Simulations of Magnetic Fields and Forces in Highly Adjustable Magnet (HAM) Undulator Concept Using COMSOL

A design for a new type of undulator insertion device has been proposed. The undulator would consist of a stack of disks that each contain a pair of magnet structures, each disk being a half period of the minimum planar case. The disks could rotate independently about the beam axis, and the distance of the magnets from the center line is adjustable, so the magnetic field is adjustable in magnitude and orientation within the transverse plane along the beam axis. This would allow the undulator to be configured for generating a wide variety of radiation. Plane polarization would be attained with undulator periods as integer multiples of the base period. In the base case the direction of magnetization alternates between each disk, and for the case of multiple periods the magnetization alternates each M:th disk. Helical polarization would be attained with a period greater than two times the base period such that an integer number of periods fit inside the undulator structure. Initial numerical simulations have been made, and are reported in this paper. Building on a previous study [1] further simulations were requested to study the behavior of the magnets closer, and to calculate the forces acting on the magnet structures for use in feasibility assessment. In the previous study simple magnetic structures with uniform direction of magnetization were simulated. In this study a more complex structure was also investigated: a type of partial transverse Halbach configuration. This structure would concentrate the magnetic flux along the beamline and could lead to a more compact design, and limit the magnetic field outside the device.The simulations were made using COMSOL Multiphysics modelling software