Injection orbit matching for CSNS/RCS

TL;DR

This paper proposes two methods using multi-turn injection and BPM measurements to accurately match the injection beam orbit with the circulating orbit in CSNS/RCS, improving beam uniformity and reducing losses.

Contribution

It introduces novel techniques for injection orbit matching that overcome measurement challenges in CSNS/RCS, validated through simulation and practical application.

Findings

Methods effectively match injection and circulating orbits.

Simulation and application confirm method validity.

Improved beam uniformity and reduced beam loss.

Abstract

The Rapid Cycling Synchrotron(RCS) of China Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS) employs painting injection to achieve uniform beam distribution and suppress space-charge effects. In the painting injection, the mismatch between the injection beam orbit and circulating orbit could make the non-uniformity of beam distribution and emittance growth, which may lead to beam loss. To match the injection beam orbit and the circulating beam orbit, it is necessary to identify the orbit of injection beam relative to the circulating orbit in the injection point. However, it's hard to measure this relative injection orbit directly. Theoretically, the relative injection beam orbit can be deduced by measuring the turn-by-turn beam position of a single turn injection beam. However, the intensity of single turn injected beam is too low to be measured with sufficient signal-noise ratio by using beam position monitor(BPM). In this paper, two effective methods based on multi-turn injection and turn-by-turn BPM are given to perform the match between the injection and the circulating beam orbit. The simulation results and application in the beam commissioning of CSNS/RCS show the validity of the methods.