Resonance analysis for a space charge dominated beam in a circular lattice

Abstract

We use the linearized Vlasov-Poisson equations to study the response of a Kapchinskij-Vladimirskij beam to magnetic multipole errors in a circular lattice. This work extends the calculation of Gluckstern [Proceedings of the Linac Conference, 1970 (Fermilab, Batavia, IL, 1970), p. 811] to the case of nonideal periodic lattices. The smooth approximation is assumed. We determine the resonance conditions as well as the amplitude of the excited collective modes as a function of the error size outside the stopbands. We find that the frequencies associated with lattice resonances are a subset of the beam natural eigenfrequencies. The result is used to study the motion of test particles crossing the boundary of the beam core. Close to resonance the model predicts the emergence of a halo if sufficiently large gradient errors are present. Application is made to the University of Maryland Electron Ring. © 2000 The American Physical Society.