• F. Stulle, D. Schulte, J. Snuverink
  CERN, Geneva
• A. Latina
  Fermilab, Batavia
• S. Molloy
  Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey

The low emittance transport had been identified as one of the feasibility issues for CLIC. We discuss beam dynamics challenges occurring in the beam lines of the RTML connecting the damping rings and the main linac. And we outline how these motivate design choices for the general RTML layout as well as its integration into the overall CLIC layout. Constraints originating from longitudinal dynamics and stabilization requirements of beam energy and phase at the main linac entrance are emphasized.

• A. Grudiev, D. Schulte
  CERN, Geneva

The rf design of an accelerating structure for the 500 GeV CLIC main linac is presented. The design takes into account both aperture and HOM damping requirements coming from beam dynamics as well as the limitations related to rf breakdown and pulsed surface heating. In addition, the constraints related to the compatibility with 3 TeV CLIC have been taken into account. The structure is designed to provide 80 MV/m averaged accelerating gradient at 12 GHz with an rf-to-beam efficiency as high as 39.8 %.

• D. Schulte, A. Andersson, S. Bettoni, R. Corsini, A. Dubrovskiy, A. Gerbershagen, J.B. Jeanneret, G. Morpurgo, G. Sterbini, F. Stulle, R. Tomás
  CERN, Geneva
• A. Aksoy
  Ankara University, Faculty of Engineering, Tandogan, Ankara
• V.R. Arsov, M.M. Dehler
  PSI, Villigen
• P. Burrows, C. Perry
  JAI, Oxford
• F. Marcellini
  INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)

In CLIC very tight tolerances exist for the phase and amplitude stability of the main and drive beam. In this paper we present the status of the CLIC beam phase and amplitude stabilisation concept. We specify the resulting tolerances for the beam and technical equipment and compare to first measurements.