Title :
The new gas injection system for the LINAC4 accelerator at CERN
Author :
Guida, Raffaella ; Carrie, P. ; Fayet, F. ; Rosas, S. Izquierdo ; Lettry, J. ; Mahner, E. ; Rochez, J. ; Scrivens, R. ; Wasem, A. ; Wilhelmsson, M.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013
Abstract :
The linear accelerator is the first vital stage of the LHC injector complex. The Linac4 is an H- linear accelerator intended to replace Linac2 as injector into the CERN accelerator complex. It is a machine 90 m long and it will accelerate H- ions up to 160 MeV. The Linac4 represent a crucial step for the LHC high luminosity program since it will allow improving brightness and reducing beam losses. The new linear accelerator is now under construction. A long reliability run will start during 2014.
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; hydrogen; linear accelerators; CERN; CERN accelerator complex; H- ion acceleration; H- linear accelerator; LHC high luminosity program; Linac2 replacement; Linac4 accelerator; beam brightness; beam loss reduction; gas injection system; vital LHC injector complex stage; Control systems; Ion sources; Large Hadron Collider; Linear accelerators; Reliability; Software; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0533-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829817
