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Title: AN EXPERIMENTALLY ROBUST TECHNIQUE FOR HALO MEASUREMENT

Abstract

We propose a model-independent quantity, L/G, to characterize non-Gaussian tails in beam profiles observed with the Fermilab Booster Ion Profile Monitor. This quantity can be considered a measure of beam halo in the Booster. We use beam dynamics and detector simulations to demonstrate that L/G is superior to kurtosis as an experimental measurement of beam halo when realistic beam shapes, detector effects and uncertainties are taken into account. We include the rationale and method of calculation for L/G in addition to results of the experimental studies in the Booster where we show that L/G is a useful halo discriminator.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
891079
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-06-060-CD
TRN: US0604916
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03000
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAM PROFILES; DISTRIBUTION; FERMILAB; STATISTICS; Accelerators

Citation Formats

Amundson, J, Pellico, W, Spentzouris, P, Sullivan, T, /Fermilab, Spentzouris, Linda, and /IIT, Chicago. AN EXPERIMENTALLY ROBUST TECHNIQUE FOR HALO MEASUREMENT. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Amundson, J, Pellico, W, Spentzouris, P, Sullivan, T, /Fermilab, Spentzouris, Linda, & /IIT, Chicago. AN EXPERIMENTALLY ROBUST TECHNIQUE FOR HALO MEASUREMENT. United States.
Amundson, J, Pellico, W, Spentzouris, P, Sullivan, T, /Fermilab, Spentzouris, Linda, and /IIT, Chicago. 2006. "AN EXPERIMENTALLY ROBUST TECHNIQUE FOR HALO MEASUREMENT". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/891079.
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title = {AN EXPERIMENTALLY ROBUST TECHNIQUE FOR HALO MEASUREMENT},
author = {Amundson, J and Pellico, W and Spentzouris, P and Sullivan, T and /Fermilab and Spentzouris, Linda and /IIT, Chicago},
abstractNote = {We propose a model-independent quantity, L/G, to characterize non-Gaussian tails in beam profiles observed with the Fermilab Booster Ion Profile Monitor. This quantity can be considered a measure of beam halo in the Booster. We use beam dynamics and detector simulations to demonstrate that L/G is superior to kurtosis as an experimental measurement of beam halo when realistic beam shapes, detector effects and uncertainties are taken into account. We include the rationale and method of calculation for L/G in addition to results of the experimental studies in the Booster where we show that L/G is a useful halo discriminator.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/891079}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2006},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2006}
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