Optics measurements and corrections at RHIC
The further improvement of RHIC luminosity performance requires more precise understanding of the RHIC modeling. Hence, it is necessary to minimize the beta-beat, deviation of measured beta function from the calculated beta functions based on an model. The correction of betabeat also opens up the possibility of exploring operating RHIC polarized protons at a working point near integer, a prefered choice for both luminosity as well as beam polarization. The segment-by-segment technique for reducing beta-beat demonstrated in the LHC operation for reducing the beta-beat was first tested in RHIC during its polarized proton operation in 2011. It was then fully implemented during the RHIC polarized proton operation in 2012. This paper reports the commissioning results. Future plan is also presented.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1047666
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-96727-2012-CP; R&D Project: KBCH139; 18031; KB0202011; TRN: US1204014
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2012 International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC 2012); New Orleans, LA; 20120520 through 20120525
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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