First Operation of the Abort Gap Monitor for LHC
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) beam-dump system relies on extraction kickers that need 3 microseconds to rise to their nominal field. Since particles transiting the kickers during the rise will not be dumped properly, the proton population in this interval must always remain below quench and damage limits. A specific monitor to measure the particle population of this gap has been designed based on the detection of synchrotron radiation using a gated photomultiplier. Since the quench and damage limits change with the beam energy, the acceptable population in the abort gap and the settings of the monitor must adapt accordingly. This paper presents the design of the monitor, the calibration procedure and the detector performance with beam.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 1045180
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-15159; TRN: US1203532
- Journal Information:
- Conf.Proc.C100523:WEPEB072,2010, Conference: 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference: IPAC'10, 23-28 May 2010, Kyoto, Japan
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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