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The dynamics of a MeV laser-produced proton beam affected by a radio frequency (rf) electric field has been studied. The proton beam was emitted normal to the rear surface of a thin polyimide target irradiated with an ultrashort pulsed laser with a power density of 4×10¹⁸  W/cm². The energy spread was compressed to less than 11% at the full width at half maximum (FWHM) by an rf field. Focusing and defocusing effects of the transverse direction were also observed. These effects were analyzed and reproduced by Monte Carlo simulations. The simulation results show that the transversely focused protons had a broad continuous spectrum, while the peaks in the proton spectrum were defocused. Based on this new information, we propose that elimination of the continuous energy component of laser-produced protons is possible by utilizing a focal length difference between the continuous spectral protons and the protons included in the spectral peak.

We carried out a demonstrative electron scattering experiment using a novel ion-trap target exclusively developed for short-lived highly unstable nuclei. Using stable ¹³³Cs ion as a target, this experiment completely mimicked electron scattering off short-lived nuclei. Achieving a luminosity higher than 10²⁶  cm^-2 s^-1 with around only 10⁶ trapped ions on the electron beam, the angular distribution of elastic scattering was successfully measured. This experiment clearly demonstrates that electron scattering off rarely produced short-lived nuclei is practical with this target technique.

A novel internal target has been developed, which will make electron scattering off short-lived radioactive nuclei possible in an electron storage ring. An “ion trapping” phenomenon in the electron storage ring was successfully utilized for the first time to form the target for electron scattering. Approximately 7×10⁶ stable ¹³³Cs ions were trapped along the electron beam axis for 85 ms at an electron beam current of 80 mA. The collision luminosity between the stored electrons and trapped Cs ions was determined to be 2.4(8)×10²⁵  cm^-2 s^-1 by measuring elastically scattered electrons.

Duration-controlled amplified spontaneous emission with an intensity of 10¹³  W∕cm² is used to convert a 7.5-μm-thick polyimide foil into a near-critical plasma, in which the p-polarized, 45-fs, 10¹⁹-W∕cm² laser pulse generates 3.8-MeV protons, emitted at some angle between the target normal and the laser propagation direction of 45°. Particle-in-cell simulations reveal that the efficient proton acceleration is due to the generation of a quasistatic magnetic field on the target rear side with magnetic pressure inducing and sustaining a charge separation electrostatic field.

The ordering of protons has been observed at a new storage ring, S-LSR, at Kyoto University. Abrupt jumps in the momentum spread and the Schottky noise power were observed for protons for the first time at a particle number of ∼2000, upon applying electron cooling with electron currents of 25, 50, and 100 mA. The transition temperature was 0.17 and 1 meV in the longitudinal and transverse directions, respectively. The transverse temperature of the proton beam was much below that of electrons at the transition, which played an essential role in the ordering of protons.

A single particle dynamics in beam bending elements including electrostatic fields is formulated. A general form of scalar potentials of electrostatic deflectors is obtained from solutions of the Maxwell equation having axial symmetry. Equations of motion of a charged particle in various types of the electrostatic deflectors are derived based on Hamiltonian formalism. The equation of motion in dispersion suppressors, which are a combination of the electrostatic deflectors and dipole magnets, are also formulated and generalized. Application of one of the dispersion suppressors to an existing heavy ion storage ring S-LSR provides the better condition for generation of a multidimensional crystalline beam. It is shown that this condition is achievable by real fabricated devices composed of a dipole magnet and an electrostatic deflector equipped with intermediate electrodes. The effectiveness of this dispersion suppressor for the real operation is shown by a particle tracking including the nonlinear field component.

A possible method to realize a dispersion-free storage ring is described. The simultaneous use of a magnetic field B and an electric field E in bending regions, where the two fields are set perpendicular to each other, enables us to control the effect of momentum dispersion. When the relation (1+1/γ₀²)E(ρ)=-v₀×B is satisfied for a beam with the velocity v₀, the linear dispersion can be completely eliminated all around the ring. It is shown that the acceleration and deceleration induced by the electrostatic deflector counteracts the heating mechanism due to the shearing force from dipole magnets. The dispersion-free system is thus beneficial to producing ultracold beams. It looks probable that the technique will allow one to achieve three-dimensional crystalline beams. At ICR Kyoto University, an ion cooler storage ring S-LSR oriented for various beam physics purposes is now under construction. The application of the present idea to S-LSR is discussed and the actual design of the dispersionless bend is given.

With detailed experimental studies and hydrodynamics and particle-in-cell simulations we investigate the role of the prepulse in laser proton acceleration. The prepulse or pedestal (amplified spontaneous emission) can completely evaporate the irradiated region of a sufficiently thin foil; therefore, the main part of the laser pulse interacts with an underdense plasma. The multiparametric particle-in-cell simulations demonstrate that the main pulse generates the quasistatic magnetic field, which in its turn produces the long-lived charge separation electrostatic field, accelerating the ions.

A compact proton synchrotron using combined function magnets is proposed to help realize the wider availability of charged particle cancer therapy facilities. This combined function magnet was designed with the help of three-dimensional magnetic field calculations to take account of a realistic fringe and the interference among the magnetic poles. An evaluation scheme for tune values based on particle tracking was developed to improve the magnet design. To verify the magnet design, a model magnet was fabricated and measured. In order to achieve a tune value evaluation from the measured magnetic field, schemes for accurate field mapping and field interpolation were developed. From the tune value evaluation of the measured magnetic field, it was thought that the performance of the model magnet was good enough to construct a synchrotron. In this paper, we report details of the design and the evaluation scheme for the combined function magnet and the results of the field measurements of the model magnet.

A barrier bucket experiment with two dedicated barrier cavities was performed at the Brookhaven AGS. One of the barrier cavities was a magnetic alloy (MA)–loaded cavity and the other was a ferrite-loaded cavity. They generated a single sine wave with a peak voltage of 40 kV at a repetition rate of 351 kHz. A barrier rf system was established with these cavities and five bunches from the AGS booster were accumulated. A total of 3×10¹³ protons were stored without beam loss, and were successfully rebunched and accelerated. The longitudinal emittance growth was observed during accumulation by the barrier bucket, the blowup factor of which was about 3. The longitudinal mismatch between the rf bucket and the beam bunch was the main reason for the emittance growth. The potential distortions by beam loading of the ferrite cavity and the overshooting voltage of the MA cavity disturbed the smooth debunching.

Dielectronic recombination (DR) via 1s→2p excitation has been measured for ³He⁺ ions using the electron-cooling device in the storage ring at the Institute for Nuclear Study at the University of Tokyo. Resonant maxima from the DR were observed as well as the maximum due to the radiative recombination. The spectral shape and the magnitude of the measured rate coefficients are consistent with available calculations within experimental errors.