Transmission of Megawatt Relativistic Electron Beams through Millimeter Apertures

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.164801· OSTI ID:1096599

Alarcon, R.; Balascuta, S.; Benson, S. V.; Bertozzi, W.; Boyce, J. R.; Cowan, R.; Douglas, D.; Evtushenko, P.; Fisher, P.; Ihloff, E.; Kalantarians, N.; Kelleher, A.; Legg, R.; Milner, R. G.; Neil, G. R.; Ou, L.; Schmookler, B.; Tennant, C.; Tschalär, C.; Williams, G. P. ; Zhang, S.

High power, relativistic electron beams from energy recovery linacs have great potential to realize new experimental paradigms for pioneering research in fundamental and applied research. A major design consideration for these new generation of experimental capabilities is the understanding of the halo associated with these bright, intense beams. In this Letter, we report on measurements performed using the 100 MeV, 430 kWatt CW electron beam from the energy recovery linac at the Jeff erson Laboratory's Free Electron Laser facility as it traversed a set of small apertures in a 127 mm long aluminum block. Thermal measurements of the block together with neutron measurements near the beam-target interaction point yielded a consistent understanding of the beam losses. These were determined to be 3 ppm through a 2 mm diameter aperture and were maintained during a 7 hour continuous run.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-06OR23177
• OSTI ID: 1096599
• Report Number(s): JLAB-FEL-13-1723; DOE/OR/23177-2542; arXiv:1305.0199; PRLTAO
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 111, Issue 16; ISSN 0031-9007
• Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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