MICRO AND MINI-BUNCHING OF THE SLOW EXTERNAL BEAM AT THE AGS.
The AGS's prime function when RHIC comes on line will be as a heavy ion injector, free time will exist for unique operation that can be tailored and dedicated to users. Many of the next generation of experiments require RF time structure in the spill as it is extracted to time events or assure no background during decay times. Two methods have been developed to meet these needs. Micro-bunching where the beam is forced between empty buckets producing bursts at arbitrary integer harmonics of rotation period [1], and mini-bunching where the beam is kept bunched to provide high extinction between bursts [2]. With an RF dipole the period may be increased to three times the rotation period of the beam. Further modeling and test results with beam will be presented. At high beam currents above transition, tight clusters of beam form causing severe random spike structure in the spill. Forcing the beam between empty buckets before extraction breaks up these clusters with minimal modulation of the spill at the RF frequency. Results of spill structure and loss reduction will be given.
- Research Organization:
- BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 15016652
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-65974; R&D Project: AD2ADOP; KA0201; TRN: US0502783
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1999 PARTICLE ACCELERATOR CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, NY (US), 03/29/1999--04/02/1999; Other Information: PBD: 29 Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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