Physics design for the C-ADS main linac basing on two different injector design schemes

TL;DR

This paper compares two different injector schemes for the China ADS main linac, analyzing how each affects the design of the main linac to optimize performance for a 1000 MW accelerator-driven system.

Contribution

It presents detailed designs of the main linac based on two injector schemes, providing insights into their impact on overall accelerator performance.

Findings

Different injector schemes lead to distinct main linac designs.

Beam characteristics vary significantly between the two schemes.

Design considerations are tailored to optimize each injector configuration.

Abstract

The China ADS (C-ADS) project is proposed to build a 1000 MW Accelerator Driven sub-critical System around 2032. The accelerator will work in CW mode with 10 mA in beam current and 1.5 GeV in final beam energy. The linac is composed of two major sections: the injector section and the main linac section. There are two different schemes for the injector section. The Injector-I scheme is based on a 325-MHz RFQ and superconducting spoke cavities of same RF frequency and the Injector-II scheme is based on a 162.5-MHz RFQ and superconducting HWR cavities of same frequency. The main linac design will be different for different injector choice. The two different designs for the main linac have been studied according to the beam characteristics from the different injector schemes.