A transverse beam instability in the PEP-II HER induced by discharges in the vacuum system

Author

Wienands, U. ; DeBarger, S. ; Colocho, W. ; Decker, F.J. ; Ecklund, S. ; Fisher, A. ; Fox, J. ; Kulikov, A. ; Novokhatski, A. ; Stanek, M. ; Sullivan, M.K. ; Wittmer, W. ; Wright, D. ; Yocky, G.

Author_Institution

SLAC, Stanford

fYear

2007

fDate

25-29 June 2007

Firstpage

1811

Lastpage

1813

Abstract

Towards the end of Run 5, transverse instability in the High Energy Ring (HER) curtailed the maximum beam current achievable during physics running. Techniques used in tracking down this instability included fast monitoring of background radiation, temperatures and vacuum pressure. In this way, the origin of the instability was localized and inspection of the vacuum system revealed several damaged bellows shields. Replacing these units significantly reduced the incident rate but did not eliminate it fully. After the end of the run, a number of damaged rf seals were found, possibly having caused the remaining incidents of instability. In Run 6, instability has recurred. In this paper we will outline the steps taken to diagnose the issue and compare the different signatures of instabilities we have seen in PEP-II.

Keywords

electron accelerators; particle beam bunching; particle beam stability; storage rings; PEP-II HER; Run 6; background radiation; beam current; bellow shields; bunch coupling; damaged rf seals; high energy ring; transverse beam instability; vacuum system inspection; Bellows; Feedback; Inspection; Physics; Radiation monitoring; Seals; Spectrogram; Temperature; Vacuum systems; Vacuum technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0916-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2007.4440906

Filename

4440906