Control and Initial Operation of the Fermilab BO Low Ã\x9f Insertion

The operation of the Fermilab BO low ß insertion involves the coordinated control of the 4 strings of quadrupoles of the insertion itself along with several magnetic correction elements (20 dipoles for the closed orbit, 2 quad circuits for betatron tunes, 1 skew quad circuit for coupling, and 2 sextupole circuits for chromaticity). When the beam is stored at high energy, these elements must correct the errors induced by the strong superconducting quadrupoles of the insertion as the optics are smoothly changed from the fixed target configuration to the low ß state. The techniques and control programs for these manipulations and initial tests using a single coasting beam are described.