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First Six Dimensional Phase Space Measurement of an Accelerator Beam

Brandon Cathey, Sarah Cousineau, Alexander Aleksandrov, and Alexander Zhukov
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 064804 – Published 10 August 2018
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Abstract

This Letter presents the first complete six dimensional phase space measurement of a beam in an accelerator. The measurement was made on the Spallation Neutron Source Beam Test Facility. The data reveal previously unknown correlations in the six dimensional phase space distribution that are not visible in lower dimensionality measurements. The correlations are shown to be intensity dependent.

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  • Received 23 February 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.064804

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Accelerators & Beams

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Comprehensive Measurement of an Ion Beam

Published 10 August 2018

A new technique provides the first measurement of all six characteristics of a particle beam, which will help researchers improve beam quality.

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Brandon Cathey and Sarah Cousineau*

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37966, USA

Alexander Aleksandrov and Alexander Zhukov

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA

  • *mcousin2@utk.edu

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Vol. 121, Iss. 6 — 10 August 2018

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