MOMENTUM COMPACTION FACTOR AND NONLINEAR DISPERSION AT THE ANKA STORAGE RING

The ANKA electron storage ring operates in the energy range from 0.5 to 2.5 GeV. In order to improve machine performance a precise modelling of linear and nonlinear optics is mandatory. Apart from higher order chromaticity also momentum compaction factor and dispersion have to be controlled. In this framework, the higher order momentum compaction factor has been determined exploiting the extraordinary precision of the resonant spin depolarisation method. Furthermore the nonlinear horizontal dispersion was measured as a function of the momentum deviation for different chromaticities. This paper discusses the experimental results and compares the findings to simulations.