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.

A fast emittance measurement unit for high intensity DC beam

A combined unit, which has the ability to measure the current and emittance of the high intensity direct current（DC）ion beam, is developed at Peking University（PKU）. It is a multi-slit single-wire（MSSW）-type beam emittance meter combined with a water-cooled Faraday Cup, named high intensity beam emittance measurement unit-6（HIBEMU-6）. It takes about 15 seconds to complete one measurement of the beam current and its emittance. The emittance of a 50-mA@50-kV DC proton beam is measured.

Optimizing beam transport in rapidly compressing beams on the neutralized drift compression experiment-II

The Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment-II(NDCX-II)is an induction linac that generates intense pulses of 1.2 MeV helium ions for heating matter to extreme conditions.Here,we present recent results on optimizing beam transport.The NDCX-II beamline includes a 1-m-long drift section downstream of the last transport solenoid,which is filled with charge-neutralizing plasma that enables rapid longitudinal compression of an intense ion beam against space-charge forces.The transport section on NDCX-II consists of 28 solenoids.Finding optimal field settings for a group of solenoids requires knowledge of the envelope parameters of the beam.Imaging the beam on the scintillator gives the radius of the beam,but the envelope angle is not measured directly.We demonstrate how the parameters of the beam envelope(radius,envelop angle,and emittance)can be reconstructed from a series of images taken by varying the B-field strengths of a solenoid upstream of the scintillator.We use this technique to evaluate emittance at several points in the NDCX-II beamline and for optimizing the trajectory of the beam at the entry of the plasma-filled drift section.

Integrated terahertz vortex beam emitter for rotating target detection

We propose a terahertz(THz)vortex emitter that utilizes a high-resistance silicon resonator to generate vortex beams with various topological charges.Addressing the challenge of double circular polarization superposition resulting from the high refractive index contrast,we regulate the transverse spin state through a newly designed second-order grating partially etched on the waveguide’s top side.The reflected wave can be received directly by a linearly polarized antenna,simplifying the process.Benefiting from the tuning feature,a joint detection method involving positive and negative topological charges identifies and detects rotational Doppler effects amid robust micro-Doppler interference signals.This emitter can be used for the rotational velocity measurement of an on-axis spinning object,achieving an impressive maximum speed error rate of∼2%.This approach holds promise for the future development of THz vortex beam applications in radar target detection and countermeasure systems,given its low cost and potential for mass production.

Analytical and simulation studies for diode and triode ion beam extraction systems

This work is concerned with ion beam dynamics and compares the emittance to aberration ratios of two-and three-electrode extraction systems. The study is conducted with the aid of Version 7 of SIMION 3D ray-tracing software. The beam dependence on various parameters of the extraction systems is studied and the numerical results lead to qualitative conclusions. Ion beam characteristics using diode and triode extraction systems are investigated with the aid of the computer code SIMION 3 D, Version 7.0. The diode （two electrode extraction system） and triode （three- electrode extraction, acceleration-deceleration system） extraction systems are designed and optimized with different geometric parameters of the electrode system, voltage applied to the extraction electrode, and plasma parameters inside the ion source chamber, as well as by the ion beam space charge. This work attempts to describe the importance of the acceleration-deceleration extraction system. It shows that besides an increase of the beam energy, the ion beam has lower emittance than the two-electrode extraction system. Ion beams of the highest quality are extracted whenever the half-angular divergence is minimum for which the perveance current intensity and the extraction gap have optimum value. Knowing the electron temperature of the plasma is necessary to determine plasma potential and the exact beam energy.

Simulation of ion beam extraction and focusing system

The characteristics of ion beam extraction and focused to a volume as small as possible were investigated with the aid of computer code SIMION 3D version 7. This has been used to evaluate the extraction characteristics （accel-decel system） to generate an ion beam with low beam emittance and high brightness. The simulation process can provide a good study for optimizing the extraction and focusing system of the ion beam without any losses and transported to the required target. Also, a study of a simulation model for the extraction system of the ion source was used to describe the possible plasma boundary curvatures during the ion extraction that may be affected by the change in an extraction potential with a constant plasma density meniscus.

Transverse beam size measurement system using visible synchrotron radiation at HLS II

An interferometer system and an imaging system using visible synchrotron radiation（SR） have been installed in the Hefei Light Source（HLS） II storage ring. Simulations of these two systems are given using Synchrotron Radiation Workshop（SRW） code. With these two systems, the beam energy spread and the beam emittance can be measured. A detailed description of these two systems and the measurement method is given in this paper. The measurement results of beam size, emittance and energy spread are given at the end.

Measurement of emittance at CSNS ion source without analyzing magnet

Purpose High current beam is required for CSNS update in future.Over 50 mA H-will be designed to deliver to the linac in CSNSⅡ.For the present state of CSNS ion source,the beam emittance cannot satisfy the requirement of RFQ entrance at the 50 mA H-beam.In order to improve the beam quality,CSNS ion source is required further improvement.Methods Simulation shows emittance growth due to the space charge force in the intense H-beam when the beam transports through the analyzing magnet.After considering the neutralization of space charge,the emittance growth could be suppressed.The analyzing magnet thus is considered to removed,which might destroy the neutralization of space charge.The beam emittance is measured at the revised CSNS ion source.Results Measured results show that beam emittance without the analyzing magnet becomes smaller than that of CSNS ion source.At the requirement of 0.2πmm mrad,beam current is larger than 30 mA.It reveals that analyzing magnet could destroy space charge neutralization and result in the significant increase of emittance.Conclusions Although the results presented are preliminary,it is important to improve the beam quality.This paper details the ion source improvement and measurement process.

Numerical simulation and design of a thermionic electron gun

This paper reports the simulation of an electron gun. The effects on the beam quality of some parameters on the beam quality were studied and optimal choices were identified. It gives numerical beam qualities for a common electrostatic triode gun, and the dependencies on design parameters such as electrode geometries and bias voltages to these electrodes are shown. An electron beam of diameter 5 mm with energy of 5 keV was assumed for the simulation process. Some design parameters were identified as variable parameters in the presence of space charge. These parameters are the inclination angle of emission electrode, the applied voltage to the focusing electrode, the gap width between the emission electrode and the focusing electrode and the diameter of the focusing electrode. The triode extraction system is designed and optimized by using CST software （for Particle Beam Simulations）. The physical design of the extraction system is given in this paper. From the simulation results, it is concluded that the inclination angle of the emission electrode is optimized at 22.5°, the applied voltage to the focusing electrode was optimized and found to be Vfoc =-600 V, the optimal separation distance （gap between emission electrode and focusing electrode） is 4 mm, and the optimal diameter of the emission electrode is 14 mm. Initial results for these efforts aimed at emittance improvement are also given.

SLIM – a formalism for linear coupled systems

A SLIM formalism to deal with a general, linearly coupled accelerator lattice is summarized. Its application to a wide range of accelerator calculations is emphasized.

^(236)U AMS measurement at CIRCE

In order to measure the isotopic ratio of actinides,the upgrade of the accelerator mass spectrometry system at the Center for Isotopic Research on Cultural and Environmental heritage at the Second University of Naples,Italy,was performed.The beam emittance of 238U and the isotopic abundance sensitivity of 236U were measured on the present beam line.Utilizing a 16-strip silicon detector,the sensitivity of 236U/238U≈ 1×10-11 was obtained.