DocumentCode
408602
Title
Heavy ion beams in the LHC
Author
Jowett, J.M. ; Jeanneret, J.-B. ; Schindl, K.
Author_Institution
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Volume
3
fYear
2003
fDate
12-16 May 2003
Firstpage
1682
Abstract
In addition to protons, the LHC will collide beams of heavy ions. The beam intensity in the LHC ring is tightly constrained from below by beam instrumentation (visibility on the beam position monitors in particular) and from above by magnet quench limits, the capabilities of the injectors and beam lifetime. We summarize current plans for beams of lead ions with emphasis on nuclear electromagnetic interactions, commissioning strategies and the differences from operation with protons.
Keywords
accelerator magnets; colliding beam accelerators; ion accelerators; proton accelerators; LHC ring; beam instrumentation; collide beams; heavy ion beams; lead ions; magnet quench limits; nuclear electromagnetic interactions; Detectors; Electromagnetic scattering; Ion beams; Large Hadron Collider; Lead; Magnetic fields; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Protons; Superconducting magnets;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the
ISSN
1063-3928
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7738-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAC.2003.1288635
Filename
1288635
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