The Advanced Superconducting Test Accelerator (ASTA) at Fermilab: A User-Driven Facility Dedicated to Accelerator Science \& Technology
P. Piot, V. Shiltsev, S. Nagaitsev, M. Church, P. Garbincius, S., Henderson, and J. Leibfritz

TL;DR
Fermilab is building the ASTA superconducting electron linac, a user-driven facility aimed at advancing accelerator science through diverse research applications and technological development.
Contribution
This paper introduces the design and purpose of the ASTA facility, highlighting its role in supporting innovative accelerator research and technology development.
Findings
Facility construction underway at Fermilab
Enables diverse accelerator science research
Supports technological advancements in superconducting linacs
Abstract
Fermilab is currently constructing a superconducting electron linac that will eventually serve as the backbone of a user-driven facility for accelerator science. This contribution describes the accelerator and summarizes the enabled research thrusts. A detailed description of the facility can be found at [\url{http://apc.fnal.gov/programs2/ASTA_TEMP/index.shtml}].
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsParticle accelerators and beam dynamics · Superconducting Materials and Applications · Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
