ENTRY NO. 79
NAo'vlE OF MACHI~, E
INSTI TUTION
ADDRESS
. (02404) 4488
TEL
I N CHARGE
AMERSHAM INTERNATIONAL CYCLOTRON NO.
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. DEWI MLEwIs ·
a:i14iACTIVAG
. R[PORT F I) BY
HISTORY AND STATUS
1977
DESIGN. date
Model tests .
. . (CP42 negative ion)
ENG DESIGN. dote
. 1979~1 . 981
CONSTRUCTION. <Jat"
FIRST flEAM. dille (or yoall September 1981
Control~ystem automation 1985
MAJOR ALTU1ATIONS
.Ex traction system 198 2/83
.approxUS$2M (1981)
COST ACCE L ERATOR
COST FACILITY. ttllil l
f UNDE D BY
2
. ·AMERSHAM · INTERNATIONAL
·WHITE ·LION·ROAD , ·AMERSHAM, . BUCKS , ENGLAND:
. . .
DEWI M LEWIS
INJECTION SYSTEM
EXTRACTION SYSTEM
Ch?rg~.Exchange.Carbon.foil, .f~xed
FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH
SH IELDED AREA, fixed
TARGET STATIONS
ST A
r IONS
SPfVf:d
and var~a~le.energy
m 2 , movable
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,
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In
a t same time, ma x
'·.MG SPlCTHOGRAP H . type . . .. . . .. ...
.. . . c· on· t' r· 0 1' 1· e· r· s
COMPUTEP" ,uciel
PDP.ll/73 + multi mi cr o
OT HER FACILIT IES . Ir:dustrial Radi~is o tope· P;'-od uc t i~n System
AMERSHAM INTERNATIONAL
ACCELERATOR STAFF, OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
SCIENT I ~T'o
1
ENGIN EfRS
1
TECHNIC ll'sNS
4
CRAFTS
GRAD STUDENTS IrlvO i v('U cJu rinq YC!r)r
CHARACTERISTIC BEAMS
OPERATeD flY
R(Sl · il" . ~' slilll or
PART!CL I
lNERGY (MeV)
OPERATION
ht!wk Cl" tilr'l"1
Adl ieved
TIME- DISTr,. II1 Ill'""',
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23-42
.
30' .
BUDG [ T . Oil & dcv
FUNDI () BY AMERSHAM INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICALS DIVISION
42
RESEARCH STAFF, Ilot II,(lude<J .. 1,,)\,·
USERS. I I I 110I I ') ! :
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coFCONUfI!lY
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.. 330
260·
320
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FUNDF D llY
MAGNET
POlF FACe, U I;-W]\:H:r ( U)ll1J1C1U)
p 11 1Ject~on
( ;AP , rnln
.
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(Il l
BEAM PROPERTIES
120
Flo.lrl
11 11,
24
r-
16
12
' ,n. Field
AVERAGE FI F LD at R ext
1. 3
B ,na x/<B>
rnax
NUMBE R OF SECTORS
SECTOR ANGL E (SSCI
TRIMMING COILS
rr;u rtllJrH .t
elll, R-~xtra( T lrJt l
kGl
kG( at
kGJ
92,400
A rnrJ(:r e
t lHIl S
t r imming coils
CJt.:>~ 1
Q:
rad
H .. Ions
PIl A of
.. . Me\)
Ions
PIl A 0 1
. MeV
... MeV
. Ion s
Pll A of
.
ron~
p ,u A of
Hollow .Copper .
'1 0'-':5 MJ
max kW: current st<llJil ity
rllax kW : current stability
26.7
M Hz
Orb F
. . . . to .
HARMONICS. RF/Orb F , used
DEE-Gnd . max
36
k V , m in ga@-'4 . 0.5
STAB ILI TY. (pk -pk no isel/(pk RF volt) . . . . 1. 0 . . .
100
ENERGY GA)N . max
R F PHASE, stable to ±
RF POWE R input. rna x.
FREOUENCY MODU L A T IO N . rat e
elll
k V /turn
dey
kW
Is
mod u lator , type . .
beam pulse, w idth
VACUUM SYSTEM
OPER ATI NG PRESSURE .
PUM PS, No, Type . Size ..
4 x 10 i nch diff . pump .
PIG for H-
mnl 1111.1d) { ~1
COND IT IO NS
42 . MeV
PIl A of
OPERATING PROGRAMS, 111"8 ci is tr ibution
R/\SIC NUCLEAR PHYSICS ..
SOLID STATES PHYSICS
IlIC)'\~F mCAL AP PLI CA T . . . .
ISOTOPE P RODUCT l m~s 9Q" ..
Machine De v elopment
. .. . . .. 1Q%.
WE IGHT
Fe
·:is· tons . corls
3
tons
COO L ING SVS18'l1
(;: lo:<;~q .loopq~~.i,ne>:ql.i,sed .water
ION ENERGY
(Ben d,n g l im,t) E/A =
.42 . ... . q' /A' MeV /arnu
(Focuslllg I"nit) E/A =
q/A MeV / amI!
ACCELERATION SYSTEM
DEES. number ... . . 2.
angle .. . QQo .
deg
BEAM APERTURE .. 1. ,fj
cm; DC Bias
1. .. "i .
. . kV
TUNED by, coarse n:,,~c;h<!f)i.c;<!l .pl<!t;E) fi ne
26.7
RF
. . . . . . . .. to
M Hz. st ab le ± 1. KHz
ION SOURCES
RF rJeg .200
RF del]
%
%
- 1 5 oX ial }
111aX .
. . deq
2 x 3 sets
'.Qq
PULSt:WIDIH 40.
PHASE [XC. Ina x.
EXTRACT ef f . 99.
I1ESOL Ll. E/ [ .-:-'.1.
lMITT/\NCI
(n
SpirClI,
STORED ENERGY (cryogenic)
rna i n ( oils
~~EASLIRED
r .ll\
3
Lscpar ated
CONDUCTOR. I" "te,ia l and type. .
POWER
53
Tor r or rnbar
R E FE R ENCES/NOTES
11
21
PLAN VIEW OF FACILITY, COMMENTS , ETC.
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION MACHINE (commerc ial) with heavy
commitment to machine development and improvement.
-
Remote computer controlled target system
-
Automated cyclotron control
-
PDP 11/73 + 8 bit Rockwell computers