Ion source and LEBT of KAHVELab proton beamline

TL;DR

This paper details the design, production, and testing of the ion source and low energy beam transport line for the KAHVELab proton beamline, a key part of an educational proton linac project at Boğaziçi University.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the development and testing of the ion source and LEBT components for a proton linac, highlighting recent progress in design and commissioning.

Findings

Ion source and LEBT components successfully produced and tested.

Proton beamline components installed and ready for commissioning.

Ongoing stability tests for the proton beamline.

Abstract

The KAHVE Laboratory, at Bo\u{g}azi\c{c}i University, Istanbul, Turkey is home to an educational proton linac project. The proton beam will originate from a 20 keV H+ source and will be delivered to a two module Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) operating at 800 MHz via a low energy beam transport (LEBT) line. Currently, the design phase being over, commissioning and stability tests are ongoing for the proton beamline which is already produced and installed except the RFQ which is being manufactured. This work summarizes the design, production and test phases of the ion source and LEBT line components.