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The helium trimer with soft-core potentials
The helium trimer is studied using two- and three-body soft-core potentials.
Realistic helium-helium potentials present an extremely strong short-range
repulsion and support a single, very shallow, bound state. The description of
systems with more than two helium atoms is difficult due to the very large
cancellation between kinetic and potential energy. We analyze the possibility
of describing the three helium system in the ultracold regime using a gaussian
representation of a widely used realistic potential, the LM2M2 interaction.
However, in order to describe correctly the trimer ground state a three-body
force has to be added to the gaussian interaction. With this potential model
the two bound states of the trimer and the low energy scattering helium-dimer
phase shifts obtained with the LM2M2 potential are well reproduced.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Few-Body System
An rf-linac, FEL buncher
Abstract We describe a means of producing a train of 40 kA pulses of 3 ps duration as the drive beam for CLIC using an rf linac driven free electron laser (FEL) buncher. Potential debunching effects are discussed. Finally we describe a low energy test experiment
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Economics of Induction Linac Drivers for Radiation Sources
Recent developments in high reliability components for linear induction accelerators (LIA) make possible the use of LIAs as large-scale, economical sources of radio-frequency (rf) power for many applications. One particularly attractive example of interest to high energy physicists is a ''two-beam accelerator'' version of a linear e/sup +/-e/sup -/ collider at TeV energies in which the LIA is configured as a monolithic relativistic klystron operating at 10 to 12 GHz. Another example of keen interest to the fusion community is the use of the LIA to drive a free-electron laser operating at 200 to 500 GHz for use in heating fusion plasma via electron resonance cyclotron heating. This paper briefly describes several potential uses of LIA radiation sources. It discusses the physical basis for scaling our present experience with LIAs to the operating characteristics applicable to large-scale sources of rf power and synchrotron radiation. 14 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab
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Compact X-Ray Lasers in the Laboratory
Compact x-ray lasers in the laboratory can be produced with ultrahigh gradient rf linacs based on recent advances in linac technology by an SLAC-LLNL-LBL collaboration and on the development of bright, high current electron sources by BNL and LANL. The GeV electron beams generated with such accelerators can be converted to soft x rays in the range of 2--10 nm by passage through short period, high field strength wigglers. Alternatively, the beam can pump a low density dielectric to produce x rays via recombination. Such linear light sources can produce trains of picosecond (or shorter) pulses of extremely high spectral brilliance suitable for flash holography of biological specimens in vivo and for studies of fast chemical reactions. 15 refs., 7 figs., 3 tabs
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High Gradient Accelerators for Linear Light Sources
Ultra-high gradient radio frequency linacs powered by relativistic klystrons appear to be able to provide compact sources of radiation at XUV and soft x-ray wavelengths with a duration of 1 picosecond or less. This paper provides a tutorial review of the physics applicable to scaling the present experience of the accelerator community to the regime applicable to compact linear light sources. 22 refs., 11 figs., 21 tabs
Cyclotrons as Drivers for Precision Neutrino Measurements
As we enter the age of precision measurement in neutrino physics, improved
flux sources are required. These must have a well-defined flavor content with
energies in ranges where backgrounds are low and cross section knowledge is
high. Very few sources of neutrinos can meet these requirements. However,
pion/muon and isotope decay-at-rest sources qualify. The ideal drivers for
decay-at-rest sources are cyclotron accelerators, which are compact and
relatively inexpensive. This paper describes a scheme to produce decay-at-rest
sources driven by such cyclotrons, developed within the DAEdALUS program.
Examples of the value of the high precision beams for pursuing Beyond Standard
Model interactions are reviewed. New results on a combined DAEdALUS--Hyper-K
search for CP-violation that achieve errors on the mixing matrix parameter of 4
degrees to 12 degrees are presented.Comment: This paper was invited by the journal Advances in High Energy Physics
for their upcoming special issue on "Neutrino Masses and Oscillations," which
will be published on the 100th anniversary of Pontecorvo's birt
A survey of weather information possessed by thirty-two pupils randomly selected from sixth and eleventh grades and from special classes
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit
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Plasma Lens Experiments at the Final Focus Test Beam
The authors intend to carry out a series of plasma lens experiments at the Final Focus Test Beam facility at SLAC. These experiments will be the first to study the focusing of particle beams by plasma focusing devices in the parameter regime of interest for high energy colliders, and is expected to lead to plasma lens designs capable of unprecedented spot sizes. Plasma focusing of positron beams will be attempted for the first time. They will study the effects of lens aberrations due to various lens imperfections. Several approaches will be applied to create the plasma required including laser ionization and beam induced tunneling ionization of a working gas--the latter which has never been observed before. The compactness of the device should prove to be of interest for applications at the SLC and the next generation linear colliders
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