17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
Europe/Zurich timezone

Design a fast kicker for SPEAR3 pseudo single bunch operation

TUP2311
19 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Board: Tuesday wine: WA14
Poster Presentation MC2.A05: Synchrotron Radiation Facilities Poster session

Speaker

Kai Tian (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Description

Stripline kickers are widely used in particle accelerators. This paper presents the design of a fast stripline kicker operating at 1.28 MHz to enable pseudo-single-bunch mode in SPEAR3. The combination of the required kick strength and the high repetition rate creates significant challenges, primarily beam-induced heating of the kicker structure. The physics and mechanical designs were optimized to mitigate these effects. The design approach and key performance considerations are discussed.

Paper status Resubmitted proceeding files received and assigned to an editor. Accepted.

Author

Kai Tian (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Co-authors

Mr J Langton (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) James Safranek (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Kira Vedyanina (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Mr Rob Lion (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Xiang Sun (Argonne National Laboratory) Xiaobiao Huang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Zenghai Li (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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