Acceleration in the linear non-scaling fixed-field alternating-gradient accelerator EMMA

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In a fixed-field alternating-gradient (FFAG) accelerator, eliminating pulsed magnet operation permits rapid acceleration to synchrotron energies, but with a much higher beam-pulse repetition rate. Conceived in the 1950s, FFAGs are enjoying renewed interest, fuelled by the need to rapidly accelerate unstable muons for future high-energy physics colliders. Until now a 'scaling' principle has been applied to avoid beam blow-up and loss. Removing this restriction produces a new breed of FFAG, a n...

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Authors: Machida, S; Barlow, R; Berg, J; Bliss, N; Buckley, R

• Journal: Nature Physics
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 243-247
• Publication date: 2012-03-01
• DOI: 10.1038/nphys2179
• EISSN: 1745-2481
• ISSN: 1745-2473
• Language: English