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WEPKF014 |
Magnetic Field Tracking Experiments for LHC
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- V. Granata, J. Billan, F. Bordry, L. Bottura, P. Coutinho Ferreira, E. Effinger, G. Fernqvist, P. Galbraith, Q. King, J. Pett, A. Raimondo, A. Rijllart, H. Thiesen
CERN, Geneva
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At the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN one of the fundamental requirements during the energy ramp is that the ratio between the field produced by the quadrupoles and the field in the dipoles remains constant in order to minimize the variation of the betatron tune that could induce particle loss. With a series of tracking experiments it has been demonstrated that this ratio can be maintained constant to better than 10-4 throughout the same current ramp as foreseen for the LHC. A technique has been developed to optimise the dipole and quadrupole current ramps to obtain the required ratio of B2/B1. Measurements performed by modulating the current with a harmonic function (so-called k-modulation) demonstrated that it is possible to modulate the strength of an individual quadrupole to determine the magnetic center through beam-based measurements.
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THPLT012 |
Design of the Beam Loss Monitoring System for the LHC Ring
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- E.B. Holzer, B. Dehning, E. Effinger, G. Ferioli, J.L. Gonzalez, E. Gschwendtner, G. Guaglio, M. Hodgson, V. Prieto, C. Zamantzas
CERN, Geneva
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The beam loss monitoring (BLM) system of the LHC is one of the most critical elements for the protection of the LHC. It must prevent the super conducting magnets from quenches and the machine components from damages, caused by beam losses. It helps in the identification of the loss mechanism by measuring the loss pattern. Special detectors will be used for the setup and control of the collimators. Furthermore, it will be an important tool during machine setup and studies. The specification requirements of the BLM system include a very high reliability
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