Performance of the CERN plasma lens in laboratory and beam tests at the antiproton source

Author

Kowalewicz, R. ; Di Scampamorte, M. Lubrano ; Milner, S. ; Pedersen, F. ; Riege, H. ; Christiansen, J. ; Frank, K. ; Stetter, M. ; Tkotz, R. ; Boggasch, E.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

fYear

1991

fDate

6-9 May 1991

Firstpage

2631

Abstract

The CERN plasma lens is based on a dynamic z-pinch which creates during 500 ns a cylindrical plasma current conductor of 290 mm length and 38 to 45 mm diameter. The lens is designed for pulsed pinched currents of 400 kA and magnetic field gradients of 200 T/m produced with stored energies of 56 kJ. Life tests of different lens components were carried out at a repetition rate of 4.8 s/pulse. The results of the first beam tests of the plasma lens at the CERN antiproton source are very encouraging in view of other potential plasma lens applications.<>

Keywords

beam handling equipment; focusing; proton accelerators; CERN plasma lens; antiproton source; beam tests; cylindrical plasma current conductor; dynamic z-pinch; magnetic field gradients; pulsed pinched currents; repetition rate; stored energies; Laboratories; Lenses; Magnetic field measurement; Particle beams; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0135-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1991.165053

Filename

165053