STATUS REPORT OF THE PSI HIGH POWER PROTON CYCLOTRONS

Martin Humbel1, Stefan Adam1, Anton Mezger2

1 Department ABE, High Power Cyclotrons, Paul Scherrer Institute, WBGA-C32, CH-5234 Villigen, PSI, Switzerland,
2 Department ABK, Operation, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5234 Villigen, PSI, Switzerland


In addition to its traditional activities, of improving the availability of its 1 megawatt proton beam, the PSI cyclotron department has started two new projects. One of these is a further increase of the accelerated beam intensity towards 3 mA, the other one is a substantial enhancement of the proton therapy facility.