三种高密度强流束亮度测量技术

利用已经建成的4 MeV LIA注入器,结合时间分辨测量系统研究了三种测量技术:发射度测量法、无场准直器和磁场准直器测量法。介绍了强流束亮度定义和典型方法理论分析及测量技术的物理概念,提出了用于猝发多脉冲电子束发射度测量装置的设计与调试,通过对时间分辨测量系统的分幅相机记录的光强度分布信息处理,得到电子束束斑均方根半径和发射角,分析某一时刻数据,即可得到电子束某一时刻发射度,从而获得多脉冲电子束时间分辨发射度。在4 MeV LIA注入器上对多脉冲电子束流的发射度进行测量,得到电子束归一化均方根发射度约为114 mmmrad、双脉冲456 mmmrad的归一化发射度。最后结合电子束的高斯分布初步分析并给出均方根发射度、实测发射度和边发射度的关系。     

神龙二号多脉冲电子束束参数的时间分辨测量技术

神龙二号是一台三脉冲强流脉冲电子束直线感应加速器,就其多脉冲的电子束束参数的测量而言,基本要求是单个脉冲可分辨,进一步的要求是脉冲内时间可分辨。基于光学渡越辐射原理及瞬态发射度测量系统原理,发展了一种束斑与发散角可以分开测量的光学布局结构,结合多台高速分幅相机,成功研制了一套完整的多脉冲电子束束参数的测量系统,其特点是灵活的组合测量方式,全面满足了神龙二号复杂艰难的调试及参数测量工作要求。测量系统最高时间分辨测量能力达到约2 ns的水平,单个脉冲可以获得至少8个时间分辨的束参数测量结果。     

粒子束团状态对测量束流发射度及能量的影响

为了验证国产质子注入器的参数是否满足需求,注入器团队设计了束流测量系统用于测量国产质子直线注入器束流的流强、发射度、能量以及能散等关键指标。此测量系统包含了采用变聚焦法测量发散度、采用分析磁铁测量束流能量和能散的主要功能。利用束流输运线设计软件Tracewin(版本2.11.4.1)进行了系统束线的物理设计,对束测系统测量质子束流的发散度和能量的精度进行了模拟计算。由于经过RFQ-(APF)DTL加速后的粒子束团为“拖尾”的非理想粒子束团,需要针对非理想束团对束测系统测量发射度和能量产生的影响进行分析。通过对模拟计算结果的分析,发现相对于测量理想粒子束团的结果非理想粒子束团对束测系统测量发射度精度影响较大;非理想粒子束团对束测系统测量能量精度影响较小。     

An emittance measurement device for a space-charge dominated electron beam

Beam emittance is one of the most important parameters for electron sources. To investigate the beam emittance of the 3.5-cell DC-SC photocathode injector developed at Peking University, a multi-slit emittance measurement device has been designed and manufactured. The designed slit width, mask thickness and beamlet drift length are 100 μ m, 3 mm and 430 mm respectively. It is suitable for the electron beam with energy of about 5 MeV and the average current less than 0.1 mA. The preliminary measurement result of the rms emittance of the electron beam produced by the DC-SC injector is about 5-7 mm·mrad.     

Commissioning experience with insertion devices at PETRA III

PETRA III is a new hard X-ray synchrotron radiation source, operating at 6 GeV with a beam current of up to 100 mA and extremely low horizontal emittance of 1 nm rad. Such low emittance is achieved by using two 100 m long damping wiggler sections which reduce the emittance by a factor of 4. Altogether the damping sections contain 20 wigglers of 4m length each. The emitted synchrotron radiation power produced by wigglers amounts to 420 kW at 100 mA beam current in total. In the new octant of PETRA III, there are 14 undulator beamlines, with a brilliance up to 10²¹ (s mrad² mm² 0.1% BW)⁻¹ which cover an energy range from 0.3 keV to more than 100 keV. The low emittance raises very high requirements to the field quality of the insertion devices. At first, it should not affect the positron beam trajectory. Secondly, the spectral properties of the radiation created, like the intensity of higher harmonics, should not be limited by the undulator field quality, but by the beam emittance effects in order to have some reserve for future machine upgrades or possible radiation demagnetization. This paper presents the current status of PETRA III insertion devices and describes intermediate commissioning results like impact of IDs on the positron beam orbit or photon beam and radiation problems.     

PIC mode simulation of solenoid collimation channel

A new SSC(Separated Sector Cyclotron)-Linac is being designed to serve as an injector for the SSC at the HIRFL(Heavy Ion Research Facility Lanzhou).The beam intensity at the LEBT(Low Energy Beam Transport)for the heavy ions after the selection is typically low and the space charge effects are inconspicuous.The space charge effects become obvious when the beam current increases to a few hundred microamperes.The emittance growth deriving from the space charge effects may be particularly troublesome for the following linac and cyclotron.An optical system containing three solenoids has been designed for the LEBT to limit the beam emittance and to avoid the unnecessary beam loss in the cyclotron,as well as for the purpose of immunizing the LEBT emittance growth due to the space charge effects.The results of the PIC(Particle-In-Cell)mode simulation illustrate that this channel could limit the beam emittance growth and increase the beam brightness.     

光阴极直流高压电子枪束流偏轴发射研究

离子反轰会造成直流高压电子枪内光阴极的量子效率衰减,降低阴极的工作寿命和稳定性,是限制光阴极直流高压电子枪性能的重要因素之一。基于中国工程物理研究院太赫兹自由电子激光(THzFEL)的直流高压电子枪,通过束流动力学模拟和阴极量子效率测量,研究了束流偏轴发射对离子反轰的抑制作用及其应用限制。模拟结果表明:束流偏轴发射时,离子主要轰击阴极的电中心附近,光电发射区域的离子通量较轴上发射时降低约95%;但束流发射度增大约4πmm·mrad,横向运动幅度增加约1倍。通过电子枪运行前后阴极量子效率测量,发现束流偏轴发射时离子反轰引起电中心附近量子效率大面积的衰减,而光电发射区域量子效率损失较小,验证了束流偏轴发射抑制离子反轰的可行性。     

Achievement of ultralow emittance beam in the accelerator test facility damping ring

For high luminosity in electron-positron linear colliders, it is essential to generate low vertical emittance beams. We report on the smallest vertical emittance achieved in single-bunch-mode operation of the Accelerator Test Facility, which satisfies the requirement of the x-band linear collider. The emittances were measured with a laser-wire beam-profile monitor installed in the damping ring. The bunch length and the momentum spread of the beam were also recorded under the same conditions. The smallest vertical rms emittance measured at low intensity is 4 pm at a beam energy of 1.3 GeV, which corresponds to the normalized emittance of 1.0x1.0(-8) m. It increases by a factor of 1.5 for a bunch intensity of 10(10) electrons. The measured data agreed to the calculation of intrabeam scattering within much better than a factor of 2.     

Development of high intensity beam emittance measurement unit

Three sets of High Intensity Beam Emittance Measurement Units (HIBEMUs) are being developed at Peking University. They are HIBEMU-2 (slit-wire type, one direction), HIBEMU-3 (Allison scanner type, one direction) and HIBEMU-4 (slit-wire type, two directions). For HIBEMU-2 and HIBEMU-3, more recent work has been done on software redesign in order to measure beam emittance and to draw phase diagram more efficiently and precisely. Software for control and data processing of them were developed in Labveiw environment, trying to improve calculation rationality and to offer user-friendly interface. Mechanical modification was also done for HIBEMU-3, mainly concentrating on the protection of Faraday cups from being overheated by the high intensity beam and also from interference of secondary electrons. This paper will also cover the mechanical structure as well as the software development of HIBEMU-4, which is a two-direction emittance scanner newly designed and manufactured for the high energy beam transport (HEBT) of Peking University Neutron Imaging FaciliTY (PKUNIFTY). At the end of this paper, comparison and analysis of the three HIBEMUs are given to draw forth better design of the future emittance measurement facility.

     

高压直流连续波光阴极注入器中电子束流发射度研究

 高平均功率自由电子激光研究中，电子束质量是关键。针对高平均功率自由电子激光目标参数，提出了直流高压连续波光阴极注入器，给出了注入器的束流动力学过程。为了降低输出束流横向发射度，采用特殊结构设计的静电加速腔，加速电压1MV，最大加速梯度10MV/m。用PARMELA程序进行了粒子动力学模拟，电子束束团电荷为0.5nC，束团长度10ps时，注入器输出束流归一化发射度均方根值为5.8mm·mrad。     

高亮度虚火花电子束发射度的测量

介绍了对一台脉冲线加速器驱动虚火花放电装置产的电子束发射度的测量工作。在十隙虚火花放电室中育以１５Ｐａ的氮气，产生能量为约２００ｋｅＶ，束流２０００Ａ，直径为１ｍｍ和高亮度电子束。在距阳极５ｃｍ处测得电子束的均方根发射度εｒｍｓ≈４８ｍｍ．ｍｒａｄ，规一化发射率εｎ≈４７ｍｍ．ｍｒａｄ。     

狭缝法合肥光源高亮度注入器发射度测量系统

为了测量受空间电荷效应支配的发射度,合肥光源高亮度注入器采用了狭缝法进行测量,研究了基于狭缝法发射度测量系统的构成,并以实例比较了单狭缝和多狭缝在发射度测量系统中的应用。两种测量方法的结果表明:单狭缝法测量的结果更接近于模拟计算值,可有效避免子束团之间的重叠,适用范围更广。实验结果表明:在240 pC电荷量情况下,合肥光源高亮度注入器仍然具有较小的归一化发射度,为（1.840.085） mmmrad。     

Instantaneous electron beam emittance measurement system based on the optical transition radiation principle

One kind of instantaneous electron beam emittance measurement system based on the optical transition radiation principle and double imaging optical method has been set up. It is mainly adopted in the test for the intense electron-beam produced by a linear induction accelerator. The system features two characteristics. The first one concerns the system synchronization signal triggered by the following edge of the main output waveform from a Blumlein switch. The synchronous precision of about 1 ns between the electron beam and the image capture time can be reached in this way so that the electron beam emittance at the desired time point can be obtained. The other advantage of the system is the ability to obtain the beam spot and beam divergence in one measurement so that the calculated result is the true beam emittance at that time, which can explain the electron beam condition. It provides to be a powerful beam diagnostic method for a 2.5 kA, 18.5 MeV, 90 ns (FWHM) electron beam pulse produced by Dragon I. The ability of the instantaneous measurement is about 3 ns and it can measure the beam emittance at any time point during one beam pulse. A series of beam emittances have been obtained for Dragon I. The typical beam spot is 9.0 mm (FWHM) in diameter and the corresponding beam divergence is about 10.5 mrad.     

ADS注入器II的5 MeV高能传输线的设计与搭建

ADS先导专项的注入器Ⅱ计划在将质子束通过一个Cryomodule加速到5 MeV后,进行10 mA连续束流的调试,以验证ADS低能段的强流超导直线加速器技术。为了将50 kW的束流功率沉积到束流垃圾站,需要搭建一条高能束流传输线,从超导段开始传输束流。采用两套三组合四极透镜控制束流包络及垃圾站的束流尺寸,利用诊断真空室进行水平和垂直发射度的测量。为避免束流产生的真空管道损伤,该传输线必须确保束流无损失地传输到垃圾站。A CW 10 mA,5 MeV beam commissioning of CADS Injector Ⅱ is planed recently to test the high power superconduction linac techniques.To transport 50 kW beam from linac to the beam dump,a high energy beam line (HEBT) line is designed and setup.Two Triplet are used to control the beam size along HEBT and at the beam dump.One diagnostics box is used for horizontal and vertical emittance measurement.To avoid damages to the vacuum pipe,beam should be transported to the beam dump without losses.The details of the HEBT design will be described in the paper.     

Operation of the CSNS Penning surface H− ion source

The accelerator complex of the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) consists of a H⁻ linear accelerator (linac) and a rapid cycling synchrotron (RCS). The linac contains a Penning surface H⁻ ion source. The designed energy and the beam current of the source are 50 keV and 20 mA respectively, with a normalized root mean square (norm. rms.) emittance of 0.2π mm mrad. The manufactures and tests of the discharge chamber are in great progress. The construction of H⁻ ion source test stand has been completed, and the operation of the source is also in progress. Stable H⁻ ion beams with energy of 50 keV and current up to 50 mA are attained. Emittance measurement for the H⁻ beam is being prepared.

     

Enhancing the accelerated beam current in the booster synchrotron by optimizing the transport line beam propagation

In this paper, we present the results of transverse beam emittance and twiss parameter measurement of an electron beam, delivered by a 20 MeV microtron which is used as a pre-injector system for a booster synchrotron in the Indus Accelerator Facility at RRCAT Indore. Based on these measured beam parameters, beam optics of a transport line was optimized and its results are also discussed in this paper. This beam transport line is used to transport the electron beam from the 20 MeV microtron to the booster synchrotron. The booster synchrotron works as a main injector for Indus-1 and Indus-2 synchrotron radiation facilities. To optimize the beam optics of a transport line for proper beam transmission through the line as well as to match the beam twiss parameters at the beam injection point of another accelerator, it is necessary to know the transverse beam emittance and twiss parameters of the beam coming from the first one. A MATLAB-based GUI program has been developed to calculate the beam emittance and twiss parameters, using quadrupole scan method. The measured parameters have been used for beam transport line optimization and twiss parameters matching at booster injection point. After this optimization, an enhancement of ～50% beam current has been observed in the booster synchrotron.     

高能光源增强器束流横向尺寸测量系统设计

高能同步辐射光源的增强器将直线加速器注入的束流加速到储存环所需的能量,为储存环提供高品质的电子束。为了对增强器的束流横向截面尺寸、发射度及能散进行测量,设计了两条可见光-紫外波段的束测光束线。两条光束线分别选取无色散和色散较大的两处弯铁位置作为光源点,使用两套同步光成像系统来监测光源点的束流截面尺寸,并计算束流发射度及能散。介绍了同步光引出真空室及光学成像系统,对影响成像质量的空间分辨率进行了分析,并针对升能过程中不同能量下束流光斑变化的测量进行了设计。     

Laser ion beam formation for nanotechnologies

It is suggested to generate cold ion beams by laser collimation and subsequent laser ionization of a primary atomic beam. The primary beam, formed by a standard method, is collimated through transverse cooling by resonance laser radiation. Laser radiation is also used for the multistep ionization of atoms in the collimated beam. Advantages of the proposed method are a low scatter of the initial ion energy (below 10^?1 eV) and a high emittance in the region of the virtual source (～10^?6 cm rad at a beam current on the level of microamperes). The high monochromaticity of the obtained ion beam allows the chromatic aberration effect to be significantly suppressed, which implies good prospects for using such sources in ion beam lithography. The proposed method also allows the spectrum of elements used in ion beam sources to be expanded, which is an independent technological advantage.     

Emittance measurement & optimization for the photocathode RF gun with laser profile shaping

The Laser Undulator Compact X-ray source(LUCX) is a test bench for a compact high brightness X-ray generator,based on inverse Compton Scattering at KEK,which requires high intensity multi-bunch trains with low transverse emittance.A photocathode RF gun with emittance compensation solenoid is used as an electron source.Much endeavor has been made to increase the beam intensity in the multi-bunch trains.The cavity of the RF gun is tuned into an unbalanced field in order to reduce space charge effects,so that ...     

电扫描型单缝单丝强流离子束发射度测量仪

 介绍了一台基于电偏转扫描方法的强流离子束发射度仪，讨论了发射度仪硬件的系统构成和设计要点，该发射度仪采用阶梯型电压对通过前缝的束流进行扫描来获得束流散角信息。并对测量计算软件和数据处理方法进行了介绍，采用了先扣除本底，再设置阈值的方法进行数据处理。处理后的数据利用程序可获得均方根和边界发射度、束斑大小、最大正负散角以及发射度相图。利用该发射度仪对ECR离子源引出的强流质子束的发射度进行了测量，并对测量数据进行了分析。对于引出电压为50 kV、脉冲重复频率为166 Hz、脉冲宽度为1 ms、平均束流强度为4 mA的质子脉冲束，其归一化均方根发射度为0.27 pmm·mrad。