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

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

69

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.749546

Filename

749546