Electron beam characterization with beam loss monitors in AWAKE
Accelerator Physics
2020-03-11 v2 Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
We present a method to measure transverse size and position of an electron or proton beam, close to the injection point in plasma wakefields, where other diagnostics are not available. We show that transverse size measurements are in agreement with values expected from the beam optics with a uncertainty. We confirm the deflection of the low-energy 18 MeV electron beam trajectory by the Earth's magnetic field. This measurement can be used to correct for this effect and set proper electron bunch injection parameters. The advanced wakefield experiment at CERN (AWAKE) relies on these measurements for optimizing electron injection.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1912.05009,
title = {Electron beam characterization with beam loss monitors in AWAKE},
author = {L. Verra and M. Turner and S. Gessner and E. Gschwendtner and F. Velotti and P. Muggli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.05009},
year = {2020}
}