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MOPAB41 |
Feasibility Study of a Novel, Fast Read-out System for an Ionization Profile Monitor Based on a Hybrid Pixel Detector |
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- O. Keller, B. Dehning, M. Sapinski, L.S. Swann
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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The ability to continuously monitor the transverse beam size is one of the priorities for the upgrade and consolidation of the CERN Proton Synchrotron for the High Luminosity LHC era. As well as providing an average beam size measurement throughout the acceleration cycle, the requirements also cover bunch-by-bunch measurements of up to 72 bunches with a bunch spacing of 25 ns within 1 ms. An ionization profile monitor with a hybrid pixel detector read-out is therefore being investigated as a possible candidate to provide such measurements. In this contribution the concept, based on a Timepix chip, is presented along with first laboratory measurements showing the imaging of low-energy electrons in a vacuum.
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MOPAB42 |
Investigation of the Effect of Beam Space-charge on Electron Trajectories in Ionization Profile Monitors |
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- D.M. Vilsmeier, B. Dehning, M. Sapinski
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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The correct measurement of beam size using an ionization profile monitor relies on the confinement of electron trajectories from their source to the electron-sensitive detector. This confinement is provided by a magnetic field aligned with electric extraction field. As the initial electron velocities are boosted by the presence of a high-charge density beam, the value of the magnetic field depends on both the beam size and on the charge density. If the magnetic field is not strong enough a deformation of the observed beam profile occurs. In this paper the results of a study of electron trajectories in the presence of high charge density beams is presented along with an estimation of the required magnetic field for various scenarios. A correction procedure for compensating any residual distortions in the measured profile is also discussed.
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