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In the future diffraction-limited light source rings, fully coupled linear optics to generate round beams is preferable. While machine tune approaching to linear difference resonances, small random errors, such as quadrupole rolls, can result in fully coupled optics. Consequently, some uncertainty exists in such optics due to random errors distributions. Given beam position monitors turn-by-turn readings, the harmonic analysis method was used to characterize the coupled Ripken Twiss parameters., Proceedings of the 5th North American Particle Accelerator Conference, NAPAC2022, Albuquerque, NM, USA

We discuss impedance calculations and related heating issues of the titanium-coated NSLS-II kicker ceramic chambers, with the titanium coating thickness estimated from in situ measurements of the end-to-end resistance of each chamber. Power densities are calculated on the titanium coating to allow for thermal analysis with the code ANSYS and comparison with heating measurements. The impedance analysis is performed using a realistic model of the ceramic complex permittivity, and special consideration is given to the impedance calculation in the limit of zero titanium coating thickness., Proceedings of the 5th North American Particle Accelerator Conference, NAPAC2022, Albuquerque, NM, USA

The goal of the NSLS-II online optimization project is to improve the beam quality for the user experiments. To increase the beam lifetime and injection efficiency, we have developed a model-independent online optimization of nonlinear beam dynamics using advanced algorithms, such as Robust Conjugate-Gradient Algorithm (RCDS). The optimization objective is the injection efficiency and optimization variables are the sextupole magnet strengths. Using the online optimization technique, we increased the NSLS-II dynamic aperture and reduced the amplitude-dependent tune shift. Recently, the sextupole optimization was successfully applied to double the injection efficiency up to above 90% for the high-chromaticity lattice being developed to improve the beam stability and to in-crease the single-bunch beam intensity. Minimizing the beam perturbation during injection is the second objective in this project, realized by online optimization of the injection kickers. To optimize the full set of kicker parameters, including the trigger timing, amplitude, and pulse width, we upgraded all kicker power supplies with the capability of tunable waveform width. As a result, we have reduced the injection transient by a factor of 29, down to the limit of 60 um., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

NSLS-II is a 3-GeV third-generation synchrotron light source at Brookhaven National Lab. The storage ring has been in routine operations for over six years and hosts 28 operating beamlines. The storage ring performance has continuously improved, including 500-mA with limited insertion devices closed, and routine 400-mA top off operation with 90% uniform filling pattern. Recently, we are exploring different operation modes, uniform multi single-bunch mode, and camshaft mode with a high single-bunch charge, to support timing-resolved user experiments. In this paper, we explore the potential for scientific experiments using the pulsed nature of the NSLS, summarize the user requirements on the beam parameters and the progress of accelerator studies., Proceedings of the 5th North American Particle Accelerator Conference, NAPAC2022, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Alignment and mechanical-stability specifications are essential to the performance of low-emittance storage rings. Beam dynamics simulations are usually performed to establish these specifications. However, the simulation procedures and the input parameters related to magnet positions are not well established which leads to differences in the final specifications. In this paper we discuss important parameters of the mechanical/structural systems of the storage ring that impact on the alignment and stability specification. Following a detailed review of the specifications and simulation procedures adopted at several facilities we propose a procedure to be used for a low-emittance upgrade of NSLS-II., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

The design of the electron-ion collider EIC to be constructed at Brookhaven National Laboratory has been continuously evolving towards a realistic and robust design that meets all the requirements set forth by the nuclear physics community in the White Paper. Over the past year activities have been focused on maturing the design, and on developing alternatives to mitigate risk. These include improvements of the interaction region design as well as modifications of the hadron ring vacuum system to accommodate the high average and peak beam currents. Beam dynamics studies have been performed to determine and optimize the dynamic aperture in the two collider rings and the beam-beam performance. We will present the EIC design with a focus on recent developments., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil

We explore the possibility of visualizing the lattice dynamic behavior by acquiring a single time-resolved MeV UED image. Conventionally, multiple UED shots with varying time delays are needed to map out the entire dynamic process. The measurement precision is limited by the timing jitter between the pulses of laser pump and UED probe. We show that, by converting the longitudinal time of an electron bunch to the transverse position of a Bragg peak on the detector, one can obtain the full lattice dynamic process in a single electron pulse. We propose a novel design of a time-resolved UED with the capability of capturing a wide range of dynamic features in a single diffraction image. The work presented here is not only an extension of the ultrashort-pulse pump/long-pulse probe scheme being used in transient spectroscopy studies for decades but also advances the capabilities of MeV UED for future applications with tunable electron probe profile and detecting time range with femtosecond resolution. Furthermore, we present numerical simulations illustrating the capability of acquiring a single time-resolved diffraction image based on the case-by-case studies of lattice dynamic behavior., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil

The comparison of amplitude tune dependence measured for NSLSII lattices with models indicated the large change of amplitude tune dependence over time apparently can not be solely explained by magnets variation or beta function changes, but it seems can be explained by energy changes. On the other hand, the energy change required by fitting with the amplitude tune dependence change is too large to be explained by the RF frequency change and the change of the sum of correctors in the period of the measurements. To explain this apparent contradiction, our analysis shows the long term storage ring circumference change can explain the apparent energy change. Our data indeed shows a seasonal change of the amplitude tune dependence over long term observation. This clearly also indicated a relation to long term closed orbit drift. Hence the current work indicates a new strategy to study how to use amplitude tune dependence as a guideline to analyze long term lattice parameter shifts and closed orbit drift, and improve the orbit and machine performance stability., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil

As the new generation of light sources are pushing toward diffraction limited storage rings with ultra-low emittance beams, nonlinear beam dynamics become increasingly difficult to control. It is a common practice for modern designs to use a sextupole scheme that allows simultaneous correction of natural chromaticity and energy independent, or geometrical, sextupolar resonances. However, the remaining higher order terms arising from the cross talks of the sextupole families set a strong limitation on the achievable dynamic aperture. This paper presents a simulation-based recipe to use octupoles together with this sextupole scheme to provide simultaneous self-compensation of linear amplitude dependent tune shift together with phase-dependent octupolar and higher order geometrical resonant driving terms. The correction method was built based on observations made on a simple FODO model, then applied to a realistic low emittance lattice, designed in the framework of the upgrade of the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil

The head-tail instability caused by the beam interaction with short-range wakefields is a major limitation for the single-bunch beam intensity in circular accelerators. The combined effect of the transverse feedback systems and chromaticity suppressing the instability is discussed. Theoretical and experimental studies of the head-tail instability and methods of its mitigation are reviewed. Results of experimental studies of the transverse mode coupling carried out at NSLS-II are compared with the theoretical model and numerical simulations., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil

The horizontal/vertical emittances, the bunch length, and the energy spread increase have been studied in the NSLS-II as a function of a single bunch current. The monotonic growth of the horizontal emittance dependence and the energy spread dependence on the single bunch current below the microwave instability threshold can be explained by the Intrabeam Scattering Effect (IBS). The IBS effect results in an increase in the bunch length and the microwave instability thresholds. It was observed experimentally by varying the vertical emittance. To compare with experimental data, particle tracking simulations have been performed with the ELEGANT code including both IBS and the total longitudinal wakefield calculated from the 3D electromagnetic code GdfidL. The same particle tracking simulations have also been applied for the APS-U project, where IBS is predicted to produce only a marginal effect., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil