Bayar, C.Ciftci, A. K.Doebert, S.Latina, A.2023-06-162023-06-1620170168-90021872-9576https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.010https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1355The CLIC Positron source has been designed to produce non-polarised positron beams using a hybrid target composed of a crystal followed by an amorphous target. After production, positrons are captured and accelerated to 200 MeV in the pre-injector linac and subsequently accelerated further up to 2.86 GeV in the injector linac. At this point they enter the pre-damping ring and afterwards the main damping ring to obtain the necessary beam quality for a linear collider. In this study, we have designed and optimised the beam transport and acceleration from the target to the pre-damping ring which has a limiting transverse and longitudinal acceptance. The goal of the study was to maximise the positron yield accepted by the pre-damping ring. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPositron sourceLinacTrackingOptimisationDesignDecelerating modeReview Article10.1016/j.nima.2017.07.0102-s2.0-85025100614