Nonlinear Dynamics Studies at the CERN Proton Synchrotron: Precise Measurements of Islands Parameters for the Novel Multi-Turn Extraction

Recently, a novel approach to perform multi-turn extraction from a circular accelerator was proposed. It is based on adiabatic capture of particles into islands of transverse phase space generated by nonlinear resonances. Sextupole and octupole magnets are used to generate these islands, while an appropriate slow variation of the linear tune allows particles to be trapped inside the islands. Intense experimental efforts showed that the approach is indeed performing rather well. However, good knowledge of the islands properties is a key ingredient for the success of this extraction type. In this paper, a series of measurements are presented dealing with the study of islands’ parameters for the fourth-order resonance, such as detuning with amplitude, fixed points’ position, betatron frequency inside the islands.