26–31 Jul 2026
Luskin Conference Center, UCLA
US/Pacific timezone

Emittance Growth and Sensitivity Analysis of a Transverse Deflecting Cavity-Based Dechirper

30 Jul 2026, 13:30
20m
Optimist B (Luskin)

Optimist B

Luskin

To be considered for Working Group talk A5-Working group # 5

Speaker

Alex DeSimone (Northern Illinois University)

Description

We present a linear chirp control approach consisting of transverse deflecting cavities and negative-identity drift sections. While the beamline supports both positive and negative chirp manipulation, we focus on operation that drives the beam toward a large positive chirp for applications such as broadband radiation generation and Balakin-Novokhastky-Smirnov damping for structure wakefield acceleration. Emittance growth in this beamline is analyzed with an emphasis on second-order and space charge effects. Based on the identified sources, we propose a design that preserves beam quality while imparting or correcting a large chirp. In addition, sensitivity to cavity phase and amplitude jitter is evaluated, and the resulting impact on beam position and chirp is characterized. These results establish design guidelines and practical tolerance levels for stable operation.

Working group WG5

Author

Alex DeSimone (Northern Illinois University)

Co-authors

Eric Wisniewski (Argonne National Laboratory) Gongxiaohui Chen (ANL) Gwanghui Ha (Northern Illinois University/Argonne National Laboratory) Haoran Xu (Los Alamos National Laboratory) J. Power (Argonne National Laboratory) Nikolai Yampolsky Quinn Marksteiner Rachel Margraf-O'Neal (Argonne National Laboratory) Scott Doran (Argonne National Laboratory) Thomas Kim Wanming Liu (ANL)

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