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Alex Dragt

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arXiv2012

Convergence of Taylor Transfer Map for Duffing Equation

According to a theorem of Poincare, the solutions to differential equations are analytic functions of (and therefore have Taylor expansions in) the initial conditions and various parameters provided that the right sides of the differential equations are analytic in the variables, the time, and the parameters. These Taylor expansions, which provide a transfer map M between initial and final conditions, may be obtained, to any desired order, by integration of the complete variational equations. As an example of this approach, the convergence of such an expansion is investigated for the Duffing equation stroboscopic map in the vicinity of a infinite period doubling cascade and resulting strange attractor.

math-ph↗

arXiv2011

Exploring Minimal Scenarios to Produce Transversely Bright Electron Beams Using the Eigen-Emittance Concept

Next generation hard X-ray free electron lasers require electron beams with low transverse emittance. One proposal to achieve these low emittances is to exploit the eigen-emittance values of the beam. The eigen-emittances are invariant under linear beam transport and equivalent to the emittances in an uncorrelated beam. If a correlated beam with two small eigen-emittances can be produced, removal of the correlations via appropriate optics will lead to two small emittance values, provided non-linear effects are not too large. We study how such a beam may be produced using minimal linear correlations. We find it is theoretically possible to produce such a beam, however it may be more difficult to realize in practice. We identify linear correlations that may lead to physically realizable emittance schemes and discuss promising future avenues.

physics.acc-ph↗

arXiv2011

Poincare Analyticity and the Complete Variational Equations

According to a theorem of Poincare, the solutions to differential equations are analytic functions of (and therefore have Taylor expansions in) the initial conditions and various parameters providing the right sides of the differential equations are analytic in the variables, the time, and the parameters. We describe how these Taylor expansions may be obtained, to any desired order, by integration of what we call the complete variational equations. As illustrated in a Duffing equation stroboscopic map example, these Taylor expansions, truncated at an appropriate order thereby providing polynomial approximations, can well reproduce the behavior (including infinite period doubling cascades and strange attractors) of the solutions of the underlying differential equations.

math-ph↗

arXiv2010

Controlling Electron-Beam Emittance Partitioning for Future X-Ray Light Sources

Motivated by the emittance requirements for future light sources, we show how longitudinal-transverse correlations can be introduced to create beams with large emittance asymmetry. This concept generalizes a key aspect of a Flat Beam Transform, which introduces initial correlations among the transverse planes, to systems with initial longitudinal-transverse correlations. We present an eigen-emittance formalism to analyze such systems. We illustrate the approach by analyzing an electron beam emitted from a photoinjector utilizing a laser with a tilted pulse front. This approach can be used to design beam delivery systems that achieve extraordinarily transversely bright electron beams.

physics.acc-ph↗