Measurement and correction of charged particle beam optics have been a major concern
since the advent of strong focusing synchrotron accelerators. Traditionally, particle colliders …

The success of most of the proposed energy recovery linac (ERL) based electron
accelerator projects for future storage ring replacements (SRR) and high power IR–free …

A new local field quantity is presented which gives the high gradient performance limit of
accelerating structures due to vacuum rf breakdown. The new field quantity, a modified …

As a result of the excellent quality of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experimental
detectors and the accurate calibration of the luminosity at the LHC, uncertainties on the LHC …

The CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to collide proton beams of
unprecedented energy, in order to extend the frontiers of high-energy particle physics …

The electron-positron collider DA Φ NE, the Italian Φ factory, has been recently upgraded in
order to implement an innovative collision scheme based on large crossing angle, small …

MAX IV will be Sweden's next-generation high-performance synchrotron radiation source.
The project has recently been granted funding and construction is scheduled to begin in …

Coherent transition radiation (CTR) in the THz regime is an important diagnostic tool for
analyzing the temporal structure of the ultrashort electron bunches needed in ultraviolet and …

Since 2015 the LHC has been operating at 6.5 TeV. In 2016 the β-functions at the interaction
points of ATLAS and CMS were squeezed to 0.4 m. This is below the design β*= 0.55 m at 7 …

Optics stability during all phases of operation is crucial for the LHC. Tools and procedures
have been developed for rapid checks of beta beating, dispersion, and linear coupling, as …