Table 1.
Main characteristics of CABOTO
| CABOTO | ||
|---|---|---|
| Particle | C6+, H2 | |
| Input energy | MeV/u | 150 |
| Output energy | MeV/u | 410 |
| Energy step by switching off a linac unit | MeV/u | 15–18 |
| Number of units (= number of klystrons) | 16 | |
| Total linac length | M | 24.1 |
| Resonant frequency | GHz | 5.7 |
| Accelerating gradient | MV/m | 32–34 |
| Max. surface electric field | MV/m | 153 |
| Max. mod. Poynting vector | MW/mm2 | 0.61 |
| Synchronous phase | Degrees | –14 |
| Beam hole diameter | mm | 5 |
| Effective shunt impedance | MOhm/m | 100–130 |
| Energy Consumption | ||
| Duration of high-voltage RF pulses | μs | 2.2 |
| Duty cycle | % | 0.066 |
| Peak power per unit (with 25% losses) | MW | 12 (9) |
| Total peak RF power (available with 25% losses) | MW | 192 (144) |
| Wall plug power for the linac | kW | 400 |
| Transverse Focusing System | ||
| Number of Permanent Magnetic Quadrupoles (PMQs) | 65 | |
| Gradient of the PMQs | T/m | 200 |
| Length of the PMQs | mm | 60 |
| Beam Performances | ||
| Duration of RF flat-top | μs | 1.5 |
| Repetition rate | Hz | 300 |
| Normalized transverse acceptance at linac entrance | mm mrd | 2.79 |
| Transmittance | % | 2 |