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M ∗ ≡ M12 cos 2 α + (M14 + M32) cos α sin α + M34 sin 2 α (4.19)<br />

The threshold current is defined as the condition for which the power dissipated<br />

by the cavity is exactly compensated by the power deposited by the beam and occurs<br />

when ˙ U = 0. Applying this condition to Eq. (4.18) yields<br />

qM<br />

Ith<br />

∗<br />

sin(ωTr) +<br />

2ωpb<br />

1<br />

k 2 (Rd/Qo)QL<br />

and the threshold current for instability is given by<br />

2Vb<br />

Ith = −<br />

k(Rd/Qo)QLM ∗ sin(ωTr)<br />

87<br />

= 0 (4.20)<br />

(4.21)<br />

where Vb = pb(c/q) is the beam voltage and M ∗ is defined in Eq. (4.19). Despite<br />

the simplicity of Eq. (4.21), it is important for gaining insights into the parametric<br />

dependence of the threshold current. The formula depends on parameters that<br />

characterize the electron beam, the machine optics and properties of the HOM.<br />

The threshold is directly proportional to the beam energy. That is, at higher<br />

energies, the beam is more rigid and will be deflected less for a given HOM angular<br />

kick. This implies that the front end of the linac, where the injected beam is only<br />

a few MeV, can be particularly susceptible to BBU.<br />

The threshold also depends on the details of the machine lattice. Specifically<br />

it is inversely proportional to the matrix elements that transform an HOM-induced<br />

kick on the first pass to a displacement on the second pass. Large values of these<br />

matrix elements (M12 or M34 with decoupled optics, for example) will lead to large<br />

off-axis displacements in the cavity and, given the correct phase sin(ωTr), the beam<br />

will deposit energy proportional to the displacement into the HOM. In fact, a poorly<br />

designed optics can contribute to a low threshold current just as surely as insuffi-<br />

ciently damped HOMs.

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