First observation of the exchange of transverse and longitudinal emittances

Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Jun 17;106(24):244801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.244801. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Abstract

An experimental program to demonstrate a novel phase-space manipulation in which the horizontal and longitudinal emittances of a particle beam are exchanged has been completed at the Fermilab A0 Photoinjector. A new beam line, consisting of a TM(110) deflecting mode cavity flanked by two horizontally dispersive doglegs has been installed. We report on the first direct observation of transverse and longitudinal emittance exchange.