Modelling Beam Loss Within the LANSCE Proton Storage Ring

Technical Report · Mon Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2458170· OSTI ID:2458170

Yoskowitz, Joshua Tyler ^[1]; Huang, En-Chuan ^[1]; Alexander, Anna Marie ^[1]; Henestroza, Enrique ^[1]; Xu, Haoran ^[1]; Taylor, Charles Edward ^[1]; Lewellen, John Wesley ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Several upgrades are being considered for the proton storage ring (PSR) at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) to reduce beam loss and thereby reduce the cooldown period of the PSR following a beam run. First, we have considered an increased beam pipe diameter would reduce beam loss due to beam scraping caused by misalignments and tuning errors. However, this would require increased pole-to-pole gap height within the dipoles and quadrupoles, which would change their effective length and alter their fringe fields. The effect of different magnet gaps on the beam optical parameters and on beam loss was studied using the simulation codes MAD-X and PyORBIT. Second, we are developing a detailed particle tracking model within the framework of the simulation package General Particle Tracer (GPT) for the PSR H^- stripping system. This model will be used to study the effect of the stripper foil parameters (position, composition, areal density, depth, etc.) on first-turn losses, where most of the observed beam loss and emittance growth occurs due to foil scattering, foil stripping, and Lorentz stripping. The model implements C++ custom elements created to model foil scattering, foil stripping, and Lorentz stripping, as these are not built-in features of GPT. The preliminary results of the MAD-X and PyORBIT simulations, as well as the GPT simulation model, is described in this tech note.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 2458170
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--24-30462
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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