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for the HOM-beam system and is derived using Eq. (5.6) and the fact that τ = Q/ω,<br />

giving<br />

τeff =<br />

Ith<br />

Ith − Io<br />

<br />

τo<br />

124<br />

(5.7)<br />

where τo is the natural decay time of the HOM. Similar to the BTF measurement,<br />

Eq. (5.7) can be used to extract the threshold current after measuring the effective<br />

time constant as a function of average beam current.<br />

The method of measuring the growth rate and the BTF measurement combine<br />

to create a complementary set of measurements. Whereas measuring the growth<br />

rate is a time-domain measurement made above the threshold current using pulsed<br />

beam, the BTF measurement is inherently a frequency-domain measurement made<br />

below the threshold current with cw beam.<br />

5.4.2 Direct Observation<br />

Figure 5.9 shows a plot of the beam current monitor signal from the beam<br />

dump during the time in which the current was slowly increased until the threshold<br />

was reached. At this point the machine trips off due to excessive beam losses and<br />

the current goes to zero. The current just prior to the machine tripping represents<br />

the threshold current and is 2.3 mA. The machine trip was simultaneously observed<br />

with an exponential growth in the HOM power to ensure that the instability, and<br />

not other beam loss mechanisms such as poor transmission, was the cause.<br />

5.4.3 Beam Transfer Function<br />

The BTF technique is an exceedingly useful measurement because it allows one<br />

to determine the BBU threshold for individual HOMs while doing the measurement<br />

below the threshold current. In earlier BBU experiments at the Jefferson Laboratory

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