2013/01/29 by Sergei Nagaitsev, S. Nagaitsev, Alexander Valishev +9
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Particle accelerators and beam dynamics #physics.acc-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1301.7032
4 pp. 3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2012) 20-25 May 2012, New Orleans, Louisiana
arxiv created 2013/01/29 · openalex publication_date 2013/01/29 · arxiv updated 2013/01/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The use of nonlinear lattices with large betatron tune spreads can increase instability and space charge thresholds due to improved Landau damping. Unfortunately, the majority of nonlinear accelerator lattices turn out to be nonintegrable, producing chaotic motion and a complex network of stable and unstable resonances. Recent advances in finding the integrable nonlinear accelerator lattices have led to a proposal to construct at Fermilab a test accelerator with strong nonlinear focusing which avoids resonances and chaotic particle motion. This presentation will outline the main challenges, theoretical design solutions and construction status of the Integrable Optics Test Accelerator underway at Fermilab.