Research at the Accelerator Test Facility at KEK (Japan)
by
DrPhilip Bambade(LAL (Orsay))
→
Europe/Berlin
DESY (Sem R 3)
DESY
Sem R 3
Description
Abstract: The Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) at KEK operates an electron damping ring with ultra-low transverse emittances consistent with ILC specifications. ATF2 is a low energy scaled version of the ILC final focus beam line where the extracted ATF beam is used to test the advanced beam handling techniques planned at the ILC collision point.
The scientific program and operation are managed by an international team of physicists and engineers, with main goals: (1) validation of the local chromaticity correction scheme used in the ILC final focus, (2) demonstration of reproducible focusing of beam spots consistent with ILC parameters, (3) demonstration of stabilisation through feedback with an ILC-like bunch train structure. Additional goals are R&D on beam instrumentation, as well as transfer of knowledge and training of junior researchers and students in accelerator science. Recent progress achieved at ATF2 will be reviewed and discussed emphasizing implications for ILC. Future plans and prospects will be outlined.