Feasibility of Diffraction Radiation for a Non-invasive Diagnostics of the SLAC Electron Beam

The development of the non-invasive bunch size diagnostics based on the diffraction radiation is now in progress in frame of TPU-KEK-SLAC collaboration. The experimental test of a transverse beam size measurement was performed successful on the KEK-ATF extracted electron beam. However many difficulties emerge if we going from the one GeV electron energy to the several tenth GeV electron beams. The extremely high Lorenz-factor value gives rise to the some problems, such as large contribution of a radiation from an accelerator construction elements in submillimeter wavelength region, extremely pre-wave zone effect even in the optical range, exceeding of the electron beam divergence over the diffraction radiation cone, and so on. More over, the sensitivity of the method based on the optical diffraction radiation from flat slit target decrease catastrophic when an electron energy increase up to several tenth GeV. We suggest the new method based on the phase shift on the slit target, consisting on the two semi-planes which are turned at a some angle one to other (crossed target technique) and present here the results of experimental test of this technique. Also we discuss the origins of indicated difficulties and suggest the ways of these problems solution

THE FOUR-MIRROR LASER STACKING CAVITY FOR POLARIZED GAMMA-RAY/POSITRON GENERATION

Abstract A non planar four mirror cavity has been designed and constructed to demonstrate the production of high gamma ray fluxes from Compton scattering of laser and electron beams at ATF. A pulsed laser is amplified using the recent technology of Yb-doped photonic cristal fibres. Seeding the high finesse four-mirror cavity with this amplified laser beam will allow reaching average powers between 0.1MW and 1MW

Performance of a Nanometer Resolution BPM System

International Linear Collider (ILC) interaction region beam sizes and component position stability requirements will be as small as a few nanometers. It is important to the ILC design effort to demonstrate that these tolerances can be achieved ideally using beam-based stability measurements. It has been estimated that RF cavity beam position monitors (BPMs) could provide position measurement resolutions of less than one nanometer and could form the basis of the desired beam-based stability measurement. We have developed a high resolution RF cavity BPM system. A triplet of these BPMs has been installed in the extraction line of the KEK Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) for testing with its ultra-low emittance beam. The three BPMs are rigidly mounted inside an alignment frame on variable-length struts which allow movement in position and angle. We have developed novel methods for extracting the position and tilt information from the BPM signals including a calibration algorithm which is immune to beam jitter. To date, we have been able to demonstrate a resolution of approximately 20 nm over a dynamic range of +/- 20 microns. We report on the progress of these ongoing tests

Proposal of the Next Incarnation of Accelerator Test Facility at KEK for the International Linear Collider

To reach design luminosity, the International Linear Collider (ILC) must be able to create and reliably maintain nanometer size beams. The ATF damping ring is the unique facility where ILC emittances are possible. In this paper we present and evaluate the proposal to create a final focus facility at the ATF which, using compact final focus optics and an ILC-like bunch train, would be capable of achieving 37 nm beam size. Such a facility would enable the development of beam diagnostics and tuning methods, as well as the training of young accelerator physicists

A micron size Laser-wire System at the ATF Extraction Line

Abstract The KEK Accelerator test facility (ATF) [1] extraction line laser-wire system has been upgraded last year allowing the measurement of micron scale transverse size electron beams. The most recent measurements using the upgraded system are presented. The ATF-II extraction line design [2] calls for a major upgrade of the existing laser-wire system. We report on the hardware upgrades, including the major hardware upgrades to the laser transport, the laser beam diagnostics line, and the mechanical control systems

The Possibility of Noninvasive Micron High Energy Electron Beam Size Measurement Using Diffraction Radiation

A new method based on diffraction radiation emitted by charged particles moving through a slit between two flat rectangular plates inclined with respect to each other around the axis perpendicular to the slit has been suggested. The theoretical model for calculating the ODR radiation from such targets (including focusing by cylindrical lens) is presented. It is shown that the sensitivity of this method does not depend on the Lorenzfactor directly. The target with the ''dis-phased'' angle 6.2 milliradians and the slit width 425 microns was manufactured for experimental test. Some preliminary experimental results are presented

A Comprehensive Study of Nanometer Resolution of the IPBPM at ATF2

High-resolution beam position monitors (IPBPMs) have been developed in order to measure the electron beam position at the focus point of ATF2 to a few nanometers in the vertical plane. To date, the IPBPM system has operated in test mode with a highest demonstrated resolution of 8.7 nm in the ATF extraction line during 2008. After expected noise source calculations there still remains 7.9 nm of noise of unexplained origin. We summarize the experimental work on the IPBPM system since this measurement and outline the possible origins of these sources. We then present a study plan to be performed at the ATF2 facility designed to identify and to improve the resolution performance and comment on the expected ultimate resolution of this system. The Accelerator Test Facility 2 (ATF2) is a test beamline for ILC final focus system in the framework of the ATF international collaboration which was constructed to extend the extraction line at ATF, located at KEK, Japan. There are two goals of the ATF2: firstly to demonstrate focusing to 37 nm vertical beam size, secondly to achieve a few nanometer level beam orbit stability at the focus point in the vertical plane. High-resolution beam position monitors (IPBPMs) for the interaction point (IP) have been developed in order to measure the electron beam position at the focus point of the ATF2 to a few nanometers in the vertical plane. The previous measured position resolution of IPBPMs was 8.7 nm for a 0.68 x 10{sup 10} e/bunch beam with a dynamic range of 5 {mu}m. The intrinsic noise of the system was estimated to be 2.6 nm at 10{sup 10} e/bunch. It is scaled to 3.8 nm at 0.68 x 10{sup 10} e/bunch which means that 7.9 nm of unknown noise remains. The origin of the unknown noise must be studied in order to improve the resolution. This paper describes the ongoing work to improve the resolution of IPBPMs

Beam Test Proposal of An ODR Beam Size Monitor at the SLAC FFTB

ODR (Optical Diffraction Radiation) transverse beam size measurement at the SLAC FFTB at 28.5 GeV is a challenge and it requires special target and optics system, which is much difficult than the conventional ODR beam size measurement. We propose to use a curved disphased conductive slit target to recover the sensitivity in the measurement of the single bunch transverse beam size by using ODR photons from a conductive slit. In order to cancel the effect of the beam divergence, the conductive slit target surface must be curved. Also, we can obtain the focused interference pattern of the ODR photons at the detector at the shorter distance from the target than the {gamma}{sup 2}{lambda}, by using lens optics system

THE LARGE HADRON-ELECTRON COLLIDER (LHe C) AT THE LHC

Abstract Sub-atomic physics at the energy frontier probes the structure of the fundamental quanta of the Universe. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN opens for the first time the 'terascale' (TeV energy scale) to experimental scrutiny, exposing the physics of the Universe at the subattometric (∼ 10 −19 m, 10 −10 as) scale. The LHC will also take the science of nuclear matter to hitherto unparalleled energy densities. The hadron beams, protons or ions, in the LHC underpin this horizon, and also offer new experimental possibilities at this energy scale. A Large Hadron electron Collider, LHeC, in which an electron (positron) beam of energy 60 to 140 GeV is in collision with one of the LHC hadron beams, makes possible terascale leptonhadron physics. The LHeC is presently being evaluated in the form of two options, 'ring-ring' and 'linac-ring', either of which operate simultaneously with pp or ion-ion collisions in other LHC interaction regions. Each option takes advantage of recent advances in radio-frequency, in linear acceleration, and in other associated technologies, to achieve ep luminosity as large as 10 33 cm −2 s −1

A Superconducting Magnet Upgrade of the ATF2 Final Focus A SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET UPGRADE OF THE ATF2 FINAL FOCUS*

Abstract The ATF2 facility at KEK is a proving ground for linear collider technology with a well instrumented extracted beam line and Final Focus (FF). The primary ATF2 goal is to demonstrate the extreme beam demagnification and spot stability needed for a linear collider FF [1]. But the ATF2 FF uses water cooled magnets and the ILC baseline has a superconducting (SC) FF [2]. We plan to upgrade ATF2 and replace some of the warm FF magnets with SC FF magnets. The ATF2 SC magnets, like the ILC FF, will made via direct wind constructio