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Multipass Steering Protocols at Jefferson Lab

Conference ·
OSTI ID:908962
The CEBAF recirculating accelerator consists of two CW superconducting RF linacs, through which an electron beam is accelerated for up to 5 passes. Focusing and steering elements affect each pass differently, requiring a multipass steering protocol to correct the orbits. Perturbations include lens misalignments (including long-term ground motion), BPM offsets, and focusing and steering from RF fields inside the cavities. A previous treatment of this problem assumed all perturbations were localized at the quadrupoles and the absence of x-y coupling. Having analyzed the problem and characterized the solutions, we developed an empirical iterative protocol to compare against previous results in the presence of skew fields and cross-plane coupling. We plan to characterize static and acceleration-dependent components of the beam line perturbations to allow systematic and rapid configuration of the accelerator at different linac energy gains.
Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE - Office of Energy Research (ER)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
OSTI ID:
908962
Report Number(s):
JLAB-ACP-07-668; DOE/OR/23177-0066
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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