IFMIF publications

Recent IFMIF/EVEDA project publications and conference proceedings:

2023

Conference Abstract submission Paper submission Link
ELPH symposium 2023 N/A N/A ELPH symposium 2023
AESJ20236-Jan-2023N/AAESJ2023
IPAC237-Dec-20223-May-2023 IPAC23
ISDEIV202331-Oct-202215-Mar-2023ISDEIV2023
WAO2023N/AN/AWAO2023
ISFNT-1515-Mar-202330-Sep-2023ISFNT-15

2022

LINAC2022 – The 31st International Linear Accelerator Conference, held in Liverpool, UK from 28 August -2 September (conference link)

  • Space Charge and Electron Confinement in High Current Low Energy Transport Lines: Experience and Simulations from IFMIF/EVEDA and ESS Commissioning [proceedings]
  • Commissioning Plan of the IFMIF-DONES Accelerator [proceedings]
  • Commissioning of IFMIF Prototype Accelerator towards CW Operation [proceedings]

IPAC22 – The 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12-17 June (conference link)

  • Status of the Engineering Design of the IFMIF-DONES High Energy Beam Transport Line and Beam Dump System [proceedings]

2021

IPAC21 – The 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, held in virtual format from 24-29 May (conference link)

  • Validation of Two Re-Buncher Cavities under High Beam Loading for LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • The Accelerator System of IFMIF-DONES Multi-MW Facility [Proceedings]

HB2021 – 61st ICFA ABDW on High-Intensity and High-Brightness Hadron Beams, Illinois (USA) from 4-8 October (conference link)

  • ACCELERATION OF THE HIGH CURRENT DEUTERON BEAM THROUGH THE IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ: CONFIRMATION OF THE DESIGN BEAM DYNAMICS PERFORMANCES [Proceedings]

SRF2021 – 20th International Conference on RF Superconductivity, Michigan (USA) from 27 June – 02 July (conference link)

  • Cryomodule Development for Materials Irradiation Facilities: From IFMIF/EVEDA to IFMIF-DONES [Proceedings]

Science Direct (web link)

  • LIPAc RF power system: design and main practical implementation issues [Article]
  • Status and future developments of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) [Article]

Nuclear Fusion (web link)

  • The IFMIF-DONES fusion oriented neutron source: evolution of the design [Article]

SOFT2020 – Symposium on Fusion Technology, Virtual edition 20-25 September (conference link)

IPAC20 – The 11th International Particle Accelerator Conference, held in virtual format from 11-14 May (conference link)

  • IFMIF/EVEDA RFQ Beam Commissioning at Nominal 125 mA Deuteron Beam in Pulsed Mode [Proceedings]

ARW2019 – The 7th Accelerator Reliability Workshop, Guangzhou (China) 11-15 November (conference link)

ICALEPCS2019 – The 17th  International Conference on Accelerator
and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, New York (USA) 5-11 October (conference link)

  • LIPAc RFQ Control System Lessons Learned [Proceedings]
  • Preliminary Engineering Design of the Central Instrumentation and Control Systems for the IFMIF-DONES Plant [Proceedings]

ISFNT14 – The 14th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Budapest (Hungary) 22-27  September (conference link)

  • Validation of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) in Rokkasho [Proceedings]

IBIC2019 –  The 8th International Beam Instrumentation Conference, Malmö (Sweden) 8-12 September (conference link)

  • Beam commissioning of Beam Position and Phase Monitors for LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • Transverse emittance measurement of 2.5 MeV proton beam on LIPAc, IFMIF’s prototype [Proceedings]

SRF19 – The 19th International Conference on RF Superconductivity, Dresden (Germany) 30 June-5 July (conference link)

  • Analysis of the Results of the Tests of IFMIF Accelerating Units [Proceedings]
  • Status of the IFMIF/EVEDA Superconducting LINAC [Proceedings]
  • Preparation of the Cryomodule Assembly for the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) in Rokkasho [Proceedings]
  • Preliminary Design of the IFMIF-DONES Superconducting LINAC  [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF Resonators Development and Performance [Proceedings]
  • Progress o IFMIF/EVEDA Project and Prospects for A-FNS [Proceedings]

SOFE2019 – The 28th IEEE Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Jacksonville (USA) 2-6 June (conference link)

  • Integration of 175 MHz LIPAc RF System and RFQ for Beam Commissioning

IPAC19 – The 10th International Particle Accelerator Conference, Melbourne (Australia) 19-24 May (conference link)

  • Beam Dynamics Errors Studies for the IFMIF-DONES SRF-LINAC [Proceedings]
  • Validation of the Series Power Couplers of the LIPAc SRF Linac [Proceedings]
  • Lattice Design for a Drift Line as a Risk Mitigation for the IFMIF-LIPAc Linac [Proceedings]
  • Radiation Measurement in the 1st Beam Commissioning Campaign of the LIPAc RFQ [Proceedings]

PCaPAC – International Workshop on Personal Computers and Particle Accelerator Control, Hsinchu (Taiwan) 16-19 October  (conference link)

  • Design and Implementation of FPGA Based Protection System for Beam Acceleration in Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator [Proceedings]

WAO – Workshop on Accelerator Operations, New York (USA) 30 September-5 October (conference link)

IAEA General Conference, Vienna (Austria) 18-19 September (conference link)

LINAC –  Linear Accelerator Conference, Beijing (China) 16-21 September (conference link)

SOFT – Symposium on Fusion Technology, Giardini Naxos (Italy) 16-21 September (conference link)

ICEC – International Cryogenic Engineering Conference, Oxford (England) 3-7 September (conference link)

HB – ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on High-Intensity and High- Brightness Hadron Beams, Daejeon (Korea) 17-22 June (conference link)

  • Commissioning Status of Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) [Proceedings]
  • Beam Dynamics Simulation and Measurement for the IFMIF/EVEDA Project [Proceedings]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, Vancouver (Canada) 29 April-4 May (conference link)

  • Beam Commissioning of the IFMIF EVEDA Very High Power RFQ [Proceedings]
  • Beam Dynamics of the First Beams for IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ Commissioning [Proceedings]
  • Beam Dynamics Studies for the IFMIF-DONES SRF-LINAC [Proceedings]
  • Upgrade of the ALBA Magnetic Laboratory for Measuring LIPAC HEBT Quadrupoles and Dipole [Proceedings]
  • Beam Induced Fluorescence Measurements of 100 keV Deuterons in LIPAC Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • Commissioning of the LIPAc Medium Energy Beam Transport Line [Proceedings]

Science Direct (www.sciencedirect.com)

  • RF power tests of rf input coupler for the IFMIF/EVEDA RFQ prototype linac [Article]
  • Conventional facilities of the linear IFMIF prototype accelerator (LIPAc) [Article]
  • Assessment of corrosion phenomena in liquid lithium at T < 873 K. A Li(d,n) neutron source as case study [Article]

Nuclear Fusion (web link)

  • Validation of liquid lithium target stability for an intense neutron source [Article]

ICALEPCS – International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, Barcelona (Spain) 8-13 October (conference link)

  • Status of the LIPAc MEBT Local Control System [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF EVEDA RFQ Local Control System Integration into Main Control System [Proceedings]

SRF – International Conference on RF Superconductivity, Lanzhou (China) 17-21 July (conference link)

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, Copenhagen (Denmark) 14-19 May (conference link)

  • Installation and Low Power Test of IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ at Rokkasho Site [Proceedings]
  • Manufacturing Status of the IFMIF LIPAc SRF Linac [Proceedings]
  • Manufacturing and Validation Tests of IFMIF Low-Beta HWRs [Proceedings]
  • Assembly Preparation of the IFMIF SRF Cryomodule [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF EVEDA RFQ Local Control System: Power Tests [Proceedings]

Science Direct (www.sciencedirect.com)

  • IFMIF, the European–Japanese efforts under the Broader Approach agreement towards a Li(d,xn) neutron source: Current status and future options [Article]
  • Engineering validation for lithium target facility of the IFMIF under IFMIF/EVEDA project [Article]
  • An assessment of the evaporation and condensation phenomena of lithium during the operation of a Li(d,xn) fusion relevant neutron source [Article]
  • Design principles of a nuclear and industrial HVAC of IFMIF [Article]

Nature Physics (web link)

  • Materials research for fusion  [Article]

RuPAG –  XXV Russian Particle Accelerator Conference, St. Petersburg, (Russia) 21-25 November (conference link)

LINAC – Linear Accelerator Conference, East Lansing (USA) 25-30 September (conference link)

  • Source and LEBT Beam Preparation for IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ [Proceedings]
  • Manufacturing, Assembly and Tests of the LIPAc Medium Energy Beam Transport Line (MEBT) [Proceedings]
  • Manufacturing of MEBT Combined Quadrupole & Steerer Magnets for the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator LIPAC [Proceedings]
  • Preparation and Installation of IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ at Rokkasho Site [Proceedings]
  • Towards Commissioning of the IFMIF RFQ [Proceedings]
  • Tuning the IFMIF 5MeV RFQ Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF RFQ Module Characterization via Mechanical and RF Measurements [Proceedings]
  • High-Power RF Test of IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ at INFN-LNL [Proceedings]

IBIC – International Beam Instrumentation Conference, Barcelona, (Spain) 11-15 September (conference link)

  • Commissioning of Beam Position and Phase Monitors for LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • Beam Diagnostics for the Multi-MW Hadron Linac IFMIF/DONES [Proceedings]

ECRIS – International workshop on ECR Ion Sources, Busan (Korea) 28 August – 1 September (conference link)

  • Intermediate Commissioning Results of the Required 140 mA/100 keV CW D+ECR Injector of LIPAc, IFMIF’s Prototype [Proceedings]

HB2016 – 57th ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on High-Intensity, High Brightness and High Power Hadron Beams, Malmö (Sweden) 3-8 July (conference link)

  • R&D on Micro-Loss Monitors for High Intensity Linacs like LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ, Measurement of Beam Input Conditions and Preparation to Beam Commissioning [Proceedings]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, Busan (Korea) 8-13 May (www.ipac16.org)

  • Challenges of the High Current Prototype Accelerator of IFMIF/EVEDA (Invited oral presentation) [Proceedings] ; [Slides]
  • The Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAC) Design Development under the European-Japanese Collaboration [Proceedings]
  • Beam Induced Damage Studies of the IFMIF/EVEDA 125 mA CW 9 MeV D+ Linear Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • Intermediate Commissioning Results of the 70 mA/50 keV H+ and 140 mA/100 keV D+ ECR Injector of IFMIF/LIPAC [Proceedings]
  • Machine Protection and Safe Operation of LIPAc Linear Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • Engineering Issues of the Medium Energy Beam Transport Line and SRF Linac for the LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • Detailed Characterization of MEBT Quadrupoles for the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) [Proceedings]
  • Mechanical Integration of the IFMIF-EVEDA Radio Frequency Quadrupole [Proceedings]
  • Manufacturing of the IFMIF series Power Couplers [Proceedings]

World Scientific – Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology (web link)

  • Accelerators for Fusion Materials Testing [Article]

Nuclear Fusion (IAEA) (iopscience.oip.org)

  • The accomplishment of the Engineering Design Activities of IFMIF/EVEDA: The European–Japanese project towards a Li(d,xn) fusion relevant neutron source [Article]

Science Direct (www.sciencedirect.com)

  • Measurement of Li target thickness in the EVEDA Li Test Loop [Article]
  • Validation of IFMIF liquid Li target for IFMIF/EVEDA project [Article]
  • Demonstration of Li target facility in IFMIF/EVEDA project: Li target stability in continuous operation of entire system [Article]

ICALEPCS – International Conference on Accelerator & Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, Melbourne (Australia) 17-23 October (ICALEPCS-2015)

  • MEBT and D-Plate Control System Status of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator [Proceedings]

ICFRM – 17th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, Aachen (Germany) 11-16 October (ICFRM-2015)

  • IFMIF, the European–Japanese efforts under the Broader Approach agreement towards a Li(d,xn) neutron source: Current status and future options [Slides]
  • Engineering validation for lithium target facility of the IFMIF under IFMIF/EVEDA project [Slides]

IBIC – International Beam Instrumentation Conference, Melbourne (Australia) 13-17 September (www.ibic2015.org)

  • Beam Diagnostics of the LIPAC Injector With a Focus on the Algorithm Developed for Emittance Data Analysis of High Background Including Species Fraction Calculation [Proceedings]

SRF – International Conference on RF Superconductivity, Whistler (Canada) 13-18 September (srf2015.triumf.ca)

  • Progress in IFMIF Half Wave Resonators Manufacturing and Test Preparation [Procedings]
  • Development of a Test Bench to Prepare the Assembly of the IFMIF LIPAC Cavity String [Proceedings]
  • Technical and Logistical Challenges for IFMIF-LIPAC Cryomodule Construction [Proceedings] [Slides]

ICIS – International Conference on Ion Sources, NYC (USA), 23-28 August (conference link)

  • Operation and commissioning of IFMIF (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility) LIPAc injector [Proceedings]
  • Measurement of ion species in high current ECR H+/D+ ion source for IFMIF (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility) [Proceedings]
  • Installation and first operation of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility injector at the Rokkasho site [Proceedings]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, Richmond, VA (USA) 3-8 May (conference link)

  • High Power Testing of the First Re-buncher Cavity for LIPAc [Procedings]
  • Design and Manufacturing Status of the IFMIF-LIPAc SRF LINAC [Proceedings]
  • Update on the Development of the New Electronic Instrumentation for the LIPAc/IFMIF Beam Position Monitors [Proceedings]
  • RAMI Optimization-Oriented Design For The LIPAc RF Power System [Proceedings]
  • Emittances of the Core and of the Halo [Proceedings]

Science Direct (www.sciencedirect.com)

  • Evaluation of applicability of laser-based distance meter to measure Li-jet thickness for IFMIF/EVEDA project [Article]
  • Assessment of the beam–target interaction of IFMIF: A state of the art [Article]
  • IFMIF, a fusion relevant neutron source for material irradiation current status [Article]

PCaPAC ‐ Personal Computers and Particle Accelerator Controls, Karlsruhe (Germany) 14-17 October (conference link)

  • FPGA Utilization in the Accelerator Interlock System (About the MPS Development in the LIPAc) [Proceedings]

LINAC – Linear Accelerator Conference, Geneva (Switzerland) 31 August – 5 September (conference link)

  • Construction of the Modules of the IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ [Proceedings]
  • The Couplers for the IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ High Power Test Stand at LNL: Design, Construction and Operation [Proceedings]
  • Catalogue of Losses for the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator [Proceedings] [Slides]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, Dresden (Germany) 15-20 June (conference link)

  • LIPAc,the 125mA / 9MeV / CW Deuteron IFMIF’s Prototype Accelerator: What Lessons Have We Learnt from LEDA? [Proceedings]
  • Calculation and Design of the Re-buncher Cavities for the LIPAc Deuteron Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • Fabrication and Tests of the Re-buncher Cavities for the LIPAc Deuteron Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • LIPAc SRF Linac Couplers Conditioning [Proceedings]
  • Delta-Phi Method for the IFMIF-LIPAc SRF-Linac Cavity Tuning [Proceedings]

ICALEPCS – International Conference on Accelerator & Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, San Francisco (USA) 6-11 October (conference link)

  • The Control Architecture of Large Scientific Facilities: ITER and LHC lessons for IFMIF [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF EVEDA RFQ Local Control System to Power Tests [Proceedings]
  • Diagnostic controls of IFMIF-EVEDA Prototype Accelerator[Proceedings]

SRF – International Conference on RF Superconductivity, Paris (France) 23-27 September (conference link)

  • Cavity Development for the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator [Proceedings]

IBIC – International Beam Instrumentation Conference, Oxford (UK) 16-19 September (conference link)

  • Status of Beam Position Monitors for LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • Development of the New Electronic Instrumentation for the LIPAc/IFMIF Beam Position Monitors [Proceedings]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, Shanghai (China) 13-17 May (conference link)

  • Final Design of the IFMIF Injector at CEA/Saclay [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF-EVEDA SRF Linac Couplers Test Bench [Proceedings]
  • Installation and Commission of the 1.1 MW Deuteron Prototype Linac of IFMIF [Proceedings]
  • Present Status and Progresses of the RFQ of IFMIF/EVEDA [Proceedings]
  • Progress on the SRF LINAC Development for IFMIF-LIPAc Project [Proceedings]
  • Vacuum Study of the Cavity String for the IFMIF-LIPAc Cryomodule [Proceedings]
  • Installation Status of Deuteron Injector of IFMIF Prototype Accelerator in Japan [Proceedings]

BIW – Beam Instrumentation Workshop, Newport News (USA) 15-19 April (conference link)

  • Design and Test of the LIPAc IPM [Proceedings]
  • New Tests of Fluorescence Beam Profilers for the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAC) using 9 MeV Deuteron Beams [Proceedings]

IBIC – International Beam Instrumentation Conference, Tsukuba (Japan) 1-4 October (conference link)

  • IFMIF-LIPAc Diagnostics and Its Challenges [Proceedings]

LINAC – Linear Accelerator Conference, Tel Aviv (Israel) 9-14 September (conference link)

  • Production and Quality Control of the First Modules of IFMIF/EVEDA RFQ [Proceedings]
  • Status of the IFMIF-EVEDA 9 MeV 125 MA Deuteron LINAc [Proceedings]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, New Orleans (USA) 20-25 May (conference link)

  • Present Status and Developments of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) [Proceedings]
  • Development Status of Data Acquisition System for LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • High Intensity Beam Analysis for the Superconducting Radio-frequency Linac (SRF-Linac) of the IFMIF-EVEDA Accelerators [Proceedings]

IPAC – International Particle Accelerator Conference, San Sebastian (Spain) 4-9 September (conference link)

  • Fabrication and Testing of the First Magnet Package Prototype for the SRF LINAC of LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • The Medium Energy Beam Transport Line (MEBT) of IFMIF/EVEDA LIPAc [Proceedings]
  • Test of the Front-End Electronics and Acquisition System for the LIPAC BPMS [Proceedings]
  • RF Design of the Re-buncher Cavities for the LIPAC Deuteron Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • Magnetic Design of Quadrupoles for the Medium and High Energy Beam Transport line of the LIPAC Accelerator [Proceedings]
  • Dynamics of the IFMIF Very High-intensity Beam [Proceedings]
  • Studies of Emittance Measurement by Quadrupole Variation for the IFMIF-EVEDA High Space Charge Beam [Proceedings]
  • IFMIF-EVEDA RF Power System [Proceedings]
  • Digital LLRF for IFMIF-EVEDA [Proceedings]
  • Start-to-end Beam Dynamics Simulations for the Prototype Accelerator of the IFMIF/EVEDA Project [Proceedings]
  • Beam Dynamics Redesign of IFMIF-EVEDA RFQ for a Larger Input Beam Acceptanc [Proceedings]