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Title: Electron dynamics with radiation and nonlinear wigglers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5453912

The physics of electron motion in storage rings is described by supplementing the Hamiltonian equations of motion with fluctuating radiation reaction forces to describe the effects of synchrotron radiation. This leads to a description of radiation damping and quantum diffusion in single-particle phase-space by means of Fokker-Planck equations. For practical purposes, most storage rings remain in the regime of linear damping and diffusion; this is discussed in some detail with examples, concentrating on longitudinal phase space. However special devices such as nonlinear wigglers may permit the new generation of very large rings to go beyond this into regimes of nonlinear damping. It is shown how a special combined-function wiggler can be used to modify the energy distribution and current profile of electron bunches.

Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
5453912
Report Number(s):
SLAC/AP-53; CONF-8609124-1; ON: DE86012778
Resource Relation:
Conference: CERN Accelerator School course on advanced accelerator physics, Oxford, UK, 16 Sep 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English