STATUS OF LASER STRIPPING AT THE SNS

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of experimental and theoretical studies on laser stripping that have been conducted up to the present time in the SNS project. The goal of this work is to develop techniques to achieve the experimental preconditions necessary for the successful realization of a future intermediate experiment on laser stripping. The experimental work consists of the tuning and measurement of H־ beam parameters in readiness for the intermediate experiment, and also takes into account the features and possibilities of the SNS accelerator.