Linear optics calibration and nonlinear optimization during the commissioning of the SSRF storage ring

Phase I commissioning of the SSRF storage ring on 3.0 GeV beam energy was started at the end of December 2007. A lot of encouraging results have been obtained so far. In this paper, calibrations of the linear optics during the commissioning are discussed, and some measured results about the nonlinearity given. Calibration procedure emphasizes correcting quadrupole magnetic coefficients with the Linear Optics from Closed Orbit (LOCO) technique. After fitting the closed orbit response matrix, the linear optics of the four test modes is substantially corrected, and the measured physical parameters agree well with the designed ones.

New chromaticity compensation approach and dynamic aperture increase in the SSRF storage ring

Strong chromatic sextupoles used to compensate natural chromaticities in the third generation light source storage ring usually reduce dynamic aperture drastically. Many optimization methods can be used to find solutions that provide large dynamic apertures. This paper discusses a new optimization approach of sextupole strengths with step-by-step procedure, which is applied in the SSRF storage ring, and a better solution is obtained. Investigating driving terms generated by the sextupoles in every step can analyze their convergences and guide the weight setting among different terms in object function of the single resonance approach based on the perturbation theory.

Beam dynamics of the superconducting wiggler on the SSRF storage ring

In the SSRF Phase-II beamline project, a superconducting wiggler（SW） will be installed in the electron storage ring. It may greatly impact on the beam dynamics due to the very high magnetic field. The emittance growth becomes a major problem, even after correction of the beam optics. A local achromatic lattice is studied, in order to combat the emittance growth and keep the performance of the SSRF storage ring as high as possible. Other effects of the SW are also simulated and optimized, including the beta beating, the tune shift, the dynamic aperture, and the field error effects.

Design and first commissioning of a new mode with lower emittance in the SSRF storage ring

A new mode is designed with an emittance of 2.47 nm-rad at 3.0 GeV beam energy, lower than the nominal mode of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility （SSRF） storage ring. Details of the linear optics design and the nonlinear optimization are presented in this paper. During Phase I commissioning of the storage ring we tested the new optics mode and some expected results were obtained. After restoring the linear optics by means of the linear optics with closed orbit technique, the main parameters of the real machine agree well with the designed values and the injection efficiency and beam lifetime are acceptable.

Tracking code simulation for passive harmonic cavity in the SSRF storage ring

Background A passive third harmonic cavity is planned to install in the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility(SSRF)storage ring to increase the beam lifetime.Transient beam loading effect generated by the gap between the bunch trains can suppress the bunch lengthening effect of the third harmonic cavity.Besides,the field excited in the passive operation of the harmonic cavity depends on the bunch distribution.Purpose To estimate the effect of transient beam loading,the tracking codes have been developed.Methods The tracking simulation has been performed for three uniform filling cases and a nonuniform filling case.The lengthened bunch distribution has also been included into tracking code simulation.The effect of the lengthened bunch has also been investigated.Results The uniform filling pattern with shorter bunch trains shows lower transient beam loading effect and can give much higher bunch lengthening factors compared to those of non-uniform filling case.The effect caused by the reduction of the harmonic voltage generated by lengthened bunch distribution causes a great reduction on bunch lengthening effect in uniform filling case,while the lengthening factor of non-uniform filling case does not affect much in this issue.Conclusion The tracking codes have been developed to estimate the effect of transient beam loading for three uniform filling cases and a non-uniform filling case.The larger gap in the filling pattern can cause the higher transient beam loading effect and lower bunch lengthening effect.The lengthened bunch distribution has also been included into tracking code simulation.The effect of the lengthened bunch has also been investigated.The more the bunch is lengthened,the greater reduction on bunch lengthening effect.

Nonlinear optimization of the modern synchrotron radiation storage ring based on frequency map analysis

In this paper, we present a rule to improve the nonlinear solution with frequency map analysis （FMA）, and without frequently revisiting the optimization algorithm. Two aspects of FMA are emphasized. The first one is the tune shift with amplitude, which can be used to improve the solution of harmonic sextupoles, and thus obtain a large dynamic aperture. The second one is the tune diffusion rate, which can be used to select a quiet tune. Application of these ideas is carried out in the storage ring of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility （SSRF）, and the detailed processes, as well as better solutions, are presented in this paper. Discussions about the nonlinear behaviors of off-momentum particles are also presented.

A GUI tool for beta function measurement using MATLAB

The beta function measurement is used to detect the shift in the betatron tune as the strength of an individual quadrupole magnet is varied. A GUI （graphic user interface） tool for the beta function measurement is developed using the MATLAB program language in the Linux environment, which facilitates the commissioning of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility （SSRF） storage ring. In this paper, we describe the design of the application and give some measuring results and discussions about the definition of the measurement. The program has been optimized to solve some restrictions of the AT tracking code. After the correction with LOCO （linear optics from closed orbits）, the horizontal and the vertical root mean square values （rms values） can be reduced to 0.12 and 0.10.