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TH6PFP059	Beam Based Alignment Simulations and Measurements at the S-DALINAC	3841
	F. Hug, R. Eichhorn, A. Richter TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt
	Funding: Supported by DFG via SFB 634 Operational Experience at the Darmstadt superconducting linac (S-DALINAC) showed unexpected effects on beam dynamics and beam quality. So operators could observe transverse beam deflections by changing phases of the SRF-Cavities. Furthermore there has been occurred a growth of normalized tranverse emittance by a factor of 2. The beam current in the S-DALINAC does not exceed 60 μA so space-charge effects could be eliminated to be the reason for the observations. In this work the effect of misalignment of the SRF-Cavities in the linac has been examined using beam-dynamic simulations with the tracking code GPT and measurements on the electron beam of the S-DALINAC. By measuring the transverse deflection of the beam by changes of the phases of the SRF-Cavities and comparing results with GPT-simulations a misalignment of the 5-cell capture cavity and first 20-cell cavity of several mm in both transverse directions could be found. This misalignment can explain transverse deflections as well as emittance growth. A correction of misalignment has been carried out using the described results. First measurements showed no more emittance growth and less beam-deflections by SRF-Cavities.

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TH6PFP059

Beam Based Alignment Simulations and Measurements at the S-DALINAC

3841

F. Hug, R. Eichhorn, A. Richter
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt

Funding: Supported by DFG via SFB 634

Operational Experience at the Darmstadt superconducting linac (S-DALINAC) showed unexpected effects on beam dynamics and beam quality. So operators could observe transverse beam deflections by changing phases of the SRF-Cavities. Furthermore there has been occurred a growth of normalized tranverse emittance by a factor of 2. The beam current in the S-DALINAC does not exceed 60 μA so space-charge effects could be eliminated to be the reason for the observations. In this work the effect of misalignment of the SRF-Cavities in the linac has been examined using beam-dynamic simulations with the tracking code GPT and measurements on the electron beam of the S-DALINAC. By measuring the transverse deflection of the beam by changes of the phases of the SRF-Cavities and comparing results with GPT-simulations a misalignment of the 5-cell capture cavity and first 20-cell cavity of several mm in both transverse directions could be found. This misalignment can explain transverse deflections as well as emittance growth. A correction of misalignment has been carried out using the described results. First measurements showed no more emittance growth and less beam-deflections by SRF-Cavities.