Report on the Recent ICFA Nanobeam 2002 Workshop

by R. Assmann, F. Zimmermann (SL/AP)

Thursday 10 Oct 2002, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

PS Auditorium (CERN)

The 26th Advanced ICFA Beam Dynamics Workshop on 'Nanometre-Size Colliding Beams' (Nanobeam2002) was held in Lausanne, 2-6 September, 2002. It was jointly organized by the University of Lausanne, the EPFL, and CERN. Almost 100 participants from 35 institutes used this opportunity to discuss the recent state of the art in producing and stabilizing nanometre size beams. Such beams with small spot sizes and excellent stability are in particular required in any future linear collider project, but are also of interest for next generation synchrotron light sources. Associated stability requirements can be addressed with technologies applied successfully in gravitational wave detectors or the semiconductor industry. The workshop provided a forum for the lively exchange of new ideas between different communities, which are all pushing the limits of technology. The topics discussed for possible collaboration included ground motion and vibration measurements, active stabilization of magnets, design and tuning of a demagnifying beam optics, ultra-fast beam-based feedbacks, precision beam energy measurements, laser wires, other advanced beam diagnostics, low-emittance beam generation, test facilities and future R&D. Highlights and conclusions of the workshop are presented.

Organiser(s): S. Baird - PS/OP