A fast injection kicker system for the Tevatron

Abstract

A new proton injection kicker system is required for the Tevatron in the Run II era. The new system was designed to supply 1.25 kG-m into a magnetic aperture of 48 mm vertical x 71 mm horizontal x 5 m long with a 396 ns bunch spacing. The system was designed to be upgraded to 132 ns bunch spacing with additional pulse supplies. The system design tradeoffs needed to meet these goals will be discussed. These include the system topology, the system impedance and the number of magnets. This system has been installed in the Tevatron.