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Impedance Analysis of Bunch Length Measurements at the ATF Damping Ring
We present energy spread and bunch length measurements at the Accelerator
Test Facility (ATF) at KEK, as functions of current, for different ring rf
voltages, and with the beam both on and off the coupling resonance. We fit the
on-coupling bunch shapes to those of an impedance model consisting of a
resistor and an inductor connected in series. We find that the fits are
reasonably good, but that the resulting impedance is unexpectedly large.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, presented at 10th International Symposium on
Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM2001
Intrabeam Scattering Analysis of ATF Beam Measurements
At the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) at KEK intrabeam scattering (IBS) is a
strong effect for an electron machine. It is an effect that couples all
dimensions of the beam, and in April 2000, over a short period of time, all
dimensions were measured as functions of current. In this report we derive a
simple relation for the growth rates of emittances due to IBS. We apply the
theories of Bjorken-Mtingwa, Piwinski, and a formula due to Raubenheimer to the
ATF parameters, and find that the results all agree (if in Piwinski's formalism
we replace the dispersion squared over beta by the dispersion invariant).
Finally, we compare theory, including the effect of potential well bunch
lengthening, with the April 2000 measurements, and find reasonably good
agreement in the energy spread and horizontal emittance dependence on current.
The vertical emittance measurement, however, implies that either: there is
error in the measurement (equivalent to an introduction of 0.6% x-y coupling
error), or the effect of intrabeam scattering is stronger than predicted (35%
stronger in growth rates).Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, Presented at IEEE Particle Accelerator Conferenc
Fermi acceleration at fast shock in a solar flare and impulsive loop-top hard X-ray source
We propose that non-thermal electrons are efficiently accelerated by
first-order Fermi process at the fast shock, as a natural consequence of the
new magnetohydrodynamic picture of the flaring region revealed with Yohkoh. An
oblique fast shock is naturally formed below the reconnection site, and boosts
the acceleration to significantly decrease the injection energy. The slow
shocks attached to the reconnection X-point heat the plasma up to 10--20 MK,
exceeding the injection energy. The combination of the oblique shock
configuration and the pre-heating by the slow shock allows bulk electron
acceleration from the thermal pool. The accelerated electrons are trapped
between the two slow shocks due to the magnetic mirror downstream of the fast
shock, thus explaining the impulsive loop-top hard X-ray source discovered with
Yohkoh. Acceleration time scale is ~ 0.3--0.6 s, which is consistent with the
time scale of impulsive bursts. When these electrons stream away from the
region enclosed by the fast shock and the slow shocks, they are released toward
the footpoints and may form the simultaneous double-source hard X-ray structure
at the footpoints of the reconnected field lines.Comment: 13 pages, 3 postscript figures, used AASTeX macros; accepted in
Astrophysical Journal Letter
Non-Thermal Emission from Relativistic Electrons in Clusters of Galaxies: A Merger Shock Acceleration Model
We have investigated evolution of non-thermal emission from relativistic
electrons accelerated at around the shock fronts during merger of clusters of
galaxies. We estimate synchrotron radio emission and inverse Compton scattering
of cosmic microwave background photons from extreme ultraviolet (EUV) to hard
X-ray range. The hard X-ray emission is most luminous in the later stage of
merger. Both hard X-ray and radio emissions are luminous only while signatures
of merging events are clearly seen in thermal intracluster medium (ICM). On the
other hand, EUV radiation is still luminous after the system has relaxed.
Propagation of shock waves and bulk-flow motion of ICM play crucial roles to
extend radio halos. In the contracting phase, radio halos are located at the
hot region of ICM, or between two substructures. In the expanding phase, on the
other hand, radio halos are located between two ICM hot regions and shows
rather diffuse distribution.Comment: 19 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
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Trapped field properties of GdBaCuO bulk superconductors of various diameters magnetized by pulsed fields using an identical split coil
In this paper, the trapped field properties of GdBaCuO disk bulk superconductors of various diameters during pulsed-field magnetization (PFM) using an identical split coil at 65 K have been investigated both experimentally and numerically. The maximum trapped field, BTmax, of the Φ43 mm bulk was larger than that of the Φ30 mm bulk. However, BTmax of the Φ65 mm bulk was smaller than that of the Φ43 mm bulk and the trapped field profile exhibited a distorted “C-shaped” profile. Using the numerical simulation, these results for the Φ65 mm bulk can be explained by an inhomogeneous temperature profile and the larger generated heat, Q, due to the lower cooling power of the refrigerator compared to the generated heat. The important issues to achieve higher and homogeneous trapped fields are discussed when using split-coil PFM for larger bulks
Effect of Compton Scattering on the Electron Beam Dynamics at the ATF Damping Ring
Compton scattering provides one of the most promising scheme to obtain
polarized positrons for the next generation of -- colliders.
Moreover it is an attractive method to produce monochromatic high energy
polarized gammas for nuclear applications and X-rays for compact light sources.
In this framework a four-mirror Fabry-P\'erot cavity has been installed at the
Accelerator Test Facility (ATF - KEK, Tsukuba, Japan) and is used to produce an
intense flux of polarized gamma rays by Compton scattering
\cite{ipac-mightylaser}. For electrons at the ATF energy (1.28 GeV) Compton
scattering may result in a shorter lifetime due to the limited bucket
acceptance. We have implemented the effect of Compton scattering on a 2D
tracking code with a Monte-Carlo method. This code has been used to study the
longitudinal dynamics of the electron beam at the ATF damping ring, in
particular the evolution of the energy spread and the bunch length under
Compton scattering. The results obtained are presented and discussed. Possible
methods to observe the effect of Compton scattering on the ATF beam are
proposed
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Simulation of mechanical stresses in reinforced REBaCuO ring bulks during pulsed-field magnetization
Abstract: We have performed numerical simulations of the electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical properties of a REBaCuO ring-shaped bulk with various reinforcement structures during pulsed-field magnetization (PFM). Compressive and tensile electromagnetic stresses, σ θ mag , are developed in the ring-shaped bulk during the ascending and descending stages of PFM, respectively. These stresses increase at lower operating temperatures and for higher applied pulsed fields. In order to reduce these stresses, the ring-shaped bulk was fully encapsulated by outer and inner ring with upper and lower plates made by Al alloy. In particular, this reinforcement structure can achieve the lowest electromagnetic compressive stress, which corresponds to about 54% of that for a conventional ring reinforcement structure, and the electromagnetic tensile stress was also reduced. We also compared the simulation results of the electromagnetic stresses for the ring-shaped bulk to those for a disk-shaped bulk
Parameterization invariance and shape equations of elastic axisymmetric vesicles
The issue of different parameterizations of the axisymmetric vesicle shape
addressed by Hu Jian-Guo and Ou-Yang Zhong-Can [ Phys.Rev. E {\bf 47} (1993)
461 ] is reassesed, especially as it transpires through the corresponding Euler
- Lagrange equations of the associated elastic energy functional. It is argued
that for regular, smooth contours of vesicles with spherical topology,
different parameterizations of the surface are equivalent and that the
corresponding Euler - Lagrange equations are in essence the same. If, however,
one allows for discontinuous (higher) derivatives of the contour line at the
pole, the differently parameterized Euler - Lagrange equations cease to be
equivalent and describe different physical problems. It nevertheless appears to
be true that the elastic energy corresponding to smooth contours remains a
global minimum.Comment: 10 pages, latex, one figure include
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