PROJECT DESCRIPTION Stabilitiy, Matching and Sensitivity of Flat Beams

The International Linear Collider (ILC) is expected to begin a new era of discovery in elementary particles and high energy physics. To make this new advanced accelerator a reality, many critical R&D needs must be addressed. One of them is the in-depth understanding, and control, of the dynamics of the flat beam that the ILC damping rings are designed to produce. This advanced accelerator will produce beams with an extremely large ratio of horizontal to vertical emittance. In this unprecedent regime of operation, the beam is likely to be extremely sensitive to changes in physical and lattice parameters. Therefore, a tight and robust control of the flat beam is a must to guarantee stability and achieve the desired beam quality and flatness.