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NASA NTRS2011

Space Launch System NASA Research Announcement Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction

The intent of the Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction (ABEDRR) effort is to: (1) Reduce risks leading to an affordable Advanced Booster that meets the evolved capabilities of SLS (2) Enable competition by mitigating targeted Advanced Booster risks to enhance SLS affordability. Key Concepts (1) Offerors must propose an Advanced Booster concept that meets SLS Program requirements (2) Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction must relate to the Offeror s Advanced Booster concept (3) NASA Research Announcement (NRA) will not be prescriptive in defining Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction

Crumbly, Christopher M.↗

NASA NTRS2016

Inviscid and Viscous CFD Analysis of Booster Separation for the Space Launch System Vehicle

This paper presents details of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations of the Space Launch System during solid-rocket booster separation using the Cart3D inviscid and Overflow viscous CFD codes. The discussion addresses the use of multiple data sources of computational aerodynamics, experimental aerodynamics, and trajectory simulations for this critical phase of flight. Comparisons are shown between Cart3D simulations and a wind tunnel test performed at NASA Langley Research Center's Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, and further comparisons are shown between Cart3D and viscous Overflow solutions for the flight vehicle. The Space Launch System (SLS) is a new exploration-class launch vehicle currently in development that includes two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) modified from Space Shuttle hardware. These SRBs must separate from the SLS core during a phase of flight where aerodynamic loads are nontrivial. The main challenges for creating a separation aerodynamic database are the large number of independent variables (including orientation of the core, relative position and orientation of the boosters, and rocket thrust levels) and the complex flow caused by exhaust plumes of the booster separation motors (BSMs), which are small rockets designed to push the boosters away from the core by firing partially in the direction opposite to the motion of the vehicle.

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NASA NTRS2016

Space Launch System Booster Separation Aerodynamic Database Development and Uncertainty Quantification

The development of the aerodynamic database for the Space Launch System (SLS) booster separation environment has presented many challenges because of the complex physics of the ow around three independent bodies due to proximity e ects and jet inter- actions from the booster separation motors and the core stage engines. This aerodynamic environment is dicult to simulate in a wind tunnel experiment and also dicult to simu- late with computational uid dynamics. The database is further complicated by the high dimensionality of the independent variable space, which includes the orientation of the core stage, the relative positions and orientations of the solid rocket boosters, and the thrust lev- els of the various engines. Moreover, the clearance between the core stage and the boosters during the separation event is sensitive to the aerodynamic uncertainties of the database. This paper will present the development process for Version 3 of the SLS booster separa- tion aerodynamic database and the statistics-based uncertainty quanti cation process for the database.

Chan, David T.↗

NASA NTRS2020

Multibody Simulation of REMORA CubeSat Docking to and Pushing a Spent Rocket Booster

This paper details the multibody simulation of three phases of critical importance to the feasibility of the REMORA CubeSat space debris mitigation concept: the final approach of the CubeSat to a spent rocket booster; the grappling of the spent rocket booster using a robotic arm; and the pushing of the spent rocket booster to divert its course from another on-orbit asset. The extension of a robotic mobility and manipulation modeling toolkit (M3TK) from multibody dynamics simulation of manipulators and ground vehicles to simulation of orbital robotics is outlined. This includes the identification of the appropriate parameters required to concisely and generically describe thruster loads, thruster mixing, spacecraft control, and spacecraft navigation for the purpose of on-orbit robotics simulation. A high-level spacecraft navigator commands maneuvers to target spacecraft states. A PID spacecraft controller takes the target states and calculates desired forces and torques. A thruster mixer solves a quadratic program to determine the optimal thruster firing times for the propulsion system. Pulse width modulated actuation of eight canted cold gas thrusters is used in the simulated approach to a rocket nozzle from a distance of 200 m. A five degree of freedom robotic arm is controlled to position a pair of pincers to grasp the rocket nozzle. Contact dynamics are used to accurately simulate the grasping of the rocket nozzle by the pincers. A similar, but separate simulation is performed to assess the ability of the REMORA CubeSat to push the large spent rocket booster. This diversion maneuver makes use of an additional, larger thruster, and pushes the rocket booster in excess of 400 m. Appropriate motor control gains on the robotic arm are found to be higher during the pushing phase than those which are appropriate during free motion; this increase promotes rigidity of the arm and allows it to properly direct the pushing force. Challenges encountered in time step selection for numerical stability of the simulation are also discussed.

Mukherjee, Rudranarayan↗

DOE OSTI2012

Booster Synchrotron RF System Upgrade for SPEAR3

Recent progress at the SPEAR3 includes the increase in stored current from 100 mA to 200 mA and top-off injection to allow beamlines to stay open during injection. Presently the booster injects 3.0 GeV beam to SPEAR3 three times a day. The stored beam decays to about 150 mA between the injections. The growing user demands are to increase the stored current to the design value of 500 mA, and to maintain it at a constant value within a percent or so. To achieve this goal the booster must inject once every few minutes. For improved injection efficiency, all RF systems at the linac, booster and SPEAR3 need to be phase-locked. The present booster RF system is basically a copy of the SPEAR2 RF system with 358.5 MHz and 40 kW peak RF power driving a 5-cell RF cavity for 1.0 MV gap voltage. These requirements entail a booster RF system upgrade to a scaled down version of the SPEAR3 RF system of 476.3 MHz with 1.2 MW cw klystron output power capabilities. We will analyze each subsystem option for their merits within budgetary and geometric space constraints. A substantial portion of the system will come from the decommissioned PEP-II RF stations.

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DOE OSTI2016

ION BEAM POLARIZATION DYNAMICS IN THE 8 GEV BOOSTER OF THE JLEIC PROJECT AT JLAB

In the Jefferson Lab’s Electron-Ion Collider (JLEIC) project, an injector of polarized ions into the collider ring is a superconducting 8 GeV booster. Both figure-8 and racetrack booster versions were considered. Our analysis showed that the figure-8 ring configuration allows one to preserve the polarization of any ion species during beam acceleration using only small longitudinal field with an integral less than 0.5 Tm. In the racetrack booster, to pre-serve the polarization of ions with the exception of deu-terons, it suffices to use a solenoidal Siberian snake with a maximum field integral of 30 Tm. To preserve deuteron polarization, we propose to use arc magnets for the race-track booster structure with a field ramp rate of the order of 1 T/s. We calculate deuteron and proton beam polari-zations in both the figure-8 and racetrack boosters includ-ing alignment errors of their magnetic elements using the Zgoubi code.

Kondratenko, A. M.↗

DOE OSTI2026

Longitudinal Phase Space Tomography for the Booster Synchrotron

Efforts in the study of the longitudinal behavior of charged particles in the Fermilab Booster can be catalyzed with an image of the two-dimensional phase space distribution. In the past, tomography had been employed in the reconstruction of the phase space in accelerators such as the Recycler at Fermilab and the Proton Synchrotron Booster at CERN. However, such a capability had yet to realize for the Fermilab Booster synchrotron. In this work, the first successful tomographic phase space reconstruction of a low-energy Booster bunch is presented along with validation metrics. A numerical turn-by-turn model of the longitudinal particle dynamics in the Booster has been implemented, which utilizes a fast, map-based particle transport algorithm. Using a sinogram generated from the Wall Current Monitor signal, the iterative reconstruction algorithm recovers a discretized image of the original phase space distribution at variable resolution. The reconstruction result shows low root-mean-square error and a rapid convergence toward the solution, providing strong evidence of accuracy. Future and ongoing work includes modeling high-energy bunches above transition and using tomography to infer certain machine parameters such as synchronous phase, peak gap voltage, and synchronous energy in addition to the phase space distribution.

Ebeid, Safi [Unlisted; Fermilab]↗

DOE OSTI2017

SIMULATIONS OF BOOSTER INJECTION EFFICIENCY FOR THE APS-UPGRADE

The APS-Upgrade will require the injector chain to provide high single bunch charge for swap-out injection. One possible limiting factor to achieving this is an observed reduction of injection efficiency into the booster synchrotron at high charge. We have simulated booster injection using the particle tracking code elegant, including a model for the booster impedance and beam loading in the RF cavities. The simulations point to two possible causes for reduced efficiency: energy oscillations leading to losses at high dispersion locations, and a vertical beam size blowup caused by ions in the Particle Accumulator Ring. We also show that the efficiency is much higher in an alternate booster lattice with smaller vertical beta function and zero dispersion in the straight sections.

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DOE OSTI2014

Longitudinal emittance measurements in the Booster and AGS during the 2014 RHIC gold run

This note describes longitudinal emittance measurements that were made in the Booster and AGS during the 2014 RHIC Gold run. It also contains an overview of the longitudinal aspects of their setup during this run. Each bunch intended for RHIC is composed of beam from 4 Booster cycles, and there are two of them per AGS cycle. For each of the 8 Booster cycles required to produce the 2 bunches in the AGS, a beam pulse from EVIS is injected into the Booster and captured in four h=4 buckets. Then those bunches are accelerated to a porch where they are merged into 2 bunches and then into 1 bunch.

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NASA NTRSDate not supplied

Space Launch System Booster Separation Supersonic Powered Testing with Surface and Off-body Measurements

A wind tunnel test was run in the NASA Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel simulating the separation of the two solid rocket boosters (SRB) from the core stage of the NASA Space LaunchSystem (SLS). The test was run on a 0.9% scale model of the SLS Block 1B Cargo (27005) configuration and the SLS Block 1B Crew (28005) configuration at a Mach of 4.0. The SRBs weremounted separately from the core, and could be pitched, yawed, and translated in the X, Y, andZ directions relative to the core. High pressure air was used to simulate plumes from the booster separation motors located at the nose and aft skirt of the two boosters. Force and moment data were taken on both SRBs and on the core stage. Schlieren still photos and video were recorded throughout testing. A set of points were acquired using Cross-correlation Doppler Global Velocimetry (CCDGV) readings to get 3 component velocity measurements between the core and the left-hand SRB. The CCDGV laser was utilized to record flow visualization in the same location, between the core and the left-hand SRB. Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP) data were taken on a separate set of runs. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) runs were computed on a subset of the wind tunnel data points for comparison. A combinationof the force and moment, CCDGV, and PSP data (as well as schlieren images) at the CFD-specified test conditions will be used to validate the CFD simulations that will be used to build an SLS booster separation database at flight conditions.

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DOE OSTI2018

MEBT Laser Notcher (Chopper) for Booster Loss Reduction

The Fermilab Booster, which utilizes multi-turn injection and adiabatic capture, the extraction gap (aka "notch") has been created in the ring at injection energy using fast kickers which deposit the beam in a shielded absorber within the accelerator tunnel. This process, while effective at creating the extraction notch, was responsible for a significant fraction of the total beam power loss in the Booster tunnel and created significant residual activation within the Booster tunnel in the absorber region and beyond. With increasing beam demand from the Experimental Program, the Fermilab Proton Improvement Plan (PIP) initiated an R&D project to build a laser system to create the notch within a linac beam pulse at 750 keV, where activation in not an issue. This talk will discuss moving from R&D to an operational laser system and its integration into the accelerator complex. We will also cover the loss reduction in the Booster, increased efficiency, and increased proton throughput. We will touch on other potential applications for this bunch-by-bunch neutralization approach.

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DOE OSTI2016

Modeling Longitudinal Dynamics in the Fermilab Booster Synchrotron

The PIP-II project will replace the existing 400 MeV linac with a new, CW-capable, 800 MeV superconducting one. With respect to current operations, a 50% increase in beam intensity in the rapid cycling Booster synchrotron is expected. Booster batches are combined in the Recycler ring; this process limits the allowed longitudinal emittance of the extracted Booster beam. To suppress eddy currents, the Booster has no beam pipe; magnets are evacuated, exposing the beam to core laminations and this has a substantial impact on the longitudinal impedance. Noticeable longitudinal emittance growth is already observed at transition crossing. Operation at higher intensity will likely necessitate mitigation measures. We describe systematic efforts to construct a predictive model for current operating conditions. A longitudinal only code including a laminated wall impedance model, space charge effects, and feedback loops is developed. Parameter validation is performed using detailed measurements of relevant beam, rf and control parameters. An attempt is made to benchmark the code at operationally favorable machine settings.

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DOE OSTI2021

Lattice Design of the Beam Transfer Line (BTL) from PIP-II LINAC to the Booster at Fermilab

PIP-II beam transfer line (BTL) to transport the beam from PIP-II Linac to the Booster ring at Fermilab. The latest design eliminates rolling the dipoles in the beam line to cross over the Tevatron tunnel. Also re-designed is the lattice in the region of the Booster Injection to meet the request of the civil construction needs and accommodate the constrains of the Booster injection request. A beam line to the beam absorber (BAL) is designed based on the request from the results of Mars simulations and ANASYS calculation of the absorber. Simulations with dipole and quadrupole field errors for the Beam Transport Line (BTL) to the Booster, which provides the specifications for all the magnets and Power supplies, will be presented too.

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DOE OSTI2026

Mitigating Transition in the Fermilab Booster Using a Triple Phase Jump

The PIP-II project will significantly enhance neutrino production for DUNE, Fermilab’s flagship long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, by doubling the beam power delivered by the accelerator complex. To achieve this, the total charge injected from the new PIP-II linac into the Booster rapid cycling synchrotron (RCS) will increase from $4.5\times 10^{12}$ to $6.5\times 10^{12}$ protons per pulse. Simultaneously, the Booster’s ramp rate will rise from 15 to 20 Hz, while the injection energy will go from 400 MeV to 800 MeV. The Booster accelerates the beam to 8 GeV and crosses transition at $\gamma_t=5.45$. In current operations, no dedicated $\gamma_t$ jump system is employed; instead, longitudinal emittance growth is controlled via an active quadrupole-mode feedback system. Downstream, the Recycler Ring uses slip-stacking to accumulate beam and increase bunch intensity. However, this process imposes a constraint on the longitudinal emittance at Booster extraction, limiting it to 0.1 eV-s (95\%) to avoid excessive particle loss. Because collective effects scale with intensity, additional measures to mitigate transition crossing may be required to stay below this limit. One potential approach is the so-called triple phase-jump technique. While the method has known limitations, it offers some advantages: it can be implemented using the existing digital low-level RF (LLRF) system, requires no additional magnets or pulsed power supplies, and remains compatible with quadrupole-mode feedback.

Ostiguy, J.-F. [Fermilab] (ORCID:0000000290883681)↗

DOE OSTI2013

Energy interlock in the Booster to Storage Ring transfer line

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DOE OSTI2013

Effect of energy interlock on possible beam losses in the Booster to Storage Ring transfer line

Under normal operational conditions in NSLS-II the energy of the beam extracted from the Booster and transferred to and injected into the Storage Ring (SR) is 3 GeV. It was determined that for the commissioning purposes energy range of the beam reaching the SR is allowed to be 2 GeV - 3.15 GeV. While the upper limit of the beam energy is defined by the maximum possible settings of Booster dipoles at the top of the ramp, the lower energy limit has to be provided by magnet interlocks. Dynamic interlocks of the Booster dipoles would be an ideal solution, yet the constraints of time and resources do not allow providing such interlocks for commissioning stage of NSLS-II. Therefore, the static interlock of two bends in the Booster to SR transfer line (BSR) will be used - the bends B1 and B2 will be interlocked within 5% of their nominal values. The possible energy of the beam reaching each BSR magnet strongly depends on the details of interlock scheme. Thus, the possible beam losses in the BSR transfer line have to be calculated taking into account the particular energy interlock. The purpose of this exercise is to determine the potential beam loss locations, for further identification of the radiation risks they impose outside the existing bulk shielding, and specification of the supplemental shielding design necessary to mitigate those risks. We will present the beam systems description along with their planned operating ranges, which forms the basis of our analysis. Next, we will find the range of beam energy that can possibly be experienced by each BSR magnet. Finally, we will describe the method used to determine potential beam loss locations and we will present the results of our studies in a form of convenient to use table which includes all the information necessary for analysis of radiation risks induced by the determined beam losses. In the following analysis we assume, unless the opposite is indicated in the clearest possible terms, that the accelerator is configured in any feasible way that its design allows.

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DOE OSTI2018

Overcoming proton and 3 He intrinsic resonances in the AGS Booster with an ac dipole

Polarized 3 He collisions are part of future physics programs for RHIC and eRHIC. Due to optics perturbations from the AGS partial helical dipoles, it is desired to extract 3 He from the Booster at Gγ = –10.5, which involves crossing the 12 – ν y and the 6 + ν y intrinsic resonances. To overcome these resonances, an ac dipole is being designed to be installed in the Booster. The effect of an ac dipole is to generate artificial spin-resonance by inducing vertical betatron oscillations that guide the bunch through the horizontal fields of the quadrupoles. An experimental study with Au beam was performed to confirm that the available aperture is sufficient to accommodate these large vertical betatron oscillations. Simulations for 3 He crossing the aforementioned resonances have been performed and display the effectiveness of the ac dipole at spin-flipping in the Booster. Due to the rapid acceleration of the Booster, the ac dipole tune will change as much as 0.0028 over the course of an ac dipole cycle, which changes the amplitude of these betatron oscillations over the course of the cycle. Through simulation, it is shown that the varying betatron amplitude does not dilute the effectiveness of the ac dipole. Sextupoles are used to provide further control over the tune spread, where RF-dual harmonics are used to control the bunch length, and to reduce the momentum spread.

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DOE OSTI2019

FY2019 parameters for Gold ions in Booster, AGS, and RHIC

Sections 1 through 6 of this report give parameters for low-energy gold ions circulating in RHIC at injection and in AGS at extraction. Section 7 gives parameters for Au79+ ions circulating in RHIC at the standard injection magnetic rigidity of 81.11378003 Tm . Section 8 gives parameters for medium-energy Au79+ ions circulating in RHIC at 31.2 GeV per nucleon. The standard parameters for gold ions circulating in Booster, AGS, and RHIC are documented in. For convenience they are listed here in Sections 9 through 11 . Gold ions normally come from EBIS but can be provided by Tandem if EBIS is down for maintenance or repairs. Section 12 gives parameters for Tandem Au31+ ions circulating in Booster. In order to achieve a single bunch of Tandem ions at Booster extraction, a 6 to 3 to 1 bunch merge is required. This has been developed by Keith Zeno and is documented in. Different bunch merges and ll patterns in AGS are used depending on the desired bunch intensity in RHIC and the desired number of bunches to be injected into RHIC per AGS cycle. These are illustrated in Sections 13 through 17 . The standard bunch merges done in Booster and AGS are documented in. Bucket and bunch parameters for clean injection of low-energy gold ions into RHIC are documented in. Parameters of past medium and low energy gold ion setups are documented in.

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