Sources of Halo and Beam Losses in a High Intensity Sources of Halo and BeamLinac Losses in a High Intensity Hadron Hadron Linac Nicolas Pichoff11 Nicolas Pichoff CEA-DSM/DAPNIA/SACM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex CEA-DSM/DAPNIA/SACM, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex Abstract. Different possible sources of emittance growth, halo formation and eventually beam losses in a high intensity Abstract. Different possible sources of emittance growth, halo formation and eventually beam losses in a high intensity hadron linac are listed. hadron linac are listed. rotate with with the the same same speed: speed: There There isis aa spread spread inin rotate particles phase-advance. phase-advance. InIn the the presence presence ofof spacespaceparticles charge, the the force force in in the the beam beam core core isis “compensated” "compensated" charge, by the the space-charge space-charge force force reducing reducing the the particle particle phase phase by advances. Core Core particles particles are arerotating rotatingmore moreslowly slowlythan than advances. these of of the the halo. halo. When Whenthe thebeam beamisismatched, matched,particles particles these leaving one one area area of of the the phase-space phase-space are are replaced replaced by by leaving others others with with the the same same Hamiltonian: Hamiltonian: the the emittance emittance pattern pattern stays stays the the same, same, no no rms rms emittance emittance growth growth isis observed. observed. When When the the beam beam isis mismatched, mismatched, particles particles leaving leaving aa region region are are not not replaced. replaced. The The emittance emittance pattern pattern isis changed changed and and rms rms emittance emittance growth growth isis observed observed (see. (see. FIGURE FIGURE 1). 1). Particle Particleamplitude amplitudeisisnot not amplified amplified by bymore more than thanthe thebeam beammismatch mismatchfactor. factor. INTRODUCTION Problem in high high Problem of of beam losses are of main interest in power power protons protons or H" H- linacs. They can activate the structure, structure, complicating complicating considerably the maintenance of of the the machine. machine. This This is a crucial point for many projects ... running projects like like SNS, ESS, JHF, SPL, APT … with protons protons and/or and/or H" H- ions. Last years, aa big effort with effort has has been done done in in a large number of laboratories to been to investigate to to possible possible causes of emittance growth investigate growth and and halo formation formation able able to cause beam losses. The main halo sources of of halo halo formation in a high beam-intensity sources linacs are are listed listed in in this paper. I apologize if I did not linacs quote some some of of them; them; it is either because I consider that quote that they are are probably probably non-significant, or I simply they simply forgot forgot them. One One can add that the only way to identify surely them. the main main contributor contributor of beam losses is the full scale the scale experiment. experiment. 2 0 BEAM MISMATCH 2 The main main cause cause of of emittance emittance growth The growth is is known known as as being the the beam beam mismatch. mismatch. A A beam beam is being is matched matched when when the beam beam phase-space phase-space distribution distribution has has the the same period the same period as the the external external focusing focusing force. force. In In aa mismatch mismatch beam, as beam, the the non-linear forces, forces, especially especially the the space-charge non-linear space-charge force, force, are responsible responsible of of this this emittance emittance growth are growth through through 22 phenomena: The beam filamentation and the phenomena: The beam filamentation and the resonant resonant interaction between between particle particle individual individual motion interaction motion and and beam core core oscillation. oscillation. beam 2 0 2 Parametric Parametric resonance resonance with withcore core In linear linear forces, forces, particles particles are moving in In are moving in the the phasephasespace around ellipses, associated to the space around ellipses, associated to the focusing focusing channel, defined defined by by the the Courant-Snyder Courant-Snyder parameters. parameters. channel, All the particles have the same phase advance All the particles have the same phase advance per per meter, i.e. i.e. they they rotate rotate around around the the concentric concentric ellipses meter, ellipses with the same angular speed. When the force is nonwith the same angular speed. When the force is nonlinear, these ellipses transform into close curves linear, these ellipses transform into close curves corresponding to curves on with the motion corresponding to curves on with the motion Hamiltonian is constant. Moreover, the particles do not The The core core oscillation oscillation of ofaamatched matchedbeam beamisisperiodic periodic with the same period as the external with the same period as the external force. force. InIn these these conditions, conditions, avoiding avoiding aa parametric parametric resonance resonance consists consists mainly in keeping the zero current phase-advance mainly in keeping the zero current phase-advance lower than 90° (avoiding the strong fourth order lower than 90° (avoiding the strong fourth order resonance). Nevertheless, the core oscillation of a resonance). Nevertheless, the core oscillation of a mismatched bunched beam is modulated by 3 other mismatched bunched beam is modulated by 3 other Hamiltonian is constant. Moreover, the particles do not 1 2 FIGURE FIGURE 1.1. (x, (x, x’) x') phase-space phase-space plot plot ofofaamismatched mismatchedbeam beam in in non-linear non-linear forces. forces. External External particles particles are are rotating rotating faster faster than than core core particles. particles.Apparent Apparentemittance emittancegrowth growthoccurs. occurs. Beam Filamentation Filamentation Beam 1 2 [email protected] [email protected] CP642, High Intensity and High Brightness Hadron Beams: 20th ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on High Intensity and High Brightness Hadron Beams, edited by W. Chou, Y. Mori, D. Neuffer, and J.-F. Ostiguy © 2002 American Institute of Physics 0-7354-0097-0/02/$ 19.00 111 frequency modes (mismatched modes [1]). lower modes [1]). lower frequency modes (mismatched lowerfrequency frequencymodes modes (mismatched (mismatched modes modes [1]). [1]). and Unfortunately and unavoidably, some beam particles Unfortunately Unfortunatelyand andunavoidably, unavoidably,some somebeam beamparticles particles oscillation frequencies twice least one have least one have oscillation frequencies haveoscillation oscillation frequencies frequencies twice twice atatat least least one one mode. Second order parametric resonance mismatched mode. Second order parametric resonance mismatched mode. Second parametric resonance mismatched mode. Second order parametric resonance can give large amplitude to the with amplitude to the with the core can withthe thecore core can can give give large large amplitude amplitude to to the the concerned [2]. concerned particles [2]. concernedparticles particles[2]. [2]. ChargeExchange Exchangewith withResidual ResidualGas Gas Charge Exchange with Residual Gas Charge Charge Exchange with Residual Gas - --) can Someparticle particle(like (likeHH H") canbebe bestripped strippedon on residual Some particle (like H be stripped on residual Some ) )can residual Some particle (like can stripped on residual gas. From the stripping cross section a rate of beam gas. From the stripping cross section a rate of beam gas. From the stripping cross section a rate of gas. From the stripping cross section a rate of beam beam loss can be estimated depending on the gas loss can be estimated depending on the gas loss can be estimated depending on the gas loss can be estimated depending on the gas composition, pressureand andthe thebeam beamenergy energy(FIGURE (FIGURE composition, pressure and the beam energy (FIGURE composition, composition,pressure pressure and the beam energy (FIGURE 4, from [4]). from [4]). 4,4, 4,from from[4]). [4]). Water vapour pressure (hPa) . Water (hPa) .. Water vapour vapour pressure pressure (hPa) 1E-6 1E-6 1E-6 FIGURE 2.2.Trajectory FIGURE2. Trajectory(in(inred) red)of particlein second FIGURE 2. Trajectory red) ofofaaaparticle particle ininaaaasecond second FIGURE particle in second order parametric orderparametric parametricresonance resonancewith withaaamismatched mismatchedmode. mode.In In order parametric resonance with mismatched mode. In order mismatched mode. In blue, the particle position ininaaa astroboscopic stroboscopic blue, the particleposition positionin stroboscopic(Poincaré) (Poincaré)plot plot the particle stroboscopic (Poincare) plot blue, the particle (Poincaré) plot with the mode periodicity. Left: (x, with themode modeperiodicity. periodicity.Left: Left:(x, (x,x’) x’)phase-space phase-spaceplot, plot, mode periodicity. Left: (x, x') with the x’) phase-space plot, Right: (z,(z, x)x) plot. Right: plot. Right: (z, x) plot. Right: (z, x) plot. INTERACTIONWITH WITHRESIDUAL RESIDUALGAS GAS INTERACTION WITH RESIDUAL WITH RESIDUAL GAS INTERACTION GAS hadronlinac linaclinac linacthe theresidual residualgas gaspressure pressure InInaaa ahadron hadron linac linac the linac linac the residual gas pressure In residual gas pressure -5 -5 -7-7 -8-8 7 -10-88 -55 hPa varies from 10 hPa (close to the source) to 10 varies from 10 (close to the source) to 10 from 10 10~ hPa hPa (close (close to the source) source) to 10 10~-7-10 -10~ varies from -10 -11 -11 11 -11 hPa in copper structures and can be lower than 10 hPa in copper structures and can be lower than 10 hPa in copper structures structures and and can be lower than 10 10" hPa in superconducting structures. The residual gas is hPa in superconducting structures. The residual gas is hPa in in superconducting superconducting structures. structures. The The residual residual gas gas isis mainlycomposed composedofoflarge largevariety varietyofoflight lightororheavy heavy mainly mainly composed composed of of large large variety variety of of light light or or heavy heavy gas.The Thepartial partialpressure pressurefor foreach each varietyisisimportant. important. gas. gas. The variety gas. The partial partial pressure pressure for for each each variety variety is is important. important. Scatteringon onResidual Residual Gas Scattering Scattering on Gas Scattering on Residual Residual Gas Gas Bycolliding collidinga aresidual residualgas gasatom, atom,a abeam beamparticle particle By By gain colliding aa residual gas aa beam particle residual gas atom, atom, beam The particle can significant transverse momentum. gain can gain a asignificant transverse momentum. The gain canprobability gain transverse gain gain aa significant significant transverse momentum. The gain given the momentum. differential The nuclearprobability isis given byby the differential nuclearprobability is differential is given given by by the collisioncross-section cross-section andthe depends thenuclearparticle collision and depends onon the particle collision cross-section and depends on the particle cross-section and on energyand andthe theresidual residualgas gascomposition compositionand andpressure. pressure. energy energy and the residual gas composition and and and pressure. pressure. Particle gaining moretransverse transverse momentum thanthe the Particle gaining more momentum than Particle gaining more transverse momentum than the gaining more transverse momentum than the beam transverse momentum spread populate the beam beam transverse momentum spread populate the beam beam momentum spread populate the beam transverse momentum spread populatelarge, the beam halo.transverse themomentum momentum gain sufficiently large, the halo. IfIfthe gain isissufficiently the halo. If the momentum gain is sufficiently large, the halo. If the momentum gain is sufficiently large, the particlecan canbebedirectly directly(after (aftera aquarter quarterofofbetatron betatron particle particle can directly aa quarter of can directly (after quarter ofofofbetatron betatron period)lost. lost.be Beam tailat(after at given position linac period) Beam tail a agiven position a alinac period) lost. Beam tail at a given position of linac lost. Beam tail at a given position of linac can be easily estimated (FIGURE 3, from [3]). They can be easily estimated (FIGURE 3, from [3]).aaThey can begenerally easily estimated (FIGURE 3, from [3]). easilynot estimated (FIGURE 3, from [3]). They They aregenerally notdense densebut but populate far halo. are populate far halo. are far are generally generally not not dense dense but but populate populate far halo. halo. r/r r/r -8 -8 1E 00 1E 00 -8 1E -01 1E00 -01 1E 1E -02 1E-01 -02 1E 1E -03 1E-02 -03 1E 1E -04 1E-03 -04 1E Beam density profile (a.u.) Beam density profile (a.u.) Beam density profile (a.u.) 0 1E -05 1E-04 -05 1E 1E -06 1E-05 -06 1E 1E -07 1E-06 -07 1E 1E -08 1E -08 1E -07 1E -09 1E -09 1E -08 1E -10 1E -10 1E -09 1E -10 -6 -6 -6 -4 -4 -4 -2 -2 -2 r/r 00 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 2 4 1 /(r-r 40 ) 1 /(r-r 0) 1 /(r-r 0 ) 6 6 8 8 6 8 4 4 P = 10 - 5 h P a P = 10 - 5 h P a -6 P = -10 hPa 6 PP == 10 10 - 5hhPPaa -7 P = -10 hPa 7 PP == 10 10 - 6hhPPaa P = 10 - 8 h P a P = 10 - 8- 7h P a P = 10 h P a P = 10 - 8 h P a FIGURE3.3.Beam Beamprofile profileatatthe theend endofofa a20m 20mchannel channelfor for FIGURE different Nitrogen gas pressure. different Nitrogen pressure. FIGURE 3. profile at FIGURE 3. Beam Beamgas profile at the the end end of of aa 20m 20m channel channel for for different different Nitrogen Nitrogen gas gas pressure. pressure. 1E-7 1E-7 1E-7 1E-8 IE-8 - . _V ^ 1E-8 1E-8 1E-9 1E-9 1E-9 1E-10 1E-10 1E-10 0 00 1010 µSiv/h 10 µSiv/h µSiv/h 2020 µSiv/h 20 µSiv/h µSiv/h 5050 µSiv/h 50 µSiv/h µSiv/h 100 µSiv/h 100 µSiv/h 100 µSiv/h 200 µSiv/h 200 µSiv/h 200 µSiv/h 1W/m 1W/m 1W/m 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 600 800 600 800 600 800 600 800 Beam energy (MeV) Beam energy (MeV) Beam energy (MeV) 1000 1000 1000 1000 1200 1200 1200 1200 FIGURE4.4. 4. Pressure limit for structure activation (at FIGURE aaagiven structure activation (at FIGURE 4.Pressure Pressurelimit limitfor for agiven given structure activation (at FIGURE Pressure limit for given structure activation (at feet after hours). 1111feet feetafter after3333hours). hours). feet after hours). TransientSpace-Charge Space-Charge Compensation Transient Transient Space-ChargeCompensation Compensation Transient Space-Charge Compensation Atlow low energy, because the high ionization cross At cross At low energy, because of the high ionization cross At lowenergy, energy,because becauseofof ofthe thehigh highionization ionization cross section combined with the relatively high gas pressure, section combined with the relatively high gas pressure, section section combined combined with with the the relatively relatively high high gas gas pressure, pressure, the beam beam captures captures particles with opposite charge the the beam captures particles with opposite charge the beam captures particles particleswith with opposite oppositecharge charge leadingtotoaaspace-charge space-chargecompensation compensation regime. regime. The The leading leading leading to to aa space-charge space-charge compensation compensation regime. regime. The The effectofofthis thiscompensation compensationisisbenefic beneficas, as,atatstationary stationary effect effect effect of of this this compensation compensation isis benefic benefic as, as, atat stationary stationary regime,ititreduces reducesthe thespace-charge space-chargeforce forcenon nonlinearity linearity regime, regime, itit reduces the force non regime, reducesemittance the space-charge space-charge force non linearity linearity andthe theinduced inducedemittance growth. Nevertheless, Nevertheless, the the and growth. and the induced emittance growth. Nevertheless, the and the induced emittance growth. Nevertheless, the main problem problem arises arises from from the the transient transient regime regime in in main main problem arises from the transient regime main problem arises from the transient regime in which the the space-charge space-charge force force varies, varies, inducing inducing aain which which the space-charge force varies, inducing which the space-charge force varies, inducing transientmismatch mismatchofofthe thebeam beamininthe thechannel. channel.Order Orderaa transient transient mismatch of the beam in the channel. transient mismatch of the beam in the channel. Order magnitude ofof the the transient transient time time isis about about 10 10Order µs, ofofmagnitude µs, of magnitude of the transient time is about 10 of magnitude of the transient time is about 10 negligible in case of cw beam but concerning 1% a negligible in case of cw beam but concerning 1% ofofµs, aus, negligible case of but 1% negligible inThis case of cw cw beam beam but concerning 1% of of aa 1mspulse! pulse!in phenomena has bestudy studycarefully carefully 1ms This phenomena has totoconcerning be 1ms pulse! This phenomena has be carefully 1ms pulse!the This phenomena has to togrowth be study study carefully to estimate theinduced induced emittance growth and beam to estimate emittance and beam to estimate the induced emittance growth and beam to estimate the induced emittance growth and beam losses. losses. losses. losses. EMITTANCEEXCHANGE EXCHANGE EMITTANCE EMITTANCE EMITTANCE EXCHANGE EXCHANGE Thespace-charge space-chargeforce forceinduces inducesaacoupling couplingbetween between The The force aa coupling between The space-charge space-charge force induces induces coupling between transverse and longitudinal longitudinal directions (i.e. the transverse and directions (i.e. the transverse and longitudinal directions (i.e. the longitudinal force depends on the transverse position, transverse and longitudinal directions (i.e. the longitudinal force depends on the transverse position, longitudinal force on transverse position, andthe thetransverse transverse forcedepends depends on the longitudinal longitudinal longitudinal force depends depends on the theon transverse position, and force the and the force depends on the position). Thiscoupling coupling induces anexchange exchange between and the transverse transverse force depends on the longitudinal longitudinal position). This induces an between theparticles particles transverse and longitudinal energies for position). This coupling induces an between position). This couplingand induces an exchange exchange between the transverse longitudinal energies for equal phase-advances [5].and This couldbe bedangerous dangerous the particles transverse longitudinal energies for the particles transverse and longitudinal energiesasas for equal phase-advances [5]. This could itchanged changed thematching matching conditions (which dependson onas phase-advances [5]. This be equal phase-advances [5]. This could could be dangerous dangerous as itequal the conditions (which depends beamemittance emittance space-charge drivenbeam) beam) and ititthe changed the conditions (which depends on changed the matching matching conditionsdriven (which depends on the beam ininspace-charge and itcan can transfer particles fromthe thelongitudinal longitudinal halo to to beam emittance in driven and itthe transfer particles from halo the beam emittance in space-charge space-charge driven beam) beam) and transverse one. ititthecan transfer particles the transverse can transferone. particles from from the the longitudinal longitudinal halo halo to to the the transverse transverse one. one. 112 the correction scheme has to be evaluated (as example, for ESS [8]). MAGNETIC STRIPPING An electron can be stripped from a H" ion in a magnetic field through an electro-quantum effect. The probability per unit length to strip a H" ion in a magnetic field B is: CONCLUSION Many phenomena can be responsible of emittance growth, halo formation and beam losses in a linac. To minimize the risk, precautions have to be taken already from the design phase: 5 = 9.53-10 -£ r -exp (1) This effect is more important at high energy and depends exponentially on the magnetic field. As a consequence, this limits the maximum magnetic field and then quadrupole gradient at high energy. o keep both transverse and longitudinal phase advances below 90°, avoid the same transverse and longitudinal phase advances, o minimize the number of transitions, make them smooth, o take care to the residual gas, o Estimate the safe element tolerances and associated correction scheme, o Avoid reduction of linac acceptance where localized loses can take place, o Estimate the mismatch of the pulse front-end and, if needed, chop it at low energy. INTRABEAM SCATTERING The Coulomb collisions in beam induce energy transfer between particles and directions. The effect of this phenomenon has been estimated in high power protons linacs in [6] and [7]. Because of the long timescale of this process compared to the beam life-time in linac, its effect is marginal (about 10"11 of a 100 mA beam in halo). Nevertheless, the effect varies with the square of the beam current and the induced halo extension can be large if the beam is far from energy equipartition. REFERENCES 1. Pichoff, N., "Envelope Modes of a Mismatched Bunched Beam" , Internal note, DAPNIA/SEA 98/44, 1998. TRANSPORT ERRORS 2. Lagniel, J.-M., N.I.M. A346, 46-53 (1994). 3. Pichoff, N. et al. Particle Accelerators,Vol. 63, pp211233. A real accelerator is made of components that can be badly aligned, powered, calculated or measured. Some of these errors can be corrected using an appropriate diagnostic-correction scheme, some cannot. Multipolar terms in quadrupoles or cavities contribute to the beam filamentation but generally at second order compared to space-charge force. Elements misalignment induces mainly a beam c.o.g. transverse displacement, increasing the probability to find a particle far from the beam axis. This error can be compensated with steerers minimizing the beam displacement in BPMs. Unfortunately fast errors like vibrations cannot be easily compensated. The errors on quadrupole gradients are even more difficult to compensate. They induce residual mismatch that could be estimated and corrected only from beam size measurements, not easy with such high power beam. The last important problem is the limited control of the RE phase and field in the cavity. It induces c.o.g. displacement in longitudinal phase-space, including longitudinal emittance growth and displacement of the beam final energy and phase. 4. Pichoff, N. et al., "Beam losses in ESS from H" stripping on residual gas", ESS Linac Technical Note ESSLINTN-0202-01,2001. 5. Hoffman, L, "Emittance Coupling in high Intensity beam applied to the SNS linac", in Particle Accelerator Conference, edited by P. Lucas et S. Webber, Chicago, 2001, pp. 2902-2904. 6. Fedotov, A.V., Gluckstern, R.L., "Coulomb Scattering within a Spherical Beam Bunch in High Current Linear Accelerators", in Particle Accelerator Conference, edited by A. Luccio et W. McKay, New-York, 1999, pp. 17551757. 7. Pichoff, N., "Mrabeam scattering on Halo Formation", in Particle Accelerator Conference, edited by A. Luccio et W. McKay, New-York, 1999, pp. 3277-3279. 8. The ESS Project, Vol. m - Technical Report, Edited by F.H. Bohn et al., 2002. http://essnts.ess.kfa-iuelich.de/ An estimation of the effect of these errors has to be calculated in the linac design step. The efficiency of 113
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