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Title: EFFECT OF BETATRON OSCILLATIONS ON THE LONGITUDINAL STABILITY OF A COASTING BEAM

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4132653

The stabilizing effect of radial betatron oscillations with regard to longitudinal bunching of an accelerator beam is investigated. A spread in particle circulation frequency arises from a spread in betatron oscillation amplitude. It is shown that this frequency spread is always sufficient to prevent bunching when the beam is coasting at the transition energy. At other energies a spread in canonical angular momentum also results in a frequency spread. A criterion is developed that places a lower limit on the sum of the squares of these two frequency spreads necessary for stability above the transition energy. (auth)

Research Organization:
California. Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Radiation Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
NSA Number:
NSA-18-004371
OSTI ID:
4132653
Report Number(s):
UCRL-6794
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English