Experimental Investigation of Stochastic Slow Extraction from the U-70 Synchrotron

摘要

The feasibility of developing a system for stochastic (noise) slow extraction from the U-70 proton synchrotron of the Institute for High Energy Physics is substantiated, and the results from its experimental testing are presented. The existing auxiliary 200-MHz RF system (accelerating frequency, 5.5-6 MHz) is used as a longitudinal kicker. This system is driven by the superposition of a deterministic (nonrandom) RF carrier and additive phase noise. The noise gives rise to longitudinal beam diffusion that forces protons into the third-order transverse extraction resonance. The technical constraints inherent in the U-70 machine are taken into account in the proposed scheme. The extraction technique is expected to provide flat-topped spills having a duration of a few seconds and a low contamination with ripple.