• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 34, Issue 8, 084003 (2022)
Leilei Guan, Ming Li*, Tao Cui, Xianlu Jia, Tianjue Zhang, Shizhong An, Peng Huang, and Fei Wang
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Nuclear Technology, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.210514 Cite this Article
    Leilei Guan, Ming Li, Tao Cui, Xianlu Jia, Tianjue Zhang, Shizhong An, Peng Huang, Fei Wang. Development of a fully automated magnetic field measurement and shimming platform for small cyclotrons[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(8): 084003 Copy Citation Text show less
    14 MeV medical cyclotron
    Fig. 1. 14 MeV medical cyclotron
    Flow chart of magnetic field measurement and shimming process
    Fig. 2. Flow chart of magnetic field measurement and shimming process
    Schematic diagram of radial positioning method for magnetic field measurement
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of radial positioning method for magnetic field measurement
    Schematic diagram of fully automated magnetic field measuring device
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of fully automated magnetic field measuring device
    Control flow chart
    Fig. 5. Control flow chart
    Even and odd triangles on the strip
    Fig. 6. Even and odd triangles on the strip
    Shape function of odd and even triangle shimming algorithm
    Fig. 7. Shape function of odd and even triangle shimming algorithm
    Results of magnetic field measurement stability test
    Fig. 8. Results of magnetic field measurement stability test
    Results of magnetic field repeatability measurement
    Fig. 9. Results of magnetic field repeatability measurement
    Results of 14 MeV small cyclotron final magnetic field measurement shimming
    Fig. 10. Results of 14 MeV small cyclotron final magnetic field measurement shimming
    energy/MeVcurrent/µAradius/mmpole angle/(°)hamonic numberfrequency/MHzgain/MeV
    1440050052473.020.16
    Table 1. Physical design parameters of 14 MeV cyclotron
    random error field measuring error/T radial measuring error/mm radial positioning error/mm angle measuring error/s angle positioning error/s
    2×10−40.10.11220
    system error measuring arm horizontal error/mm measuring arm axial error/mm probe horizontal position error/mm probe tilt error/( ͦ ) center shaft tilt error/( ͦ )
    0.10.2420.2
    Table 2. Magnetic field measurement error requirement
    Leilei Guan, Ming Li, Tao Cui, Xianlu Jia, Tianjue Zhang, Shizhong An, Peng Huang, Fei Wang. Development of a fully automated magnetic field measurement and shimming platform for small cyclotrons[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(8): 084003
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