Abstract

In the currently envisioned configurations for heavy ion fusion, it is necessary to longitudinally compress the beam bunches by a large factor after the acceleration phase. Because the space-charge force increases as the beam is compressed, the beam size in the transverse direction will increase in a periodic quadrupole lattice. If an active control of the beam size is desired, a larger focusing force is needed to confine the beam in the transverse direction, and a nonperiodic quadrupole lattice along the beam path is necessary. In this paper, we describe the design of such a focusing lattice using the transverse envelope equations. A drift compression and final focus lattice should focus the entire beam pulse onto the same focal spot on the target. This is difficult with a fixed lattice, because different slices of the beam may have different perveance and emittance. Four time-dependent magnets are introduced in the upstream of drift compression to focus the entire pulse onto the same focal spot. Drift compression and final focusing schemes are developed for a typical heavy ion fusion driver and for the integrated beam experiment being designed by the Heavy Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory.

Highlights

  • In the currently envisioned configurations for heavy ion fusion (HIF), it is necessary to longitudinally compress the beam bunches by a large factor after the acceleration phase and before the beam particles are focused onto the fusion target

  • Because the space-charge force increases as the beam is compressed, the beam size in the transverse direction will increase in a periodic quadrupole lattice

  • If an active control of the beam size is desired, a larger focusing force is needed to confine the beam in the transverse direction, and a nonperiodic quadrupole lattice along the beam path is necessary

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

In the currently envisioned configurations for heavy ion fusion (HIF), it is necessary to longitudinally compress the beam bunches by a large factor after the acceleration phase and before the beam particles are focused onto the fusion target. If the nonperiodicity is relatively weak, we can still find ‘‘adiabatically matched’’ solutions Another important issue is that the drift compression and final focus lattice should work for the entire pulse, which may have different perveance and emittance for different slices. Four time-dependent magnets at the upstream of drift compression are used so that the entire pulse can be focused onto the same focal point.

LONGITUDINAL DYNAMICS
TRANSVERSE DYNAMICS
DRIFT COMPRESSION FOR THE IBX
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK
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