THE FERMILAB HINS TEST FACILITY AND BEAM MEASUREMENTS OF THE ION SOURCE AND 325 MHZ RFQ

The Fermilab High Intensity Neutrino Source (HINS) project is intended to test new concepts for low-energy, high-intensity superconducting linacs. HINS initial design consists of a 50 KeV ion source, a 2.5 MeV Radiofrequency Quadrupole (RFQ) followed by room temperature and superconducting spoke resonator acceleration sections. At present, a proton ion source and the 325 MHz RFQ, followed by a beam diagnostics section, have been operated with beam. This paper will discuss the beam measurement results for the proton ion source and for the 325 MHz RFQ module and improvements to the beam diagnostic instrumentation. In addition, this paper will discuss the role of HINS as a test facility for the development of beam diagnostic instrumentation required for future high-intensity linacs.