Quantum mechanics of radiofrequency-driven coherent beam oscillations in storage rings

TL;DR

This paper provides a quantum mechanical derivation of radiofrequency-driven collective beam oscillations in storage rings, essential for high-precision electric dipole moment searches.

Contribution

It introduces a fully quantum mechanical model for understanding collective beam oscillations induced by radiofrequency fields in storage rings.

Findings

Quantum model of beam oscillations derived

Implications for precision measurements in storage rings

Enhanced understanding of collective beam dynamics

Abstract

Precision searches for the electric dipole moment of protons in storage ring experiments call for beam-position monitoring in the picometer range. We present the relevant fully quantum mechanical derivation of radiofrequency-driven collective oscillations of a beam in a storage ring.