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Stripping mechanisms and remediation for H beams

B. T. Folsom, M. Eshraqi, N. Blaskovic Kraljevic, and B. Gålnander
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 24, 074201 – Published 29 July 2021; Erratum Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 24, 109901 (2021)

Abstract

Negative hydrogen ions are often used for injecting protons from linacs to storage rings via charge-exchange injection. In this process, the two electrons are stripped by a foil or laser to produce protons which can be merged with an existing beam without significantly affecting its dynamics, allowing high intensities of protons to be accumulated. However, this capability comes with the drawback that the outer electron of an H ion has a low binding energy and can easily be stripped away prior to injection. This paper addresses the following stripping mechanisms: interactions with residual gas in the beam pipe, blackbody radiation from accelerator components, and electromagnetic fields from accelerator optics (Lorentz-force stripping) and particles within the bunch itself (intrabeam stripping); with a discussion on how to avoid excessive activation from stripped H0 particles and protons. We also demonstrate that the proportion of stripped H0 colliding with a nearby beam pipe or machine-element walls presents only roughly 10% of those lost in stripping; the remaining stripped particles traverse to the end of a linac or local straight section, which may relax the limits for allowable stripping-based beam loss in H accelerators.

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  • Received 31 March 2021
  • Accepted 22 June 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.074201

Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI.

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Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Accelerators & Beams

Erratum

Erratum: Stripping mechanisms and remediation for H beams [Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 24, 074201 (2021)]

B. T. Folsom, M. Eshraqi, N. Blaskovic Kraljevic, and B. Galnander
Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 24, 109901 (2021)

Authors & Affiliations

B. T. Folsom*, M. Eshraqi, and N. Blaskovic Kraljevic

  • European Spallation Source, Partikelgatan 2, 22484 Lund, Sweden

B. Gålnander

  • Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Lägerhyddsvägen 1, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden

  • *ben.folsom@ess.eu
  • Also at European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden.

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Vol. 24, Iss. 7 — July 2021

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