Engineer in Accelerator Physics

The ESRF-EBS storage ring was commissioned in 2020 and is now in operation with a factor 30 smaller emittance in the horizontal plane. While this placed the ESRF at the leading edge of the synchrotron light source research community for the past five years, more recent machines have now been put in operation or are planned for construction using more aggressive injection schemes or lattice design and consequently surpassing the ESRF-EBS performance.

To maintain its competitiveness and at the same time provide robust and reliable operation conditions, the ESRF has launched ambitious mid-term and long-term scientific programs to consolidate and improve the present system and develop new systems and methods to keep ESRF at the forefront of synchrotron science over the long term.

As a member of the group, you will perform beam studies coupled with advanced accelerator computations with the aim of achieving design parameters and defining potential long-term improvements. Your activities will include:

• Characterization and modelling of collective effects and multi-particle physics in the transverse and longitudinal planes in the ESRF accelerator complex
• Contribution to the ASD division projects with multi-particles beam dynamics simulations to validate design assumptions
• Support the RF group with longitudinal beam dynamics simulations and help in the beam commissioning of new RF systems
• Follow-up and validation the mechanical design of equipment foreseen for installation in the accelerator complex to minimize impact on beam characteristics and stability
• Development of high brilliance low gaps mode for the ESRF-EBS
• Evaluation and minimization of collective effects for the future upgrade of the injectors, injection systems and storage ring lattice

Additionally, in the framework of the ESRF Accelerator Complex, activities will include:

• Support to operation of the accelerator complex
• Experimental work on the storage ring
• Advanced accelerator computation studies
• Development of modelling tools
• General optimization of the Accelerator Complex performances

Further information may be obtained from Simon White (+33 (0)4 76 88 19 54, simon.white@esrf.fr).