Design study of a transverse-to-longitudinal emittance exchange proof-of-principle experiment

Transverse-to-longitudinal emittance exchange can be achieved through certain arrangements of dipole magnets and a dipole mode rf cavity. Theory on such schemes has been developed in the past several years. In this paper we report our numerical simulations to optimize a low energy (E sime 15 MeV) proof-of-principle experiment planned at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA). Parametric studies of the dipole magnets and cavity strengths, as well as initial beam parameters, are presented.