Title :
RHIC sextant test-physics and performance
Author :
Wei, J. ; Fischer, W. ; Ahrens, L. ; Brennan, J.M. ; Brown, K. ; Connolly, R. ; Dell, G.F. ; Harrison, M. ; Kewisch, J. ; MacKay, W.W. ; Mane, V. ; Peggs, S. ; Pilat, F. ; Satogata, T. ; Tanaka, M. ; Tepikian, S. ; Thompson, P. ; Trahern, C.G. ; Trbojevic
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents beam physics and machine performance results of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) Sextant and AGS-to-RHIC (AtR) transfer line during the Sextant Test in early 1997. Techniques used to measure both machine properties (difference orbits, dispersion, and beamline optics) and beam parameters (energy, intensity, transverse and longitudinal emittances) are described. Good agreement was achieved between measured and design lattice optics. The gold ion beam quality was shown to approach RHIC design requirements
Keywords :
colliding beam accelerators; ion accelerators; ion optics; particle beam dynamics; storage rings; synchrotrons; AGS-to-RHIC transfer; RHIC sextant test; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; beam parameters; beam physics; beamline optics; difference orbits; dispersion; gold ion beam quality; lattice optics; longitudinal emittances; machine performance results; Colliding beam devices; Dispersion; Energy measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical beams; Orbits; Particle beam optics; Physics; Stimulated emission; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749546
