ESR

main features of the ESR

Beam properties

Particle energy	3 - 560 MeV/u for U 3 - 830 MeV/u for Ne
Energy definition	ca. with e-cooling
Cycle length	field ramp 1.5 s storage time: minutes to hours
Extraction	fast : ca. 0.5 microseconds slow : to some 10 s
Beam emittance	0.1 mm mrad with e-cooling
Particle number per cycle	typically with cooling