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Title: Tune-stabilized, non-scaling, fixed-field, alternating gradient accelerator

Abstract

A FFAG is a particle accelerator having turning magnets with a linear field gradient for confinement and a large edge angle to compensate for acceleration. FODO cells contain focus magnets and defocus magnets that are specified by a number of parameters. A set of seven equations, called the FFAG equations relate the parameters to one another. A set of constraints, call the FFAG constraints, constrain the FFAG equations. Selecting a few parameters, such as injection momentum, extraction momentum, and drift distance reduces the number of unknown parameters to seven. Seven equations with seven unknowns can be solved to yield the values for all the parameters and to thereby fully specify a FFAG.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Warrenville, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1015411
Patent Number(s):
7880146
Application Number:
US Patent Application 7880146
Assignee:
Universities Research Association, Inc. (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

Citation Formats

Johnstone, Carol J. Tune-stabilized, non-scaling, fixed-field, alternating gradient accelerator. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Johnstone, Carol J. Tune-stabilized, non-scaling, fixed-field, alternating gradient accelerator. United States.
Johnstone, Carol J. Tue . "Tune-stabilized, non-scaling, fixed-field, alternating gradient accelerator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1015411.
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