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DOE OSTI2024

Transversely driven coherent beam oscillations and specifications for high-frequency ESR dipole power supply current ripple

We study coherent transverse beam oscillations in the EIC electron storage ring (ESR), to specify the tolerance for high-frequency ripple of the dipole magnet power supplies. To avoid unacceptable proton emittance growth from the oscillating beam-beam kick from the electrons, the amplitude of these oscillations at the proton betatron frequency needs to be limited to about 1e-4 fraction of the beam size at the interaction point. We show that the oscillations potentially caused by the ESR magnet dipole power supply ripple could be substantial, but still tolerable, if we account for the eddy current shielding in the vacuum chamber.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2024

Accelerator Physics at NSLS-II: Research Accomplishments in 2024

NSLS-II accelerator physicists advanced the operational performance and scientific capabilities of NSLS-II, providing regular lattice characterization and correction, injec tion optimization, vertical emittance control, and beam dynamics reports with corre lation analysis. We further developed advanced lattice characterization techniques and studies on impedance, beam-induced heating, and higher-harmonic RF cavity effects to support NSLS-II and its high-brightness upgrade. The assessment of free-electron laser options for the NSLS-II upgrade has been completed. We carried out comprehensive studies focused on complex bend magnets and novel efficient injection schemes for next-generation low-emittance synchrotrons. We contributed to the Electron-Ion Collider project, including Electron Storage Ring lattice design, beam diagnostics, and injector studies. The physicists participated in international collaborations, including the development of Python-based Middle Layer software, and participated in key accel erator physics workshops and scientific meetings. The main research accomplishments achieved in 2024 are summarized in this report.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Modeling wiggler with hard edge dipoles

Wigglers and undulators are used as devices for generating synchrotron radiation. They are also used for modification of various beam properties circulating in a storage ring. Basic ‘dumping wiggler’ is used for change of the damping time, equilibrium emittance, and energy spread. In damping wigglers are used to increase the damping rate of the energy spread induced by the beam-beam interaction. The commonly used MAD and Elegant software has only simplified planar wiggler configuration and no model for a helical wiggler.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2024

Vibration Studies for the CLARA Interferometer

The purpose of the CLARA experiment is to study the nature of undulator radiation emitted by single electrons circulating in the IOTA storage ring. The classical and quantum properties of the radiation are investigated by measuring its coherence length, intensity fluctuations and time correlations. The experiment took data in IOTA Run 4 (2022-2023). The key component of the apparatus is a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), in which the optical length of one of the arms can be precisely controlled. For some measurements, the fine regulation of the arm length must be smaller than the radiation wavelength. For this reason, the apparatus is particularly sensitive to mechanical vibrations. In this note, we model and measure the effect of vibrations on the performance of the MZI under various conditions. Several improvements of the setup were implemented to minimize systematic distortions of the observed interference patterns. In this report, we present a mathematical model of the effect of mechanical vibrations on observed detector and coincidence rates. We also describe the measurements that were made to estimate the magnitude and spectra of rate fluctuations and their sources in the CLARA MZI under various conditions. Finally, we estimate the magnitude of arm length fluctuations and we deduce the sensitivity to coincidence-rate variations in our apparatus.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Accelerators for the Future: R&D at the Fermilab FAST Facility

High energy physics in the U.S. has ambitious plans requiring new and improved accelerator technologies, including an upgraded complex at Fermilab for DUNE, next-generation light sources, and the potential of a future collider to be built on U.S. soil. To address these requirements, Fermilab operates the Fermilab Accelerator Science and Technology (FAST) facility, dedicated to accelerator R&D. FAST includes an electron gun and superconducting RF linac (up to 300 MeV), a storage ring, and an upcoming proton source and injector line (up to 2.5 MeV). In addition to the future of Fermilab accelerators, the broad physics program includes general R&D with potential impact across the DOE science program. This colloquium will provide a basic introduction to accelerator technologies and describe the principles of proton and electron accelerators, including the challenges associated with next-generation operations. We will discuss the exciting R&D ongoing at FAST to address the required technological advancements, focusing on Non-Linear Integrable Optics (NIO) for improved beam intensity and Optical Stochastic Cooling (OSC) for improved beam quality, and touching on a wide range of additional ongoing research. I intend to make the content interesting and accessible to those who have never taken any formal courses in accelerator physics.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Reinforcement Learning for In-Spill Optimization of the Mu2e Resonant Extraction: Compensating Non-Stationarity

We present design considerations and challenges for the fast machine learning component of a third-order resonant beam extraction regulation system being commissioned to deliver steady beam rates to the mu2e experiment at Fermilab. Dedicated quadrupoles drive the tune toward the 29/3 resonance each spill, extracting beam at kV multiwire septa. The overall Spill Regulation System consists of (1) a “slow” process using ~100-spill averages to adjust the base quad ramp infrequently, (2) a feedforward harmonic content compensator, and (3) the “fast” ML agent reacting during each ongoing spill with on-the-fly additive corrections to the sum of (1) and (2). We have demonstrated improved beam-rate steadying for a fast ML agent compared to a PID controller using a quasi-physical spill simulation, and demonstrated distillation of that simulation into a predictive surrogate model. Current work includes a data-and-training pipeline to generate data-aware surrogates with real-world dynamics, even as the dynamics shift unpredictably. The surrogates are to act as RL environments against which to train our fast ML control agents before deploying them on FPGA in the live system. Further current efforts focus on modeling and controlling beam loss around the storage ring, understanding additional available hardware inputs to the model, and the interplay of these with beam-steadying performance.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
DOE OSTI2024

Low-energy H- beam injectors for particle accelerators: upgrade requirements, challenges and future plans [Slides]

High brightness, negative hydrogen ion sources are used extensively in large, accelerator-based, user facilities operating worldwide. Negative hydrogen beams have become the preferred means of filling circular accelerators and storage rings as well as enabling efficient extraction from cyclotrons. Much larger beams of H- ions are also utilized for neutral beams injection into fusion machines and will be discussed in a separate companion presentation. Some of the accelerator facilities include the US Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL-ISIS), Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the CERN LHC injector, the Chinese Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) as well as numerous installations of D-Pace (licenced by TRIUMF) ion sources used mainly with cyclotrons. Many facilities are currently working on various improvement / upgrade projects, both in the near and long term, which are driving further development of their ion source and LEBT (Low Energy Beam Transport) and, in some cases, their overall front end injector system. This report will first provide a simple description of each facilities existing ion source and LEBT and summarize the operational parameters which are currently being routinely injected into their accelerators. Next, the parametric goals of each of the facilities upgrade projects are specified as well as development efforts currently underway to meet these requirement and improvement goals. It is hoped that that this work will not only capture the current state-of-the-art of worldwide H- beam injectors and clarify the research goals and efforts of the community in general but will also encourage further inter laboratory collaborations.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

On Final Results From the Muon $g\mathrm{-}2$ Experiment at Fermilab

The Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab has measured the muon anomalous magnetic moment, a_mu, with unprecedented precision, leveraging a dataset from Runs 1 6 that is 21 times larger than its Brookhaven predecessor. This talk will present the experiment s final result, which serves as a benchmark for testing the Standard Model with high precision. The measurement was performed in a storage ring with a highly uniform magnetic field, where precise beam dynamics understanding is vital to determine the muon anomalous precession frequency. Key to this effort were advanced simulation tools including COSY INFINITY, precise fringe field modeling, and calculations of beam dynamics characteristics like tunes and chromaticity. We will conclude by exploring how the experiment's findings reshape our understanding of particle physics.

Valetov, Eremey [Michigan State U.]↗
DOE OSTI2025

Sextupole reduction via chaos suppression at NSLS-II

We revisit the nonlinear lattice design approach for the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) storage ring. By suppressing chaos, we identify alternative sextupole configurations to the original design, which relied on the conventional approach of simultaneously minimizing Resonance Driving Terms (RDTs) and Amplitude-Dependent Detuning (ADD). These alternatives achieve comparable performance while requiring fewer sextupoles. A detailed comparison of two representative solutions is presented and supported by experimental validation. Our results indicate that dynamic aperture correlates more strongly with global chaos than with individual RDTs, and that the importance of minimizing ADD may have been overstated in earlier design approach.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

On Possibilities of Using Edge Radiation for X-ray and Electron Beam Diagnostics at Bending Magnet Beamlines of NSLS-II

Spectral flux density distributions of long-wavelength Edge Radiation, i.e. radiation generated by relativistic electrons at edges of bending magnets in a storage ring are described, both analytically and numerically. Possibilities of using this radiation for the alignment of optical components of bending magnet beamlines at NSLS-II and for non-destructive X-ray and electron beam diagnostics at these beamlines are discussed.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

High Power FPC Progress for EIC ESR Cavities

Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a next generation particle accelerator to be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory, in partnership with Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. In Electron Storage Ring (ESR), 18 single-cell 591 MHz SRF cavities are required to compensate for up to 10 MW energy loss due to synchronic radiation. Two high power FPCs for each cavity are used to deliver up to 800 kW power to the beam. The high power FPC were designed and reviewed. The FPC prototypes will be ready for high power test around mid-2026. This paper presents the latest development of FPC prototyping and path forward for FPC conditioning.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

EIC ESR beam position monitors thermal and thermomechanical study preliminary design

The Electron Ion Collider (EIC) Electron Storage Ring (ESR) Beam Position Monitors (BPM) are designed to monitor the electron beam orbit position on a turn-by-turn and bunch-by-bunch basis in the vacuum chamber. Large variations in ESR fill pattern and bunch intensity imposes a large dynamic range on the BPM system design. And given the large ESR beam current - up to 2.5 A with 1160 x 20 nC bunches – the heating by synchrotron radiation (SR) and beam impedance is a significant concern. The high energy of the electrons – up to 18 GeV – leads to scat tering of the SR that produces high radiation doses and as sociated heating of structures away from the SR impact area. Because of this intense heating, and stringent position stability requirements, an in-depth engineering analysis was carried out. This paper will review the analysis made of the preliminary design and its main outcomes.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Analog Signal Multiplexing System for the IOTA Proton Injector

he Fermilab Accelerator Science and Technology (FAST) Facility at FNAL is a dedicated research and development center focused on advancing particle accelerator technologies for future applications worldwide. Currently, a key objective of FAST Opera-tions is to commission the 2.5 MeV IOTA Proton Injec-tor (IPI) and enable proton injection into the Integrable Optics Test Accelerator (IOTA) storage ring. The low and medium-energy sections of the IPI include four frame-style dipole trims and two multi-function cor-rectors with independently controlled coils, requiring readout of 32 analog channels for current and voltage monitoring in total. To reduce cost and optimize rack space within the PLC-based control system, a 32-to-4 analog signal multiplexing system was designed and implemented. This system enables real-time readback of excitation parameters from all magnetic correctors. This paper presents the design, construction, implementation, and performance of the multiplexing system.

MacLean, Daniel R. [Fermilab] (ORCID:0000000210103↗
DOE OSTI2025

GEANT3 simulations for a beryllium Moderator for the Neutron Target Demonstrator (NTD)

Measurements of neutron-induced reactions, particularly on short-lived nuclei, are crucial for nuclear astrophysics and applications. The Neutron Target Demonstrator (NTD) aims to address this by using a strong mod erated spallation neutron source coupled with an ion storage ring. This work investigates the potential of improving the neutron moderator, a key component of the NTD. Using GEANT3 simulations, we compare the performance of the existing 80 cm carbon moderator with a new moder ator design, which utilizes beryllium pieces available at LANL to form a core surrounded by carbon. Simulations were performed 800 MeV pro tons incident on a tungsten target. The results demonstrate that the beryllium-core moderator increases the density of moderated neutrons within the central beam pipe by roughly a factor 4 compared to the pure carbon moderator. This enhancement makes the beryllium-core design a very promising option for future experiments focused on neutron-induced measurements in inverse kinematics.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Pulsed Magnet Power Systems at NSLS-II

The National Synchrotron Light Source - II (NSLS-II) is a 3 GeV X-ray user facility with 29 beamlines. The NSLS-II pulsed power system consists of an event generator for timely injection and extraction of beam in the transport line from linac to booster at 170 MeV, and from booster to storage ring at 3 GeV. We will discuss current pulsed power systems and the future upgrades/improvements on those systems.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Proton Dynamics Scenarios in the Integrable Optics Test Accelerator (IOTA) at Fermilab

The Integrable Optics Test Accelerator (IOTA) at Fermilab provides a versatile platform for studying the interplay of space-charge, impedance, and non-linear optics in high-intensity hadron beams within synchrotrons and storage rings. This report examines the parameters and dynamics of 2.5~MeV proton beam operations in two configurations of the bare IOTA lattice: one for demonstrating Non-linear Integrable Optics with the Danilov-Nagaitsev magnet, and the other for use with electron cooling. We offer order-of-magnitude estimates of the transverse emittance growth rate as a function of beam intensity, highlighting contributions from residual gas scattering, intra-beam scattering, and space-charge effects. Under nominal conditions, the beam lifetime is projected to be less than 7~minutes at low intensity with the current vacuum quality, and fewer than 100,000~turns at high intensity due to strong space-charge effects. The calculations presented here will guide strategies to mitigate emittance growth and inform future IOTA experiments.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2025

Analysis of the Elliptic Integrable Non-Linear System in IOTA Using Tracking of a Single Electron

Integrable nonlinear lattices that can be realized in practical accelerators are of great interest, as they offer the potential to support high-intensity beams via Landau damping of collective instabilities. One such system, based on an elliptic potential, has been extensively studied at the IOTA storage ring at Fermilab. The analysis of strongly nonlinear dynamics with multi-particle bunches is challenging due to the rapid decoherence of kicked beams. IOTA has the capability to track single electrons using linear multi-anode photomultiplier tubes for simultaneously measuring transverse coordinates and arrival times of synchrotron-radiation pulses. This technology enables the full reconstruction of turn-by-turn positions and momenta in all three planes for a single particle. Using this apparatus, we measured the dependence of small-amplitude tunes on the strength of the nonlinear magnet, as well as tunes dependence on oscillations amplitudes.

Romanov, Aleksandr Leonidovich [Fermilab] (ORCID:0↗
DOE OSTI2025

Integral Field Probe for Mapping of Curved Magnets

The Single Stretched Wire (SSW) method allows highly precise integral field measurements by recording voltage across a tensioned wire mounted to 2-axis linear stages at either end of the magnet aperture. However, traditional SSW probes are not well suited for curved accelerator magnets, which are essential for steering charged particles along arced trajectories in storage rings or beamlines. The tension required to eliminate sag demands a purely straight path, making them incompatible with non-linear magnet geometries. To address this limitation for curved magnets, a modified approach was developed using a segmented, 3D-printed support structure that incorporates a pre-shaped anti-sag curve. Under its own weight and that of the wire bundle, the structure deforms to lie flat while conforming to the curvature of the magnet in the horizontal plane. The optimal geometry of the probe was derived using an iterative process combining FEA simulations in Ansys Mechanical with testing of various carbon fiber-reinforced filaments. The printed and assembled probe was successfully used to measure the SDD-059 magnet at Fermilab, yielding promising results.

Jakopin, Alexander [Northern Illinois U.]↗