Commissioning EMMA, the first nonscaling FFAG, at the Daresbury Laboratory
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
EMMA is a nsFFAG prototype (the world's first) which is being built at Daresbury. We anticipate the start of commissioning in about 12 months time. Beyond that there is a long programme of running the accelerator and understanding its behaviour. We have a very full set of diagnostic detectors (such as Beam Position Monitors) in the ring itself and in the extraction line, and so we can vary the operational parameters (such as magnet currents) and obtain a great deal of information about the behaviour of the electron bunches. This will lead to a full understanding of the behaviour of this new type of machine, which will act as vital input to the design of the future machines which we hope and expect will find widespread applications in medicine, condensed matter and particle physics. Part of this understanding will be gained through the running of simulations. We now have two codes for FFAG simulation (which is vital as we can then check them against each other). There are many simulation studies which will need to be done, tying in the simulation results with the data from the diagnostics. This project, and the associated programme, is establishing Daresbury and the UK as world leaders in FFAG development.
People |
ORCID iD |
Roger Barlow (Training Grant Holder) |
Publications
Machida S
(2012)
Acceleration in the linear non-scaling fixed-field alternating-gradient accelerator EMMA
in Nature Physics
Barlow R
(2010)
EMMA-The world's first non-scaling FFAG
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Description | The nsFFAG principle works. The type and shape of magnet that can be used for accelerators is much broader than previously thought, allowing simpler, more compact and cheaper machines to be built |
Exploitation Route | Building better accelerators |
Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Energy Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology Security and Diplomacy |
URL | https://www.stfc.ac.uk/ASTeC/24686.aspx |
Description | POPULAR PRESS, E.G. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2001548/Electron-Model-Many-Applications-Technology-save-world.html |
First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
Impact Types | Societal |