Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
The Fermilab Proton Source is in the process of an upgrade referred to as the Proton Improvement Plan (PIP). [1] One PIP goal is to have Booster capable of delivering ~2.3·1017 protons/hour, 130% higher than the present typical flux of ~1017 protons/hour. The increase will be achieved mainly by increasing the Booster beam cycle rate from 9 Hz to 15 Hz. Beam loss due to the increased flux will need to be controlled, so as not to create larger integrated doses. The status of present operations and progress of beam studies will be discussed in this paper.
