Measurement of small radius gradient magnets using ion beams

Abstract

Several small and precise 90 o , 20-inch-radius bending and focusing magnet systems will be needed for the transport line of the Fermilab Electron Cooling Project to transport 4.36 MeV electrons.Originally, it was anticipated that these magnets would have a gradient index of -1/2.To measure these magnets and complete achromatic bend modules, a well defined beam transport system was developed to determine the transfer matrix knowing the position and angle of several input and output beam rays passing through the magnet. The beam for this was a 12.5 keV proton beam that has the same magnetic rigidity as the electron beam in the final setup. The magnetic field is approximately 300 Gauss. For this purpose a high-brightness proton source was used and the beam collimated to give a low emittance (~10 -8 m rad) pencil beam of ~1 mm diameter with a current of ~100 nA. Details of the system and results of measuring a magnet will be presented.