# Electrostatic deflector studies using small prototypes

## TL;DR

This paper investigates small-scale electrostatic deflector prototypes to evaluate materials and electric field performance, aiding the development of deflectors for particle storage rings used in electric dipole moment experiments.

## Contribution

It introduces scaled-down prototypes for electrostatic deflectors, enabling material and electric field studies at reduced sizes for particle physics applications.

## Key findings

- Material performance varies at small scales
- Electric fields comparable to larger prototypes achieved
- Insights into design optimization for deflectors

## Abstract

The search for electric dipole moments of particles in storage rings requires the development of dedicated deflector elements with electrostatic fields. In these rings, electric deflectors shall be used as bending elements for the charged particles. This paper presents studies on scaled-down prototypes, a few cm in size, to investigate different deflector materials at similar electric fields but much smaller distances than real size prototypes.