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NSLS-II is now one of the brightest synchrotron light sources worldwide, in user operations since 2014. Currently, 20 light-generating insertion devices (IDs) are installed: 3 damping wigglers and 17 undulators of various types. These devices introduce significant distortions into the magnet lattice of the storage ring. For each ID, the distortions have been locally corrected using quadrupole magnets located nearby the ID. The insertion devices have also a significant impact on the electron beam emittance. Precise measurements of the emittance were carried out at the Coherent Hard X-ray beamline for three different lattices: without IDs, with 3 pairs of damping wigglers only, and with all IDs. A minimum horizontal emittance of 0.76 nm was achieved. The radiation energy loss and relative energy spread were also measured using a streak-camera. The measured data show good agreement with analytical formulas and numerical simulations.

Novel features of the longitudinal instability of a single electron bunch circulating in a low-emittance electron storage ring are discussed. Measurements and numerical simulations, performed both in time and frequency domain, show a non-monotonic increase of the electron beam energy spread as a function of single bunch current, characterized by the presence of local minima and maxima, where a local minimum of the energy spread is interpreted as a higher-order microwave instability threshold. It is also shown that thresholds related to the same zero-intensity bunch length depend linearly on the accelerating radio frequency voltage. The observed intensity-dependent features of the energy spread, confirmed by measurements with two independent diagnostics methods, i.e. horizontal beam profile measurements by a synchrotron light monitor and photon energy spectrum measurements of undulator radiation, are given a theoretical interpretation by applying a novel eigenvalue analysis based on the linearized Vlasov equation.

We consider the longitudinal point-charge wakefield, w(s), for an axisymmetric collimator having inner radius b, outer radius d, inner length g, and taper length L. The taper angle {alpha} is defined by tan {alpha} = (d-b)/L. Using the electromagnetic simulation code ECHO, we explore the dependence of the wakefield on a collimator's geometric parameters over a wide range of profiles: from small-angle tapers to step-function transitions. The point-charge wakefield is determined using an approximation introduced by Podobedov and Stupakov. We have found it useful to exhibit the wakefield as a function of the scaled variable s/d{alpha}. For small taper angles, our results illustrate the satisfaction of the longitudinal scaling found by Stupakov, Bane, and Zagorodnov; and for larger taper angles, the breaking of this longitudinal scaling is clearly depicted. The use of the scaled variable s/d{alpha} turns out to be especially well suited to describing the wakefield for a collimator with step-function profile ({alpha} = {pi}/2).

We use the program ECHO to study numerically the loss factor of axisymmetric cavities and collimators with and without tapering. We consider a Gaussian driving bunch of length $\ensuremath{\sigma}$, and structures with inner radius $b$, outer radius $d$, cavity gap (or collimator inner length) $g$, and taper length $L$. In all cases we consider a short bunch with $\ensuremath{\sigma}\ensuremath{\ll}b$. For the untapered structures ($L=0$), in certain regimes, we describe our numerical results using the known expressions for a step transition and for the diffraction model. In addition, we identify new regimes where $gl\ensuremath{\sigma}$ and/or $d\ensuremath{-}bl\ensuremath{\sigma}$, for which the data must be described by new phenomenological expressions. For a tapered collimator with $d\ensuremath{-}bgb$, we present a phenomenological formula which accurately describes the dependence of the loss factor on the parameters $\ensuremath{\sigma}$, $b$, $d$, and $L$. This formula also holds for a tapered cavity with $gg{d}^{2}/\ensuremath{\sigma}$ and $d\ensuremath{-}bgb$.

Rectangular-waveguide devices intended for the withdrawal and absorption of high-order modes (HOMs) from the superstructure of the TESLA linear electron–positron collider are investigated. These devices, known as couplers, are set in between the subcavities of the superstructure and at its ends. The HOM couplers investigated are connected to the drift tubes via slots oriented along the tube axis (longitudinal slots), at right angles to the axis (azimuthal slots), and at an angle to the axis. In order to damp the HOMs of both polarizations, two rectangular waveguides are used for each coupler. The results of calculation and experimental investigation of two copper subcavities of the superstructure, each one consisting of seven cells, are presented. The investigations were conducted at room temperature at a frequency of 3 GHz using models.

The wakefield and impedance produced by the components of the NSLS-II storage ring have been computed for an electron bunch length of 3 mm rms. The results are summarized in a table giving for each component, the loss factor (kappapar ), the imaginary part of the longitudinal impedance at low frequency divided by the revolution harmonic (ImZpar/n), and the transverse kick factors (kappax,kappay).

A new high-brightness synchrotron light source (NSLS-II) is under design at BNL. The 3-GeV NSLS-II storage ring has a double-bend achromatic lattice with damping wigglers installed in zero-dispersion straights to reduce the emittance below 1 nm. In this paper, we present an overview of the impact of collective effects upon the performance of the storage ring. Subjects discussed include instability thresholds, Touschek lifetime and intra-beam scattering.

RF system requirements are derived from machine parameters and beam stability specifications. The conceptual design of the RF system for NSLS-II to meet these requirements is presented, consisting of 500 MHz superconducting main cavities, 1500 MHz pasive SCRF harmonic cavities for bunch lengthening, and the RF power and cryogenic systems..

CESR-B type superconducting cavities are under consideration for acceleration of the electron beam in the 3 GeV NSLS-II storage ring. In this paper we present detailed investigation of longitudinal and transverse impedance of CESR-B cavity and transitions. Ferrite material is included in impedance analysis. Its effect on short range wakepotential has been studied using GdfidL code. The summary results of loss factors and kick factors are presented for a 3 mm rms bunch length.

In this paper we discuss computation of the coupling impedance of the vacuum chambers for the NSLS-II storage ring using the electromagnetic simulator GdfidL [1]. The impedance of the vacuum chambers depends on the geometric dimensions of the cross-section and height of the slot in the chamber wall. Of particular concern is the complex geometry of the infrared extraction chambers to be installed in special large-gap dipole magnets. In this case, wakefields are generated due to tapered transitions and large vertical-aperture ports with mirrors near the electron beam.

This paper describes plans to upgrade insertion devices (IDs) at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), Brookhaven National Laboratory, U.S.A. The aging wiggler (W120) at X25 is being replaced by a 1 m long in-vacuum mini-gap undulator (MGU-X25) optimized for a dedicated macromolecular crystallography program. A new, 1/3 m long, undulator (MGU or SCU-X9), will be installed between a pair of RF cavities at X9, and will serve a new beamline dedicated for small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS). Both IDs will have provision for cryocooling the NdFeB hybrid arrays to 150K to raise the field and K-value and to obtain better spectral coverage. Design issues of the devices and other considerations, especially magnetic measurement at low temperature, will be discussed.

The vertical impedances of the preliminary designs of National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) Mini Gap Undulators (MGU) are calculated by means of GdfidL code. The Transverse Mode Coupling Instability (TMCI) thresholds corresponding to these impedances are estimated using an analytically solvable model.

NSLS-II is a 3 GeV ultra-high brightness storage ring planned to succeed the present NSLS rings at BNL. Ultra-low emittance combined with short bunch length means that it is critical to minimize the effects of Touschek scattering and coherent instabilities. Improved lifetime and stability can be achieved by including a third-harmonic RF cavity in the baseline design. This paper describes the required harmonic RF parameters and the expected system performance.

We propose an approach to the optimization of segmented in-vacuum undulators, in which different segments along an undulator may have different gaps and periods. This enables close matching between the gaps and the vertical "envelope" of electron beam motion in a storage ring straight section (carefully satisfying the associated vertical "stay clear" constraint) and, at the same time, precise tuning of all the segments to the same fundamental photon energy. Placing together undulator segments with different periods may introduce small kicks to electron trajectories at the segment junctions, which can be easily compensated, without introducing any significant radiation phase error, by active correction magnets or by special design of terminating magnets in the segments. Thanks to this, the entire multi-segment structure can operate as one long undulator. On the other hand, since the vertical gaps in segments located close to straight section center can be smaller than at extremities, such structure can offer better magnetic performance, compared to the case of a standard undulator with constant gap (and period) over its length. We present magnetic field, radiation flux and brightness calculation results for such segmented adaptive-gap in-vacuum undulators if used in low-beta straight sections of NSLS-II, and demonstrate their gain in spectral performance, especially in hard X-ray range, over standard room-temperature and even cryo-cooled in- vacuum undulators.