The polytron as a cw electron accelerator in the 10 GeV range

Abstract This article is concerned with a generalized microtron, characterized essentially by the number of magnet pairs in its bending system. It is shown that the most serious physical energy limit of the microtron, emittance growth due to synchrotron radiation, may be overcome if this number is raised essentially above what has been considered in the past. The main properties of such “polytrons” are investigated and several design examples for 15 GeV output energy are discussed.

Status report on the mainz microtron project

The design of a cascaded 800 MeV normal conducting C.W. race track microtron

Abstract A c.w. electron accelerator of 820 MeV maximum output energy at 100 μ A beam current is proposed to make possible a large variety of coincidence experiments with energy electrons and photons as a future possibility of new, interesting experiments. It consists of a preaccelerator and 3 cascaded race track microtons using normal conducting rf structures. The design of this accelerator, based on detailed computational investigations of its beam dynamics and some experimental studies, is communicated and partly discussed in this paper.

Beam optics and magnet technology of the microtron in mainz

Abstract A description is given of the beam transport system for injection into the first microtron of MAMI. Further, a special procedure to improve the field distribution of the dipole magnets is described in some detail and results are given.

Beam blowup in race track microtrons

Abstract Beam blowup of the special kind to be expected with race track microtrons is investigated using a simplified model. A worst case analytical estimation formula is briefly derived. Further, the results of a large number of numerical computations are communicated and it is tried to compress these results to a simple empirical estimation formula. Finally, microwave measurements of BBU shunt impedances and some methods to overcome BBU are briefly discussed.

Die elektronenstreu-apparatur am mainzer 300 MeV-elektronen-linearbeschleuniger

Abstract In this paper, we attempt to give a general survey and a comprehensive description of the most significant features of the facilities for electron scattering experiments at the Mainz 300 MeV Linear Accelerator, along with a list of literature, where more detailed information on certain subjects can be found. The accelerator provides energies between 80 and 300 MeV. Scattering angles are available up to 160° resulting in a momentum transfer region up to 3.0 fm −1 . The overall experimental resolution is 0.1%. Cross sections down to 10 −34 cm 2 /sr can be measured. The main features of the apparatus are: an achromatic magnet system with 90° deflection, a double focusing spectrometer,…

Design, construction and performance of the energy compressing system of the Mainz 300 MeV electron linac

Abstract For the sake of better energy resolution of the 300 MeV electron linac of Mainz university a system has been built which transforms a sharply bunched beam of poor energy resolution into a beam of sharply defined energy, while its bunches are smeared out. The system is described, its design philosophy and some essential construction details are given. The operating experience of the last 6 months since completion of the system is communicated.