The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at 12 GeV
P. Adderley, Shahid Ahmed, Trent Allison, Ramakrishna Bachimanchi, K. Baggett, M. BastaniNejad, B. Bevins, Michael Bevins, M. Bickley, Ryan Bodenstein, S.A. Bogacz, M. Bruker, A. Burrill, L. S. Cardman, J. Creel, Yu-Chiu Chao, Guang Cheng, Gianluigi Ciovati, S. Chattopadhyay, J. A. Clark, W. A. Clemens, G. Croke, E. Daly, G. Davis, Jean Delayen, S. U. De Silva, M.J. Bellido, Richard E. Dickson, Lawrence Doolittle, D. Douglas, M. Drury, E. Feldl, J. Fischer, A. Freyberger, V. Ganni, Rongli Geng, C. M. Ginsburg, J. Gómez, Joseph Grames, J. Gubeli, J. Guo, Fay Hannon, J. Hansknecht, M. H. Wood, James Henry, C. Hernandez-Garcia, T. Hiatt, D. W. Higinbotham, S. Higgins, A. Höfler, Jason D. Hogan, C. Hovater, A. Hutton, C. D. Jones, K. Jordan, Michele Joyce, R. Kazimi, M. Keesee, Michael J. Kelley, C. Keppel, Andrew Kimber, Lawrence King, P. Kjeldsen, P. Kneisel, John Kowal, Geoffrey Krafft, G. Lahti, Theodore Larrieu, R. Lauzé, C. Leemann, R. Legg, R. Li, F. Lin, D. Machie, J. Mammosser, K. Macha, Kelly Mahoney, Frank Marhauser, B. Mastracci, J. Matalevich, J. McCarter, M. McCaughan, L. Merminga, Randy Michaud, Vasiliy Morozov, Clyde Mounts, J. Musson, Richard M. Nelson, W. Oren, R. B. Overton, G. Palacios-Serrano, H.-K. Park, L. Phillips, Sarin Philip, F. Pilat, Tomasz Plawski, M. Poelker, P. Powers, T. Powers, J. Preble
Abstract
This review paper describes the energy-upgraded Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) accelerator. This superconducting linac has achieved 12 GeV beam energy by adding 11 new high-performance cryomodules containing 88 superconducting cavities that have operated cw at an average accelerating gradient of <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <a:mrow> <a:mn>20</a:mn> <a:mtext> </a:mtext> <a:mtext> </a:mtext> <a:mi>MV</a:mi> <a:mo>/</a:mo> <a:mi mathvariant="normal">m</a:mi> </a:mrow> </a:math> . After reviewing the attributes and performance of the previous 6 GeV CEBAF accelerator, we discuss the upgraded CEBAF accelerator system in detail with particular attention paid to the new beam acceleration systems. In addition to doubling the acceleration in each linac, the upgrade included improving the beam recirculation magnets, adding more helium cooling capacity to allow the newly installed modules to run cold, adding a new experimental hall, and improving numerous other accelerator components. We review several of the techniques deployed to operate and analyze the accelerator performance and document system operating experience and performance. In the final portion of the document, we present much of the current planning regarding projects to improve accelerator performance and enhance operating margins, and our plans for ensuring CEBAF operates reliably into the future. For the benefit of potential users of CEBAF, the performance and quality measures for the beam delivered to each of the experimental halls are summarized in the Appendix. Published by the American Physical Society 2024