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| TUPMA001 | New Connection Cryostat to Insert FP420 Proton Tagging Detector in the LHC Ring | 103 |
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| FP420 is a R&D project to assess the feasibility of installing proton tagging detectors in the region 420m from the interaction points at the LHC. They would function as new sub-detectors at ATLAS/CMS, allowing the measurement of the spatial position and arrival time of outgoing protons emerging almost intact from the collision. Forward proton tagging in this region is expected to open a new programme of electroweak, QCD and BSM physics. At present the 420m region is enclosed in a 'connection cryostat' (maintained at 1.9K) that provides continuity for the LHC beam, cryogenic & vacuum services and electrical power circuits through superconducting bus bars. The requirement of near room temperature operation and critical position control close to the beam pipes has made inserting FP420 detectors in this region a very complex task. The currently favoured design calls for the replacement of the connection cryostats with a new ~12m long assembly that will have all the necessary features of the existing connections cryostat as well as the appropriate environment for the operation of the detectors. This paper mainly describes the cryogenic aspects of the new connection cryostat. |