Abstract
We describe an instability diagnostic that exploits the information contained in the angular evolution of coupled-bunch oscillations in phase space. In addition to enabling measurement of coherent tunes and bunch tunes with accuracy of a few hertz, phase space tracking allows new kinds of comparisons between instability theory and experiment. Phase space evolution of bunches participating in a low-threshold vertical instability in the high energy ring of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center B factory (PEP-II) is used to distinguish between the fast beam-ion instability and conventional instabilities. Tracking of longitudinal instabilities at the LBNL Advanced Light Source and PEP-II is used to measure coherent tunes and gain new insights into uneven-fill instabilities.
- Received 9 June 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.2.084401
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