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New compensation of transverse wakefield effects in a linac by displacing accelerating structures

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6526995
Beams accelerated in the linac of a linear collider experience transverse wakefield effects due to small residual misalignments of the accelerating structure. These wakefields lead to emittance growth. The traditional correction method is to add induced betatron oscillations to the trajectory of the beam to counteract the effects of the unknown actual errors and, thereby, reduce the emittance enlargement. However, practical considerations make this solution operationally difficult. In this note a second correction method is proposed where the positions of the accelerating structures are remotely controlled. By adding position offsets of the RF structure at the spatial frequency of betatron oscillations, direct wakefield reduction can be made. A hardware solution suitable for the SLC is presented which does not move the quadrupoles or position monitors. 6 refs., 2 figs.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
6526995
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-5337; CONF-9009123--49; ON: DE91002976
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English