Speaker
Description
The cyclotron is an important high-power driver for many frontier scientific research. It is among the most efficient yet compact accelerators that can support a broad spectrum of applications in the fields of particle physics, condensed-matter physics, astrophysics, and medical physics. The production of extremely energetic beams is becoming more realisable due to the growth of superconducting coils. Despite the increasing feasibility of a high-power cyclotron, the acceleration of a megawatt beam remains challenging, as there are many challenges. Beam loss due to various reasons, such as the significant space-charge effect during injection and the crossing of detrimental resonances are among some examples of the most important problems in current cyclotron industry. It is therefore vital to have a proper understanding of these issues from both theoretical as well as engineering aspects before further increasing the beam power. This talk covers some of these considerations, as well as giving further insights using the TRIUMF cyclotron.
