Preservation of electron polarization in the MEIC collider ring

F. Lin, Ya S. Derbenev, V. S. Morozov, Y. Zhang, D. P. Barber

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Abstract

A highly longitudinally-polarized (over 70%) electron beam is required by the nuclear physics programme of the Medium Energy Electron-Ion Collider (MEIC) at Jefferson Lab (JLab). To achieve this goal, a highly vertically-polarized electron beam is injected from the CEBAF. The polarization will be vertical in the arcs to avoid spin diffusion, and longitudinal at the collision points. The polarization rotation will be accomplished by using a total of four spin rotators, each of which consists of a set of solenoids and dipoles, placed at the ends of two arcs. The polarization configuration cancels the 1st order spin perturbation in the solenoids for the off-momentum particles and significantly reduces the synchrotron sideband resonances. In order to compensate the net Sokolov-Ternov depolarization effect, especially at higher energies, a continuous injection of a polarized electron beam from the CEBAF is being considered. We consider to perform a moderate spin matching in some key regions to extend the polarization lifetime so that the continuous injection can work more efficiently, while not imposing a burden on the optics design of the collider ring.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPAC 2014
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 5th International Particle Accelerator Conference
PublisherJoint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)
Pages74-76
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9783954501328
StatePublished - Jul 1 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2014 - Dresden, Germany
Duration: Jun 15 2014Jun 20 2014

Publication series

NameIPAC 2014: Proceedings of the 5th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Conference

Conference5th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2014
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityDresden
Period06/15/1406/20/14

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