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MOPP063 A New Chicane Experiment in PEP-II to Test Mitigations of the Electron Cloud Effect for Linear Colliders 688
 
  • M. T.F. Pivi, D. Arnett, F. D. Cooper, D. Kharakh, F. King, R. E. Kirby, B. Kuekan, J. J. Lipari, M. Munro, J. S.T. Ng, J. Olszewski, T. O. Raubenheimer, J. Seeman, B. Smith, C. M. Spencer, L. Wang, W. Wittmer
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California
  • C. M. Celata, M. A. Furman
    LBNL, Berkeley, California
 
  Beam instability caused by the electron cloud has been observed in positron and proton storage rings and it is expected to be a limiting factor in the performance of the positron Damping Ring (DR) of future Linear Colliders such as ILC and CLIC. Possible remedies for the electron cloud effect include thin-film coatings, surface conditioning, antechamber, clearing electrodes, and chamber with grooves or slots. The effect is expected to be particularly severe in magnetic field regions. To test this and possible mitigation methods, we have installed a new 4-dipole chicane experiment in the PEP-II Low Energy Ring (LER). We have also installed test chambers in straight field free regions. The associated chamber consists of bare aluminum and TiN-coated inner surface sections. Each section is instrumented with arrays of readout electrodes and retarding grids. Installation of a grooved chamber is also planned. In this paper, we describe the ongoing R&D effort at SLAC to reduce the electron cloud effect in linear colliders. We present the design of the chicane, the chambers and diagnostics, as well as the experimental results obtained.