Commissioning of the Fermilab electron cooler prototype beam line

Author

Seletsky, S. ; Burov, A.V. ; Carlson, K. ; Leibfritz, J. ; Kramper, B. ; Kroc, T. ; McGee, M. ; Nagaitsev, S. ; Saewert, G. ; Schmidt, C.W. ; Shemyakin, A. ; Warner, A. ; Tupikov, V.

Author_Institution

Rochester Univ., MI, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

12-16 May 2003

Firstpage

2020

Abstract

A prototype of a 4.3-MeV electron cooling system is being assembled at Fermilab as part of the ongoing R&D program in high energy electron cooling. This electron cooler prototype will not demonstrate the actual cooling but it will allow determining if the electron beam properties are suitable for antiproton beam cooling. An electron beam is accelerated by a 5-MV Pelletron (Van de Graaff type) accelerator and transported to a prototype cooling section. The cooling will take place in a 20-m long solenoid flanked on both sides by a delivery and return beam-line - a total of 60 meters of transport channel. This paper describes the first results of commissioning this novel beam line as well as the status of the electron cooling R&D program.

Keywords

beam handling techniques; electron beams; particle beam dynamics; solenoids; van de Graaff accelerators; 20 m; 4.3 MeV; 5 MV; 60 m; Fermilab electron cooler prototype beam line; Pelletron accelerator; antiproton beam cooling; electron beam properties; electron cooling system; high energy electron cooling; prototype cooling section; return beam-line; solenoid; transport channel; Acceleration; Cooling; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Particle beams; Prototypes; Research and development; Stability; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the

ISSN

1063-3928

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7738-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2003.1288761

Filename

1288761