Beam stripping interactions in compact cyclotrons

Beam stripping losses of H^{-} ion beams by interactions with residual gas and electromagnetic fields are evaluated. These processes play an important role in compact cyclotrons where the beam is produced on an internal ion source, and they operate under high-magnetic field. The implementation of st...

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Main Authors: P. Calvo, I. Podadera, D. Gavela, C. Oliver, A. Adelmann, J. Snuverink, A. Gsell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-09-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.090101
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author P. Calvo
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D. Gavela
C. Oliver
A. Adelmann
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description Beam stripping losses of H^{-} ion beams by interactions with residual gas and electromagnetic fields are evaluated. These processes play an important role in compact cyclotrons where the beam is produced on an internal ion source, and they operate under high-magnetic field. The implementation of stripping interactions into the beam dynamics code opal provides an adequate framework to estimate the stripping losses for compact cyclotrons such as advanced molecular imaging technologies. The analysis is focused on optimizing the high-energy beam current delivered to the target. The optimization is performed by adjusting parameters of the ion source to regulate the vacuum level inside the accelerator and minimize the beam stripping losses.
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spelling doaj.art-111bfb69f1bc472ab7d7da574cc36bcc2022-12-21T22:30:51ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882021-09-0124909010110.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.090101Beam stripping interactions in compact cyclotronsP. CalvoI. PodaderaD. GavelaC. OliverA. AdelmannJ. SnuverinkA. GsellBeam stripping losses of H^{-} ion beams by interactions with residual gas and electromagnetic fields are evaluated. These processes play an important role in compact cyclotrons where the beam is produced on an internal ion source, and they operate under high-magnetic field. The implementation of stripping interactions into the beam dynamics code opal provides an adequate framework to estimate the stripping losses for compact cyclotrons such as advanced molecular imaging technologies. The analysis is focused on optimizing the high-energy beam current delivered to the target. The optimization is performed by adjusting parameters of the ion source to regulate the vacuum level inside the accelerator and minimize the beam stripping losses.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.090101
spellingShingle P. Calvo
I. Podadera
D. Gavela
C. Oliver
A. Adelmann
J. Snuverink
A. Gsell
Beam stripping interactions in compact cyclotrons
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
title Beam stripping interactions in compact cyclotrons
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