IPAC'23 - Particle Accelerator Projects and Upgrades

IPAC’23 / PARTICLE ACCELERATOR PROJECTS AND UPGRADES 29 Project Region EMEA Project Location Allan / Jordan Project Type New Project Project Description The old control interface rack, that was based on Modicon PLCs, has been replaced with a new rack based on SIEMENS PLCs. The old obsolete Auxiliary Gun Power Supply (AGPS) (which heats up the cathode) has been replaced with a modern one that is built in-house, with a controller designed and built in house. The new AGPS has many advanced features and can be remotely controlled and monitored. It allows for better tuning for the cathode-auxiliary gun system. The old Thyratron based Modulator is being replaced with two state-of-the-art solid-state modulators from ScandiNova company (funded by INFN and PSI institutions). The new solid- state modulators will serve the electron gun and Magnetron independently. The unipolar power supplies of Microtron trim coils and transfer line magnets (their polarity was being changed through polarity-changing interface) have been replaced with new bipolar power supplies from CAEN company.   Instability in the electric injection septum of the Booster has been reduced by improving its isolation through replacing its old cover with a Faraday cage designed and made in-house. Requirements List Available Approval Date 28/02/2022 Status of Contracting one year Construction scheduled to start Estimated Project Cost 0.280M EUR Estimated Construction Duration Type of Equipment to be Purchased solid state modulators Project Leader(s) Sofian Ja’far, Anas Abbadi Affiliation SESAME e-mail Sofian.jafar@sesame.org.jo , anas.abbadi@sesame.org.jo Contact Person(s) Maher Attal Affiliation SESAME e-mail maher.attal@sesame.org.jo SESAME injector’s upgrade