time of 550 ns, are in series making the risetime of the pulser a serious constraint. A forced cooling system using Fluorinert® was designed for the magnet termination resistors to maintain the field flatness and amplitude stability. The system has been commissioned and early results will be presented.

• S.R. Reeves, C.C. Jensen
  Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois

The temperature stability of the kicker magnet termination resistor assembly directly affects the field flatness and amplitude stability of the kick. Comprehensive thermal enhancements were made to the existing Main Injector resistor assembly design to satisfy NuMI performance specifications. Additionally, a fluid-processing system utilizing Fluorinert® FC-77 high-voltage dielectric was built to precisely control the setpoint temperature of the resistor assembly from 70 to 120F, required to maintain constant resistance during changing operational modes. The Fluorinert® must be continually processed to remove hazardous breakdown products caused by radiation exposure to prevent chemical attack of system components. Design details of the termination resistor assembly and Fluorinert® processing system are described. Early performance results will be presented.