Published November 18, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Beam-halo measurements in high-current proton beams

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 (United States)
  • 2. TechSource, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87594-1057 (United States)
  • 3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  • 4. General Atomics, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Description

We present results from an experimental study of the beam halo in a high-current 6.7-MeV proton beam propagating through a 52-quadrupole periodic-focusing channel. The gradients of the first four quadrupoles were independently adjusted to match or mismatch the injected beam. Emittances and beamwidths were obtained from measured profiles for comparisons with maximum emittance-growth predictions of a free-energy model and maximum halo-amplitude predictions of a particle-core model. The experimental results support both models and the present theoretical picture of halo formation

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
p. 214802-214802.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35027930
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAM FOCUSING MAGNETS; BEAM OPTICS; FREE ENERGY; PROTON BEAMS; QUADRUPOLE MOMENTS
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT; MAGNETS; MECHANICS; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society