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Lorentz laser-assisted stripping (Lolas) for $H^{-}/H^{0}$ injection into proton drivers

We discuss the main components of schemes for Lorentz laser-assisted stripping (abbreviated Lolas henceforth) proposed for injection into proton driver accumulators: H- - H0 + e- Lorentz stripping, H0 - H0(n) laser excitation, H0(n) - p+ + e- Lorentz stripping. We mention results obtained in practic...

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Autor principal: Gastaldi, Ugo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1522662
http://cds.cern.ch/record/573734
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Sumario:We discuss the main components of schemes for Lorentz laser-assisted stripping (abbreviated Lolas henceforth) proposed for injection into proton driver accumulators: H- - H0 + e- Lorentz stripping, H0 - H0(n) laser excitation, H0(n) - p+ + e- Lorentz stripping. We mention results obtained in practice of H- beam transport and storage and of experiments addressing physics of the H- ion, of the H0 atom and of vacuum, which prove the feasibility of each Lolas component. For high enough injection energies, it is feasible to split without losses the H0 beam sent towards the accumulator into a fraction stripped to p+s and stored inside the accumulator and a complementary fraction of H0s delivered to high duty-cycle users. The fraction of stored beam can exceed 50% with one single Fabry-Perot cavity used to enhance the laser power density. Aspects of Lolas integration and optimization are pointed out.