Selective resonant extraction from the Fermilab Main Injector using electron lens

摘要

We propose to use an electron lens for slow extraction of proton bunches from theFermilab Main Injector. Negatively charged electron beam colliding with protons causes positive tune shift proportional to the electron current. If the resulting tune satisfies resonance condition, protons move to larger betatron amplitudes as in conventional slow extraction systems. Time variation of the electron current allows slow extraction from particular batches or even slow extraction from a single bunch.