High Gradient Accelerator Research

[摘要] The goal of the MIT program of research on high gradient acceleration is the development of advanced acceleration concepts that lead to a practical and affordable next generation linear collider at the TeV energy level. Other applications, which are more near-term, include accelerators for materials processing; medicine; defense; mining; security; and inspection. The specific goals of the MIT program are: ??? Pioneering theoretical research on advanced structures for high gradient acceleration, including photonic structures and metamaterial structures; evaluation of the wakefields in these advanced structures ??? Experimental research to demonstrate the properties of advanced structures both in low-power microwave cold test and high-power, high-gradient test at megawatt power levels ??? Experimental research on microwave breakdown at high gradient including studies of breakdown phenomena induced by RF electric fields and RF magnetic fields; development of new diagnostics of the breakdown process ??? Theoretical research on the physics and engineering features of RF vacuum breakdown ??? Maintaining and improving the Haimson / MIT 17 GHz accelerator, the highest frequency operational accelerator in the world, a unique facility for accelerator research ??? Providing the Haimson / MIT 17 GHz accelerator facility as a facility for outside users ??? Active participation in the US DOE program of High Gradient Collaboration, including joint work with SLAC and with Los Alamos National Laboratory; participation of MIT students in research at the national laboratories ??? Training the next generation of Ph. D. students in the field of accelerator physics.

[发布日期] 2016-07-12

[学科分类] 核物理和高能物理

[关键词] LINEAR COLLIDERS;MICROWAVE RADIATION;GHZ RANGE 01-100;BREAKDOWN;TEV RANGE;ELECTRIC FIELDS;MAGNETIC FIELDS;MEGAWATT POWER RANGE;RESEARCH PROGRAMS Accelerator;photonic;high gradient