1. Metamaterial-Based Absorbers for the Reduction of Accelerator Beam-Coupling Impedance.
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Masullo, Maria Rosaria, Vaccaro, Vittorio Giorgio, Losito, Roberto, Masi, Alessandro, Passarelli, Andrea, Chikhi, Nassim, Papari, Gianpaolo, and Andreone, Antonello
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METAMATERIALS ,PARTICLE accelerators ,COLLIMATORS ,RESONATORS - Abstract
Resistive-wall impedance constitutes a significant percentage of the total beam-coupling impedance budget of an accelerator. A number of different reduction techniques have been proposed during the years depending on the specific applications, ranging from higher order modes damping to solutions entailing high electrical-conductivity coatings of the pipe. This article investigates the use of metamaterial-based absorbers for sensibly reducing or nearly canceling the beam-coupling impedance. We design and fabricate subwavelength 2-D metallic resonant structures based on the split-ring resonator (SRR) geometry that can be employed as mode dampers in accelerating structures. A number of prototypes have been fabricated and measured in a “test model” pillbox cavity. Experimental results, combined with full-wave electromagnetic simulations, prove the efficiency of the SRR-based metamaterials. This article opens up to the possibility of considering metamaterials as a valid alternative to other devices for impedance mitigation in experimental setups commonly operating along a particle beamline, such as accelerating cavities or collimators, and more in general for the development of filters with a large out-of-band signal rejection in specific applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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