The impact of high-dimensional phase space correlations on the beam dynamics in a linear accelerator

Hadron beams develop intensity-dependent transverse-longitudinal correlations within radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerating structures. These correlations are only visible in six-dimensional phase space and are destroyed by reconstructions from low-dimensional projections. In this work, we es...

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Main Authors Hoover, A, Ruisard, K, Aleksandrov, A, Zhukov, A, Cousineau, S, Shishlo, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.10.2023
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Physics - Accelerator Physics
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Summary:Hadron beams develop intensity-dependent transverse-longitudinal correlations within radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerating structures. These correlations are only visible in six-dimensional phase space and are destroyed by reconstructions from low-dimensional projections. In this work, we estimate the effect of artificial decorrelation on the beam dynamics in the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) linac and Beam Test Facility (BTF). We show that the evolution of a realistic initial distribution and its decorrelated twin converge during the early acceleration stages; thus, low-dimensional projections are probably sufficient for detailed predictions in high-power linacs.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2310.04403