Some Features of Transverse Instability of Partly Compensated Proton Beams
suppression of generation and accumulation of secondary particles is a traditional method for suppression the transverse electron-proton instability: improve the vacuum, use a gap in beam for electron removing, use cleaning electrodes, suppressing secondary emission. But opposite solution is also possible. Transverse e-p instability in proton rings can be damped by increasing beam density and the rate of secondary particles generation above a threshold level, with decrease of the unstable wavelength below a transverse beam size. In high current Proton Storage Rings (PSR) such as, the LANSCE PSR it is possible to reach this island of stability by multiturn, concentrated charge exchange injection without painting and by enhanced generation of secondary plasma. This possibility was demonstrated in smaller scale PSR at the INP, Novosibirisk [1]. Damping of the e-p instability allowed to accumulate a coasting, space charge compensated, circulating proton beam with intensity, corresponding to the Laslett tune shift of {Delta}{nu} = 5 in the ring with original tune of {nu} = 0.85. In the other PSR transverse instability of bunched beam was damped by a simple feed back [2,3]. In this article they discuss experimental observations of transverse instability of proton beams in different accelerators and storage rings and consider methods to damp the instability. The presented experimental dates could be useful for verification of computer simulation tools developed for investigation of space charge effects and beam instabilities in realistic conditions [4,5].
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- OSTI ID:
- 787847
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-Conf-01/198; TRN: US0110626
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Particle Accelerator Conference 2001, Chicago, IL (US), 06/18/2001--06/22/2001; Other Information: PBD: 23 Oct 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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