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CESR at Low Energy
Abstract
Since its completion in 1979, the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) has been used to store electrons and positrons ranging in energy from 2 GeV to 6 GeV. Researchers at Cornell are now preparing to use CESR to demonstrate a new beam cooling technique called optical stochastic cooling (OSC). The OSC experiment will require 1 GeV electrons, well below the lowest energy previously stored in CESR. In this dissertation, I recount some of the challenges of low-energy operation and the results of initial attempts to store 1.5 and 1.0 GeV electrons in CESR.
Date Issued
2019-05-30Subject
Physics
Committee Chair
Rubin, David L.
Committee Member
Alexander, James Paul; Grossman, Yuval
Degree Discipline
Physics
Degree Name
Ph.D., Physics
Degree Level
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
dissertation or thesis