A high-intensity continuous-wave (CW) radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator is
designed for boron neutron capture therapy. The transmission efficiency of a 20-mA proton …

This paper presents the novel design of an interposed pulsed power system, developed to
drive a fast-switching magnet with a large multi-mH load inductance, and high field …

Ab initio calculations of nuclei from the valley of stability to the drip lines are a prime
challenge in low-energy nuclear theory. The interactions in atomic nuclei, being composed …

The physics of neutron-rich systems is of great interest in nuclear and astrophysics. Precise
knowledge of the properties of neutron-rich nuclei is crucial for understanding the synthesis …

Abstract FRIB (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams) is a heavy ion linac facility under
construction, which has various specific features in its beam dynamics design to achieve the …

Abstract FRIB (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams) is a new heavy ion accelerator facility to
provide intense beams of rare isotopes, and currently under active construction at MSU …

This paper presents the design for a switching magnet capable of deflecting 6.5 MeV/u
heavy-ion beams with mass-to-charge ratio of 7 by 10 degrees. This magnet can produce …

The driver linac of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) contains 332 cavities which are
controlled by individual FPGA-based low-level RF controllers. Due to limited hardware …

Abstract The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) requires a timing system for distributing
a common time base for timestamping data as well as for triggering actions of multiple …

Abstract Development of many software projects at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
(FRIB) follows an agile development approach. An important part of this practice is to make …