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Cheng, W. X.

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TUPP028 Bunch Length and Impedance Measurements at SPEAR3 1595
 
  • W. J. Corbett, W. X. Cheng, A. S. Fisher, X. Huang
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California
 
  A series of bunch length measurements have been made for different lattice configurations in SPEAR3 as a function of single-bunch current. The lattices include achromatic optics, low-emittance optics and short-bunch, low-momentum compaction optics (low-alpha). The streak-camera data clearly demonstrates effects of both resistive and reactive chamber impedance and shows levels of microwave instability threshold. In the low-alpha mode, signs of bunch length ‘bursting’ were observed. Fitted bunch-profile data, impedance calculations and bursting data are presented.  
WEPP041 High-current Effects in the PEP-II Storage Rings 2611
 
  • U. Wienands, W. X. Cheng, W. S. Colocho, S. DeBarger, F.-J. Decker, S. Ecklund, A. S. Fisher, D. Kharakh, A. Krasnykh, A. Novokhatski, M. K. Sullivan
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California
 
  High beam currents, 2A(HER) & 3A(LER), in PEP-II has been a challenge for the vacuum system. For the ~1 cm long bunches peak currents reach 50 A. Thus modest impedances can give rise to voltage spikes and discharges. A weakness was uncovered during Run 6: rf seals at the "flex flanges" that join the HER arc dipole and quadrupole chambers became a source of an increasing number of HER beam aborts. Vacuum activity was seen and thermal sensors on these flanges saw temperature spikes. Inspection of the seals found arcing and melting, prompting us to replace all of these seals with an improved design using Inconel instead of GlidCop fingers. We believe the GlidCop fingers do not maintain elasticity and hence can not follow chamber motion due to thermal effects. The Run 7 startup confirmed the success of this repair. However, high bunch current in the LER caused breakdown in a LER kicker. This limited the LER bunch current to about 1 mA. Inspection revealed damage to one of the recently added Macor pins that help support the electrodes. Failure analysis revealed heating of the pin & post-facto modeling shows high fields coming from a combination of HOM impedance and high peak currents.  
WEPP044 Commissioning the 90° Lattice for the PEP II High Energy Ring 2617
 
  • W. Wittmer, Y. Cai, W. X. Cheng, W. S. Colocho, F.-J. Decker, S. Ecklund, A. S. Fisher, Y. Nosochkov, A. Novokhatski, M. K. Sullivan, U. Wienands, Y. T. Yan, G. Yocky
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California
 
  In order to benefit from further reduction of the vertical IP beta function of the PEP-II HER the bunch length should be reduced. This will be achieved by changing the phase advance from 60 deg to 90 deg in the four arcs not adjacent to the IR region, thus reducing momentum compaction by about 30% and reducing bunch length from a present 12 mm down to 8.5 mm at low beam current. In preparation to implement the 90 deg lattice the main HER quadrupole and sextupole strings and their power supplies have been reconfigured. Compared to the 60 deg lattice it was expected that dynamic aperture and injection will be more difficult. The synchrotron tune initially will be lower but can be brought back by raising the rf voltage. Beam emittance is held at 48 nmr by introducing a significant dispersion beat in the arcs. The lattice was successfully commissioned at currents up to 800mA in August 2007. In this paper we will compare the actual machine with the predicted behaviour, explain the correction strategies used and give an overall assessment of the operation and the benefit of the new lattice configuration.