4,427
edits
IFMIF-EVEDA: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Since the [[Broader Approach agreement]] in 2007, the IFMIF/EVEDA (IFMIF Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities) project is being executed. This project intends to prove the technical feasibility of [[IFMIF]] project. The IFMIF/EVEDA project is subdivided in 4 sub-projects: | Since the [[Broader Approach agreement]] in 2007, the IFMIF/EVEDA (IFMIF Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities) project is being executed.<ref>[http://www.ifmif.org/ IFMIF website]</ref> This project intends to prove the technical feasibility of [[IFMIF]] project. The IFMIF/EVEDA project is subdivided in 4 sub-projects: | ||
* IFMIF engineering design | * IFMIF engineering design | ||
* Validation Activities of the Lithium Loop System | * Validation Activities of the Lithium Loop System | ||
* Validation Activities of the Irradiation Area System | * Validation Activities of the Irradiation Area System | ||
* Validation Activities of the Accelerator System | * Validation Activities of the Accelerator System | ||
The first three sub-projects have been completed and the goals achieved. Only the last subproject remains, i.e., the construction of an accelerator prototype similar to the ones planned for IFMIF (named | The first three sub-projects have been completed and the goals achieved. Only the last subproject remains, i.e., the construction of an accelerator prototype similar to the ones planned for IFMIF (named LIPAc, Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator). The problems associated with the spatial charge are larger the lower the energy of the beam is, and therefore the major technical issues would be overcome if LIPAc can be built and operated. | ||
The IFMIF-EVEDA accelerator <ref>[http://irfu.cea.fr/en/Phocea/Vie_des_labos/Ast/ast_technique.php?id_ast=2271 IFMIF-EVEDA: International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility]</ref> will be a 9 MeV, 125mA cw deuteron accelerator, identical to the low energy section of one of the IFMIF accelerators <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fusion_Materials_Irradiation_Facility International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility]</ref>, which will be tested to verify the validity of the design before launching the IFMIF construction. It includes an ion source, a Radiofrequency Quadrupole cavity and the first module of a superconducting linac based on half wave resonator cavities. As no target is foreseen for the accelerated beam, a beam dump is required to stop it during commissioning and accelerator tests. The beam will be validated before the beam stop using non interceptive diagnostics, due to the high intensity in cw mode. | The IFMIF-EVEDA accelerator <ref>[http://irfu.cea.fr/en/Phocea/Vie_des_labos/Ast/ast_technique.php?id_ast=2271 IFMIF-EVEDA: International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility]</ref> will be a 9 MeV, 125mA cw deuteron accelerator, identical to the low energy section of one of the IFMIF accelerators <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fusion_Materials_Irradiation_Facility International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility]</ref>, which will be tested to verify the validity of the design before launching the IFMIF construction. It includes an ion source, a Radiofrequency Quadrupole cavity and the first module of a superconducting linac based on half wave resonator cavities. As no target is foreseen for the accelerated beam, a beam dump is required to stop it during commissioning and accelerator tests. The beam will be validated before the beam stop using non interceptive diagnostics, due to the high intensity in cw mode. | ||