Transverse Beam Tails and Beam Lifetime in the EIC Electron Storage Ring

Abstract

For most storage ring design purposes it is sufficient to assume a Gaussian distribution of the electrons in a bunch. However, a more detailed knowledge of the population in the transverse tails beyond a few sigma is necessary to predict the beam lifetime and the synchrotron radiation load in the interaction region due to beam-gas scattering and the beam-beam interaction. This report presents simulations to determine the required vacuum level as well as to serve as input data for detailed synchrotron radiation simulations.