Acceleration of high intensity proton beams

Author

Altuna, X. ; Arduini, G. ; Arimatea, C. ; Bailey, R. ; Billen, R. ; Bohl, T. ; Collier, P. ; Cornelis, K. ; Crockford, G. ; Desforges, B. ; Despas, C. ; Faugier, A. ; Ferrari, A. ; Giachino, R. ; Hanke, K. ; Jonker, M. ; Linnecar, T. ; Niquille, C. ; Norm

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2617

Abstract

In 1998 the CERN SPS accelerator finished a five years long program providing 450 GeV proton beams for neutrino physics. These experiments required the highest possible beam intensity the SPS can deliver. During the last five years the maximum proton intensity in the SPS has steadily been increased to a maximum of 4.8×10¹³ protons per cycle. In order to achieve these intensities a careful monitoring and improvement of the vertical aperture was necessary. Improved feedback systems on the different RF cavities were needed in order to avoid instabilities. Also the quality (emittance and extraction spill) of the injector, the CERN PS, had been optimised

Keywords

accelerator cavities; colliding beam accelerators; particle beam stability; proton accelerators; synchrotrons; CERN SPS accelerator; RF cavities; emittance; extraction spill; feedback systems; high intensity proton beams; instabilities; monitoring; neutrino physics; vertical aperture; Acceleration; Apertures; Feedback; Monitoring; Neutrino sources; Particle beams; Physics; Protons; Resonance; Shape control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.792881

Filename

792881