Beam-based analysis of day-night performance variations at the SLC linac
Diurnal temperature variations in the linac gallery of the Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) can affect the amplitude and phase of the rf used to accelerate the beam. The SLC employs many techniques for stabilization and compensation of these effects, but residual uncorrected changes still affect the quality of the delivered beam. This paper presents methods developed to monitor and investigate these errors through the beam response. Variations resulting from errors in the rf amplitude or phase can be distinguished by studying six different beam observables: betatron phase advance, oscillation amplitude growth, rms jitter along the linac, measurements of the beam phase with respect to the rf, changes in the required injection phase, and the global energy correction factor. By quantifying the beam response, an uncorrected variation of 14{sup o} (S-band) during 28 F temperature swings was found in the main rf drive line system between the front and end of the linac.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Univ., Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 674780
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-7894; CONF-970503-; ON: DE98059261; TRN: US200305%%539
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 1; Conference: 17. IEEE particle accelerator conference, Vancouver, British Columbia (CA), 05/12/1997--05/16/1997; Other Information: Supercedes report DE98059261; PBD: Jul 1998; PBD: 1 Jul 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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