Title: "Electron Cloud Studies at the Main Injector"

Abstract:

The electron cloud is a collective phenomenon that has limited the performance of high-current, positive-particle accelerators. The Main Injector already accelerates a significant amount of charge, and potential upgrades could increase this number by a factor of five. We report on a program of measurements and simulations of the Main Injector to understand the electron cloud phenomenon, and how it might affect the Main Injector's future. This work is done in the Fermilab Accelerator Division, and in collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.