FNAL Main Ring to Energy Saver Antiproton Transfer System for Tevatron I

A system for antiproton beam transfer from the Main ring to the Energy Saver for colliding beam operations has been designed and fabricated. The system is similar to the existing proton beam transfer system used for fixed target operation of the Energy Saver. Using a fast kicker in the Main Ring, one or several bunches of 150 GeV pbars will be kicked horizontally across the septa of two Lambertsons into a short transfer line. At the end of this line, they are injected into the Energy Saver through two more Lambertsons and kicked onto a closed orbit by a second fast kicker. For commissioning and tune-up, the system will be operated in reverse, extracting 150 GeV protons from the Energy Saver to the Main Ring. In addition to a description of the design of the system and its components, the status of the installation and commissioning will also be discussed.