Title :
Measuring nonlinear momentum compaction in RHIC
Author :
Blaskiewicz, M. ; Brennan, J.M. ; Cameron, P. ; Drees, A. ; Kewish, J. ; Roser, T. ; Smith, K. ; Tang, C.
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The chromatic nonlinearity parameter, α1, has a strong impact on longitudinal dynamics in the vicinity of transition. Measurements of the synchrotron frequency as a function of radius are used to constrain the value of α1
Keywords :
colliding beam accelerators; ion accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; particle beam dynamics; storage rings; RHIC; chromatic nonlinearity parameter; longitudinal dynamics; nonlinear momentum compaction; synchrotron frequency; Compaction; Differential equations; Ear; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Lattices; Least squares methods; Magnetic fields; Particle measurements; Synchrotrons;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.987141
