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Title: Electron lenses for head-on beam-beam compensation in RHIC

Journal Article · · Physical Review Accelerators and Beams

Two electron lenses (e-lenses) have been in operation during 2015 RHIC physics run as part of a head-on beam-beam compensation scheme. While the RHIC lattice was chosen to reduce the beam-beam induced resonance driving terms, the electron lenses reduced the beam-beam induced tune spread. This has been demonstrated for the first time. The beam-beam compensation scheme allows for higher beam-beam parameters and therefore higher intensities and luminosity. In this paper, we detailed the design considerations and verification of the electron beam parameters of the RHIC e-lenses. Lastly, longitudinal and transverse alignments with ion beams and the transverse beam transfer function (BTF) measurement with head-on electron-proton beam are presented.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886; SC0012704; AC02- 98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1344185
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1344226; OSTI ID: 1408720
Report Number(s):
BNL-113497-2017-JA; BNL-114475-2017-JA; PRABCJ; 023501
Journal Information:
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, Journal Name: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams Vol. 20 Journal Issue: 2; ISSN 2469-9888
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 13 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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