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DOE OSTI2021

Plasma Muon Beam Cooling for HEP

Ionization cooling has the potential to shrink the phase space of a muon beam by a factor of 10⁶ within the muons’ short lifetime (2.2 µs) because the collision frequency in a cooling medium is extremely high compared to conventional beam cooling methods. It has been realized that ionization cooling inherently produces a plasma of free electrons inside the absorber material, and this plasma can have an important effect on the muon beam. In particular, under the right circumstances, it can both improve the rate of cooling and reduce the equilibrium emittance of the beam. This has the potential to improve the performance of muon facilities based on muon cooling; in particular a future muon collider. We describe how this project will integrate Plasma muon beam cooling into both the basic Helical Cooling Channel (HCC) and extreme Parametric-resonance Ionization Cooling (PIC) techniques. This potentially whole new approach to muon cooling has exciting prospects for significantly reduced muon beam emittance.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2018

Experimental Demonstration of Ion Beam Cooling with Pulsed Electron Beam

Cooling ion beams at high energy is presently considered for several ion colliders, in order to achieve high luminosities by enabling a significant reduction of emittance of hadron beams. Electron beam at cooling channel in a few to tens MeV can be accelerated by a RF/SRF linac, and thus using bunched electrons to cool bunched ions. To study such cooling process, the DC electron gun of EC35 cooler at the storage ring CSRm, IMP was modified by pulsing the grid voltage. A 0.07-3.5 micro-second pulse length with a repetition frequency of less than 250 kHz and synchronized with the ion revolution frequency was obtained. The first experimental demonstration of cooling of a coasting and bunched ion beam by a pulsed electron beam was carried out. Data analysis indicates the bunch length shrinkage and the momentum spread reduction of bunched 12C+6 ion beam as evidence of cooling. A longitudinal grouping effect of the coasting ion beam by the electron pulses has also been observed*. In this paper, we will present experimental results and comparison to the simulation modelling, particularly on the bunched electron cooling data after carefully analyzing the beam diagnostic signals.

Zhang, Yuhong↗
DOE OSTI2020

Experimental Demonstration of Hadron Beam Cooling Using Radio-Frequency Accelerated Electron Bunches

Cooling of beams of gold ions using electron bunches accelerated with radio-frequency systems was recently experimentally demonstrated in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Such an approach is new and opens the possibility of using this technique at higher energies than possible with electrostatic acceleration of electron beams. The challenges of this approach include generation of electron beams suitable for cooling, delivery of electron bunches of the required quality to the cooling sections without degradation of beam angular divergence and energy spread, achieving the required small angles between electron and ion trajectories in the cooling sections, precise velocity matching between the two beams, high-current operation of the electron accelerator, as well as several physics effects related to bunched-beam cooling. Here we report on the first demonstration of cooling hadron beams using this new approach.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2019

A Magnetized Electron Source For Ion Beam Cooling

A number of electron-ion collider facilities for nuclear physics research are under consid- eration in the United States. At Brookhaven National Lab (BNL), the eRHIC (electron Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider) facility would augment the existing ion/proton facility with an electron accelerator. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) plans to use the existing CEBAF machine and add an ion/proton accelerator, as part of the Jefferson Lab Electron-Ion Collider (JLEIC). All such facilities require cooling of the ion beams in order to reach the luminosity goals. Different methods of cooling the ions using an electron beam are envisaged. BNL is pursuing coherent electron cooling and non-magnetized, bunched-beam cooling, while JLab is considering magnetized cooling. In addition to electron cooling, magnetized beams are of interest for other applica- tions, such as flat beam klystrons and novel means for producing bright beams for micro- undulators and compact X-ray sources. For example, flat beams generated from a mag- netized injector, in conjunction with low emittance, enable RF sources with frequencies above 100 GHz. While the market for high-performance injectors for electron cooling is limited, the market for high-frequency RF sources and compact X-ray systems is con- siderable. Thus, the design methodologies developed in this project have a wide range of applicability. In Phase I of this SBIR project, Xelera Research LLC performed simulations and calcu- lations to develop a prototype design for a magnetized electron injector that can be used as a source for cooling an ion beam. We developed general design methodologies and tech- niques that are applicable not only to specific machine designs but to other applications requiring magnetized injectors as well. In this Phase II SBIR project, Xelera Research LLC, in collaboration with a team at JLab, designed, built, and tested a thermionic elec- tron source for driving a magnetized electron cooler in a future electron-ion collider project. This device was delivered to JLab in July 2019 and achieved first beam in December 2019.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2021

Beam Dynamics Study in a Dual Energy Storage Ring for Ion Beam Cooling

A dual energy storage ring designed for beam cooling consists of two closed rings with significantly different energies: the cooling and damping rings. These two rings are connected by an energy recovering superconducting RF structure that provides the necessary energy difference. In our design, the RF acceleration has a main linac and harmonic cavities both running at crest that at first accelerates the beam from low energy E_{L} to high energy E_{H} and then decelerates the beam from E_{H} to E_{L} in the next pass. The purpose of the harmonic cavities is to extend the bunch length in a dual energy storage ring as such a longer bunch length may be very useful in a cooling application. Besides these cavities, a bunching cavity running on zero-crossing phase is used outside of the common beamline to provide the necessary longitudinal focusing for the system. In this paper, we present a preliminary lattice design along with the fundamental beam dynamics study in such a dual energy storage ring.

Dhital, B.↗
DOE OSTI2023

Generation and characterization of magnetized electron beam from a DC high voltage photogun for electron beam cooling application

One of the most challenging requirements for the proposed Electron-Ion Collider is the strong cooling of the proton beam, which is key to achieving the collider’s desired luminosity of order 10 33 -10 34 cm -2 s -1 . Magnetized bunched-beam electron cooling could be a means to achieve the required high luminosity, where strong cooling is accomplished inside a cooling solenoid where the ions co-propagate with an electron beam generated from a source immersed in a magnetic field. To increase the cooling efficiency, a bunched electron beam with high bunch charge and high repetition rate is required. This work describes the production and characterization of magnetized electron beam using a compact 300 kV DC high voltage photogun and bi-alkali antimonide photocathode. Beam magnetization was studied using a diagnostic beamline that includes viewer screens for measuring the shearing angle of the electron beamlet passing through a narrow upstream slit. Simulations and corresponding measurements of beam magnetization are presented as a function of laser spot size and magnetic field strength. Correlated beam emittance with magnetic field (0–0.15 T) at the photocathode was measured for various laser spot sizes. Measurements of photocathode lifetime were carried out at different magnetized electron beam currents up to 28 mA, and bunch charge up to 0.7 nC (not simultaneously).

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DOE OSTI2015

Helical muon beam cooling channel engineering design

The Helical Cooling Channel (HCC) achieves effective ionization cooling of the six-dimensional (6d) phase space of a muon beam by means of a series of 21st century inventions. In the HCC, hydrogen-pressurized RF cavities enable high RF gradients in strong external magnetic fields. The theory of the HCC, which requires a magnetic field with solenoid, helical dipole, and helical quadrupole components, demonstrates that dispersion in the gaseous hydrogen energy absorber provides effective emittance exchange to enable longitudinal ionization cooling. The 10-year development of a practical implementation of a muon-beam cooling device has involved a series of technical innovations and experiments that imply that an HCC of less than 300 m length can cool the 6d emittance of a muon beam by six orders of magnitude. We describe the design and construction plans for a prototype HCC module based on oxygen-doped hydrogen-pressurized RF cavities that are loaded with dielectric, fed by magnetrons, and operate in a superconducting helical solenoid magnet. The first phase of this project saw the development of a conceptual design for the integration of 805 MHz RF cavities into a 10 T Nb 3 Sn-based HS test section. Two very novel ideas are required to realize the design. The first idea is the use of dielectric inserts in the RF cavities to make them smaller for a given frequency so that the cavities and associated plumbing easily fit inside the magnet cryostat. Calculations indicate that heat loads will be tolerable, while RF breakdown of the dielectric inserts will be suppressed by the pressurized hydrogen gas. The second new idea is the use of a multi-layer Nb 3 Sn helical solenoid. The technology demonstrations for the two aforementioned key components of a 10T, 805 MHz HCC were begun in this project. The work load in the Fermilab Technical Division made it difficult to test a multi-layer Nb 3 Sn solenoid as originally planned. Instead, a complementary project was approved by the DOE Technical Topic Manager to develop magnets for the Mu2e experiment that fit well into the Fermilab Technical Division availability. The difference between the MCC helical solenoid and the Mu2e bent solenoid described in Appendix I is that the helical solenoid is made of coils that are in parallel planes with offset centers, while the coils in the bent solenoid follow the central particle trajectory and look much like a “slinky” toy. The muon-beam cooling-channel technologies developed in this project will enable a muon collider, the next step toward the energy frontier, Higgs/neutrino/Z-factories, and rare muon decay experiments. Commercial uses of the beams made possible by the cooling techniques developed in this project include scanning for nuclear contraband, studies of material properties with spin resonance techniques, and muon-catalyzed fusion.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2018

A Non-Parametric Density Estimation Approach to Measuring Beam Cooling in MICE

The goal of the international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) is to demonstrate muon beam ionization cooling for the first time. It constitutes a key part of the R&D towards a future neutrino factory or muon collider. The intended MICE precision requires the development of analysis tools that can account for any effects (e.g., optical aberrations) which may lead to inaccurate cooling measurements. Non-parametric density estimation techniques, in particular, kernel density estimation (KDE), allow very precise calculations of the muon beam phase-space density and its increase as a result of cooling. In this study, kernel density estimation technique and its application to measuring the reduction in MICE muon beam phase-space volume is investigated.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2023

Perspective of a Dual Energy Electron Storage Ring Cooler for a Hadron Beam Cooling

A dual energy electron storage ring cooler was proposed and explored to maintain a good hadron beam quality against intra-beam scattering and all heating sources in a collider. The unique configuration of this concept is that electron beam in the low energy section extracts heat away from the hadron beam through Coulomb interaction while electron beam in the high energy section releases heat through its intrinsic synchrotron radiation damping. The early design employs a magnetized electron beam for achieving a high cooling efficiency. Recently, a non-magnetized cooling electron beam was explored in this dual energy cooler. It could meet the same cooling requirements while lowering the risks. This paper presents study results on design and optimization of a dual energy storage ring cooler and describes the trade-offs between using magnetized and non-magnetized cooling for this approach.

Lin, Fanglei↗
DOE OSTI2015

Helical Muon Beam Cooling Channel Engineering Design (Phase I)

Develop a design for the integration of 805 MHz RF cavities into a 10 T Nb3Sn based HCC test section. Several SBIR-STTR developed inventions will be combined in an innovative practical engineering solution for a muon cooling channel suitable for a muon collider or for high-brightness muon beams for other applications.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2023

DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN ERL FOR COOLING EIC HADRON BEAMS

The baseline scheme for hadron beam cooling in the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) calls for Coherent electron Cooling (CeC) of the hadrons with non-magnetized electrons at high energy (150 MeV electrons) and additional cooling via conventional bunched beam cooling using a precooler system. The electron beam parameters for these concepts are at or beyond the current state of the art, with electron bunch charges on the order of 1 nC and average currents on the order of 100 mA and requiring an Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) to produce such beams. Using specifications provided by BNL and JLab, physicists and engineers at Xelera Research are working on a complete design of an ERL system capable of cooling EIC hadrons.

Gulliford, C.↗