Title :
The RHIC injection system
Author :
Fischer, W. ; Glenn, J.W. ; MacKay, W.W. ; Ptitsin, V. ; Robinson, T.G. ; Tsoupas, N.
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The RHIC injection system has to transport beam from the AGS-to-RHIC transfer line onto the closed orbits of the RHIC Blue and Yellow rings. This task can be divided into three problems. First, the beam has to be injected into either ring. Second, once injected the beam needs to be transported around the ring for one turn. Third, the orbit must be closed and coherent beam oscillations around the closed orbit should be minimized. We describe our solutions for these problems and report on system tests conducted during the RHIC Sextant test performed in 1997. The system will be fully commissioned in 1999
Keywords :
colliding beam accelerators; ion accelerators; particle beam injection; storage rings; synchrotrons; AGS-to-RHIC transfer line; RHIC Sextant test; RHIC injection system; closed orbit; coherent beam oscillations; Colliding beam devices; Extraterrestrial measurements; Lattices; Mirrors; Orbits; Particle beam injection; Performance evaluation; Synchrotrons; System testing; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5573-3
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1999.795327
