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Simulation and feasibility analysis of a non-invasive cavity bunch charge monitor for low-energy antiproton beams

MOPCO13
8 Sept 2025, 16:00
2h
Courtyard, Liverpool Guild of Students

Courtyard, Liverpool Guild of Students

Liverpool Guild of Students, University of Liverpool.
Poster Presentation MC01: Beam Charge and Current Monitors Monday Poster Session

Speaker

Sruthy Chandran (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)

Description

For high-precision experiments involving low-energy antiprotons, non-invasive beam charge measurements with high accuracy are crucial. This paper presents a simulation study investigating the feasibility of a cavity-based beam current monitor (BCM) for low-energy antiprotons. Conventional invasive methods, such as Faraday Cups and MCPs, suffer from charge loss, limiting measurement accuracy. This issue is particularly challenging for low energy charged antimatter, where accounting for charge loss is complex due to uncertainties in their interactions with matter. Existing techniques are reviewed and compared, and efforts to improve measurement accuracy within a tighter error margin than current methods are discussed. This study is motivated by challenges faced by antimatter experiments such as AEgIS at CERN, which aim to probe antimatter behavior under gravity. The preliminary results of the simulation and feasibility analysis of the BCM will be discussed.

Funding Agency

This project is funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) under the Doctoral Training Grant ST/Y509838/1.

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Author

Sruthy Chandran (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)

Co-authors

Narender Kumar (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Benjamin Rienäcker (University of Liverpool) Bharat Rawat (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute) Carsten Welsch (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)

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