Beam parameter measurements for the SLAC linear collider
Abstract
A stable, closely controlled, high intensity, single bunch beam will be required for the SLAC Linear Collider. The characteristics of short-pulse, low-intensity beams in the SLAC linac were studied. A new, high intensity thermionic gun, subharmonic buncher and S-band buncher/accelerator section were installed. With these components, up to 1011 electrons in a single S-band bunch are available for injection into the linac. The first 100-m accelerator sector was modified to allow control of short pulse beams by a model driven computer program. Additional instrumentation, including a computerized energy analyzer and emittance monitor were added at the end of the 100-m sector. The beam intensity, energy spectrum, emittance, charge distribution and the effect of wake fields in the first accelerator sector are measured. The new source and beam control system is described and results of the beam parameter measurements are discussed.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the 1981 Linear Accelerator Conf.
- Pub Date:
- February 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982liac.conf..130C
- Keywords:
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- Beam Interactions;
- Beams (Radiation);
- Electron Bunching;
- Ion Beams;
- Linearity;
- Luminous Intensity;
- Ultrahigh Frequencies;
- Collision Parameters;
- Independent Variables;
- Linear Accelerators;
- Particle Acceleration;
- Atomic and Molecular Physics