IPAC2013 - List of Authors (Simeoni, W.)

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TUPWA004	Advanced Considerations for Designing Very High-intensity Linacs through Novel Methods of Beam Analysis, Optimization, Measurement & Characterisation	1727
	P.A.P. Nghiem, N. Chauvin, D. Uriot CEA/DSM/IRFU, France W. Simeoni CEA/IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
	Research in fundamental physics, nuclear physics or advanced materials, requires linear accelerators as irradiation sources with higher and higher beam intensity. In such machines, not only high beam power but also high space charge are the major challenges. This double concern often induces conflicting issues, which should be overcome from the accelerator design stage. It progressively appears that the usual methods are no more sufficient. Even new concepts are to be invented. With mega-watt beams, losses and also micro-losses must be minimised while with very strong space charge, few room can be reserved for beam diagnostics. New strategies for design and tuning are to be carried out. The beam itself can no more be described only by its classical values like emittance and Twiss parameters. Core and halo parts should be instead precisely defined and kept under surveillance. The beam phase space distribution itself becomes determinant, which is very far from waterbag or gaussian distributions. This paper aims at proposing new considerations for very high-intensity linacs while recalling the usual ones, from designing and tuning methods to beam definitions and characterisations.

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Advanced Considerations for Designing Very High-intensity Linacs through Novel Methods of Beam Analysis, Optimization, Measurement & Characterisation

1727

P.A.P. Nghiem, N. Chauvin, D. Uriot
CEA/DSM/IRFU, France
W. Simeoni
CEA/IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Research in fundamental physics, nuclear physics or advanced materials, requires linear accelerators as irradiation sources with higher and higher beam intensity. In such machines, not only high beam power but also high space charge are the major challenges. This double concern often induces conflicting issues, which should be overcome from the accelerator design stage. It progressively appears that the usual methods are no more sufficient. Even new concepts are to be invented. With mega-watt beams, losses and also micro-losses must be minimised while with very strong space charge, few room can be reserved for beam diagnostics. New strategies for design and tuning are to be carried out. The beam itself can no more be described only by its classical values like emittance and Twiss parameters. Core and halo parts should be instead precisely defined and kept under surveillance. The beam phase space distribution itself becomes determinant, which is very far from waterbag or gaussian distributions. This paper aims at proposing new considerations for very high-intensity linacs while recalling the usual ones, from designing and tuning methods to beam definitions and characterisations.