Acceleration of polarized protons at the AGS

Abstract

The methodology of accelerating polarized proton beams at the Brookhaven AGS facility is described. The whole facility can be functionally divided into two sections: the front end consisting of the polarized ion source, the 20 keV beam transport, the RFQ linear accelerator, the 750 keV beam transport, the 200 MeV linac and 200 MeV polarimeter and the 200 MeV transfer line to the AGS; and the hardware necessary in the AGS to accelerate and maintain the polarization of the injected protons. (AIP)