A program to design a high brilliance electron source suitable for a short wavelength Linac-based FEL is presented. The goal of the project is to develop a multicell integrated photoinjector capable of delivering 1 nC bunches with emittance below 1 mm mrad. This will be the first step toward a possible development of a IV generation light source test facility based on the existing Trieste Linac...

.In this paper, we discuss some basic beam dynamics issues related to obtaining and preserving the luminosity of a next generation linear collider. In Figure 1 you see a diagram illustrating the main subsystems of one-half of the collider. The beams are extracted from a damping ring and compressed in length by the first bunch compressor. They are then accelerated in a preaccelerator linac up to...

Background: In radiation therapy, water is the phantom material of choice, both for reference and for relative dosimetry measurements. Solid phantoms, however, are more useful for routine measurements because they tend to be more robust and easier to set up than water phantoms. Materials and Methods: FLUKA input data cards have been arranged in sequential order. A simple cylindrical geometry wi...

The main obstacle to emittance preservation in the main linac of a linear collider is the alignment of the quadrupoles and accelerating cavities with respect to the beam. The misalignment tolerances in the case of the TESLA superconducting main linac are reviewed. Simulations of possible beam-based alignment algorithms to meet these tolerances are presented. Presented at 2002 European Particle ...

The TRASCO project for nuclear waste transmutation [1] requires a 5-100 MeV linac for acceleration of a 30 mA proton beam. Generally, room temperature Drift Tube Linac structures are used in this energy range; however, since the high duty cycle required for high current beams implies a very high power density on the resonators walls, the superconducting solution would offer many advantages. Amo...

The Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) consists of a 50-MeV/c electron linac and a high-brightness RF-gun both operating at 2856 MHi. An extremely short (a few picoseconds) electron pulse with a low transverse emittance is generated by the RF-gun. In order to preserve both longitudinal and transverse emittances, great care must be taken in transporting the election beam from the RF-gun ...

Beam operation of the bERLinPro energy recovery linac project, whose construction is under way, will initially start using the photoinjector and booster modules. In a second step the recirculation beam line and the main Linac module will be added. Here the current design status of the main linac module is described. Results of wake field simulations are compared for different set ups. We also r...

The production of muons in atmospheric showers initiated by gamma rays with energies below 10 TeV is calculated using the Monte Carlo code FLUKA. The simulations as well as various general properties of the muons reaching sea level and of their ancestors in the cascade are discussed.

background: megavoltage beams used in radiotherapy are contaminated with secondary electrons. different parts of linac head and air above patient act as a source of this contamination. this contamination can increase damage to skin and subcutaneous tissue during radiotherapy.  monte carlo simulation is an accurate method for dose calculation in medical dosimetry and has an important role in opt...