Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 9, 034202 (2006) [12 pages]Transverse compression of an intense ion beam propagating through an alternating-gradient quadrupole lattice |
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Mikhail Dorf, Ronald C. Davidson, and Edward A. Startsev
Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, USA
Received 28 November 2005; published 15 March 2006
The transverse compression and dynamics of an intense beam propagating through an alternating-gradient quadrupole lattice, plays an important role in many accelerator physics applications. Typically, the compression can be achieved by means of increasing the focusing strength of the lattice along the beam propagation direction. However, beam propagation through the lattice transition region inevitably leads to a certain level of beam mismatch and halo formation. In this work we present a detailed analysis of these phenomena using the envelope equations in the smooth-focusing approximation, which describe the average effects of an alternating-gradient lattice, and full particle-in-cell numerical simulations using the warp code, taking into account the effects of the alternating-gradient quadrupole field. Simulations are presented for both space-charge–dominated beams, and beams with a moderate space-charge strength.
©2006 The American Physical Society
URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v9/e034202
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.9.034202
PACS: 41.85.Ja, 52.59.Sa, 52.59.Tb
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