CLIC crab cavity design optimisation for maximum luminosity

A. C. Dexter, G. Burt, P. K. Ambattu, V. Dolgashev, R. Jones

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    Abstract

    The bunch size and crossing angle planned for CERNs compact linear collider CLIC dictate that crab cavities on opposing linacs will be needed to rotate bunches of particles into alignment at the interaction point if the desired luminosity is to be achieved. Wakefield effects, RF phase errors between crab cavities on opposing linacs and unpredictable beam loading can each act to reduce luminosity below that anticipated for bunches colliding in perfect alignment. Unlike acceleration cavities, which are normally optimised for gradient, crab cavities must be optimised primarily for luminosity. Accepting the crab cavity technology choice of a 12 GHz, normal conducting, travelling wave structure as explained in the text, this paper develops an analytical approach to optimise cell number and iris diameter. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)45-51
    Number of pages6
    JournalNuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
    Volume657
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2011

    Keywords

    • CLIC
    • Crab cavity
    • Luminosity
    • X-band

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