Explanation for the observed wide deceleration range on a coasting ion beam by a CW laser at the storage ring CSRe

A significant deceleration effect on a stored coasting ion beam by a continuous-wave laser light was observed in the Schottky-noise spectrum during the laser experiments with lithium-like oxygen ion beams stored at a relativistic energy of 275.7 MeV/u at the heavy-ion storage ring CSRe in Lanzhou, China. The observed deceleration range of the laser (Delta p/p approximate to 5.7 x 10(-6)) is much broader than the expected capture range (Delta p/p approximate to 3.6x10(-8)), as calculated from the natural linewidth of the O5+ ion's electronic transition (S-2(1/2)-P-2(1/2)). In order to explain this huge deviation, a phase space tracking code has been developed to investigate the interaction between the stored coasting ion beam and the laser light. Simulations reveal that the deceleration range of the typically narrow CW laser force is highly enlarged by taking into account the transverse betatron oscillation of the ions with larger emittance and the angular misalignment of the laser light direction. The experimental observation is well described by the systematic simulations. The present work is crucial for forthcoming laser cooling and precision laser spectroscopy experiments and simulations on heavy highly charged ions at the CSRe and the future facility HIAF.

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A significant deceleration effect on a stored ion beam by a continuous-wave laser light was observed in the experiments conducted in Lanzhou, China. Through simulations, it was found that the deceleration range of the laser force is greatly enlarged by considering the transverse betatron oscillation of ions and the angular misalignment of the laser light direction. This work is crucial for future laser cooling and precision laser spectroscopy experiments and simulations on heavy highly charged ions.