A&T Seminar

ERL-training initiative at S-DALINAC and a physics case for a CERN-ERL test facility

by Prof. Dr h.c. Norbert Pietralla (Institute for Nuclear Physics Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany)

Europe/Zurich
30/7-010 (CERN)

30/7-010

CERN

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Description

Superconducting recirculating Energy Recovery Linacs (ERLs) offer opportunities for charged-particle beams of highest intensity and brilliance in continuous-wave (cw) mode. Research on superconducting ERL technology is carried out at several accelerator-science centers around the world. The 130 MeV, 3 GHz recirculating superconducting Darmstadt linear electron accelerator (S-DALINAC) at TU Darmstadt will be operational in an ERL scheme from fall 2015 on, for research training of junior scientists on ERL technology. We report on our corresponding accelerator-training initiative “AccelencE”.

In combination with ultra-relativistic (g > 103) Compton-backscattering of highly repetitive laser beams, superconducting ERLs could provide most brilliant, energy-tunable, quasi-monochromatic, fully polarized g-ray beams of highest intensity for fundamental research using photonuclear reactions. A laser-Compton backscattering g-ray source at a CERN-ERL test facility could be several orders of magnitude superior to the g-ray beam at the Extreme Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics (ELI–NP) currently under construction at Magurele, Romania, for a total budget of 293 Mio. EUR. We discuss a few examples of the extraordinary research potential for such a facility.

 

Please note the unusual day (Tuesday) and place (30-7-010)

 

ATS Seminars Organisers: H. Burkhardt (BE), M. Modena (TE), T. Stora (EN)

 

Coffee / tea will be served near the cafeteria.

 

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