U.S. Particle Accelerator School
Introduction to Beam Experiments course
Sponsoring University:
University of Washington, Seattle
Course:
Introduction to Beam Experiments
Instructors:
Albert Hofmann and Malika Meddahi, CERN
Beam measurements are treated with emphasis on the underlying beam dynamics. A large class of transverse experiments can be carried out with beam position monitors for detection and a deflecting magnet for influencing the beam. In the static case, the monitors give the closed orbit and their change due to a deflection reveals the beta function. In the dynamic case, observing betatron oscillations driven by a fast deflector or an instability gives information on the tunes, beta functions and phase advances or the modes and growth rates of instabilities. The correlation between excitation and response (i.e. Beam Transfer Function and Green's Function) can be used to measure frequency distributions of the particles, Landau damping and wall impedances. With fast intensity monitors and cavity modulation corresponding longitudinal measurements can be carried out. The synchrotron radiation emitted by the relativistic particles in the beam is a useful tool to obtain the transverse and longitudinal beam dimensions and to observe internal modes of bunch oscillations. Some experience with beams or an introductory course on accelerators is required.