Research and Development for an X-Band Linear Collider

Technical Report · Fri Mar 05 04:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/9909· OSTI ID:9909

Adolphsen, Chris ^[1]

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1. SLAC

At SLAC and KEK research is advancing toward a design for an electron-positron linear collider based on X-Band (11.4 GHz) rf accelerator technology. The nominal acceleration gradient in its main linacs will be about four times that in the Stanford Linear Collider (SLC). The design targets a 1.0 TeV center-of-mass energy but envisions initial operation at 0.5 TeV and allows for expansion to 1.5 TeV. A 10³⁴ cm^-2s^-1 luminosity level will be achieved by colliding multiple bunches per pulse with bunch emittances about two orders of magnitude smaller than those in the SLC. The key components needed to realize such a collider are under development at SLAC and KEK. In this paper we review recent progress in the development of the linac rf system and discuss future R&D.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA
• Sponsoring Organization: ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 9909
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-7902; ON: DE00009909
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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