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White Paper on a Novel FFA-Based CEBAF Upgrade to 22 GeV

S. A. Bogacz, R. M. Bodenstein, K. E. Deitrick, B. R. Gamage, R. Kazimi, D. Khan, E. Nissen, S. Ogur, Y. Roblin, P. Rossi, J. S. Berg, S. J. Brooks, D. Trbojevic, V. Morozov

physics.acc-pharXiv:2608.23387

Abstract

We present a conceptual design for a cost-effective upgrade of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) to 22 GeV using non-scaling fixed-field alternating-gradient (FFA) arcs built from Halbach-style permanent magnets. Building on the eight-pass energy-recovery demonstration at the Cornell--BNL CBETA test accelerator, the design replaces the highest-energy recirculation arcs with a pair of FFA arcs that simultaneously transport six passes spanning a factor-of-two momentum range. We describe the machine layout; including the injector, recirculating linacs, spreaders and recombiners, FFA arcs, splitters, transition and extraction regions; together with beam-dynamics validation studies covering emittance growth, synchrotron-radiation-driven depolarization, and orbit correction, and we summarize permanent-magnet design, prototyping, and radiation-resiliency results. This white paper documents the accelerator physics underpinning a staged path to 22 GeV that preserves CEBAF's multi-hall, high-luminosity, polarized-beam capabilities.

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