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Ushakov, A.

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THPMN017 Polarized Positron Production and Tracking at the ILC Positron Source 2742
 
  • A. Ushakov, S. Riemann, A. Schaelicke
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen
 
  Funding: This work is supported by the Commission of the European Communities under the 6th Framework Programme "Structuring the European Research Area", contract number RIDS-011899.

A positron source based on a helical undulator system is planned to be used for the future International Linear Collider (ILC). Depending on the accelerator design it will be possible to get polarized positrons at the interaction point. A source performance with high positron yield and high polarization is the aim of our design studies. We focus on the optimization of target and capture section using several simulation codes. FLUKA is a suitable tool to calculate the positron yield, heat deposition, neutron generation and induced activity of source parts. The ASTRA code is used to calculate positron capture efficiency into the optical matching device. The new release of Geant4 includes the spin dependence of all QED processes and allows to perform a helicity-dependent tracking of particles through target and capture section. Starting with a cross-check, the synergy of these three codes allowed to specify the the parameters of a polarized positron source.