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| MOCP03 |
Status of the LHC
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proton, luminosity, injection, cryogenics |
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- R. Schmidt
CERN, Geneva
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For the LHC to provide particle physics with proton-proton collisions at a centre of mass energy of 14 TeV with a luminosity of 1034 cm-2s-1, the machine will operate with high-field dipole magnets using NbTi superconductors cooled to below the λ point of helium. The construction follows a decade of intensive R&D and technical validation of major collider sub-systems. Installation of the accelerator system is in full swing. Commissioning of the injector complex is well advanced, including beam transfer through one of the transfer lines from SPS to LHC. In the LHC machine, commissioning of the cryogenic system and powering system has started. The status of the LHC accelerator and a brief outlook to operation and its consequences for the machine protection systems will be given. The strategy for the machine protection and beam cleaning will have a major impact on commissioning and operation since each of the two LHC proton beam has a stored energy of about 360 MJ. A fraction of less than 10-3 of the full beam threatens to damage accelerator equipment in case of uncontrolled beam loss, and only 10-8 protons could already quench a magnet.
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| THAZ04 |
Commissioning and Operational Scenarios of the LHC Beam Loss Monitor System
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beam-losses, collimation, simulation, ion |
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- E. B. Holzer
CERN, Geneva
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One of the most critical elements for the protection of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is its beam loss monitoring (BLM) system. It aims to prevent the super conducting magnets from quenching and to protect the machine components from damages, as a result of critical beam losses. The contribution will discuss the commissioning procedures of the BLM system and the envisaged operational scenarios. About 4000 monitors will be installed around the ring. The specification for the BLM system includes a factor of 2 absolute precisions on the prediction of the quench levels, a wide range of integration times (100 us to 100 s) and a fast (one turn) trigger generation. When the loss rate exceeds a pre-defined threshold value, a beam abort is requested. Magnet quench and damage levels vary as a function of beam energy and loss duration. Consequently, the beam abort threshold values vary accordingly. By measuring the loss pattern, the BLM system helps to identify the loss mechanism. Furthermore, it will be an important tool for commissioning, machine setup and studies. Special monitors will be used for the setup and control of the collimators.
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