High Gradient Accelerator Research

Temkin, Richard¹ 

[1] Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics. Plasma Science and Fusion Center

关键词: LINEAR COLLIDERS;    MICROWAVE RADIATION;    GHZ RANGE 01-100;    BREAKDOWN;    TEV RANGE;    ELECTRIC FIELDS;    MAGNETIC FIELDS;    MEGAWATT POWER RANGE;    RESEARCH PROGRAMS Accelerator;    photonic;    high gradient;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1261594
RP-ID  :  DOE-MIT--10075
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1261594
Others  :  TRN: US1601588

学科分类：核物理和高能物理

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The goal of the MIT program of research on high gradient acceleration is the development of advanced acceleration concepts that lead to a practical and affordable next generation linear collider at the TeV energy level. Other applications, which are more near-term, include accelerators for materials processing; medicine; defense; mining; security; and inspection. The specific goals of the MIT program are: ??? Pioneering theoretical research on advanced structures for high gradient acceleration, including photonic structures and metamaterial structures; evaluation of the wakefields in these advanced structures ??? Experimental research to demonstrate the properties of advanced structures both in low-power microwave cold test and high-power, high-gradient test at megawatt power levels ??? Experimental research on microwave breakdown at high gradient including studies of breakdown phenomena induced by RF electric fields and RF magnetic fields; development of new diagnostics of the breakdown process ??? Theoretical research on the physics and engineering features of RF vacuum breakdown ??? Maintaining and improving the Haimson / MIT 17 GHz accelerator, the highest frequency operational accelerator in the world, a unique facility for accelerator research ??? Providing the Haimson / MIT 17 GHz accelerator facility as a facility for outside users ??? Active participation in the US DOE program of High Gradient Collaboration, including joint work with SLAC and with Los Alamos National Laboratory; participation of MIT students in research at the national laboratories ??? Training the next generation of Ph. D. students in the field of accelerator physics.