Enhanced Beam Deflection in Bent Crystals using Multiple Volume Reflection

TL;DR

This paper investigates how multiple bent crystal layers enhance ion deflection through combined volume reflection, potentially improving space shielding and radiation protection in accelerators.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach using multiple bent crystal layers to increase volume reflection angles and entrance angle ranges, advancing bent crystal applications.

Findings

Multiple layers increase volume reflection angles.

Entrance angle range for channeling is expanded.

Potential applications in space shielding and radiation protection.

Abstract

This paper presents simulations of the trajectories of high-energy ions through several bent crystal layers. At certain layer alignments volume reflection occurs from each layer and the resultant multiple volume reflection angle is correspondingly increased, along with the range of entrance angles over which ions undergo volume reflection. Another feature is that the range of entrance angles for which bent crystal channeling occurs is also increased in passing through several bent layers. The use of several bent crystal layers to produce multiple volume reflection provides an alternative approach to the design of a space shield or radiation protection at accelerators based on bent crystals.