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RHIC SPIN PROGRAM: MACHINE ASPECTS AND RECENT PROGRESS.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:11475
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  1. BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY, AGS DEPA
High energy polarized beam collisions will open up the unique physics opportunities of studying spin effects in hard processes. However, the acceleration of polarized beams in circular accelerators is complicated by the numerous depolarizing spin resonances. Using a partial Siberian Snake and a rf dipole that ensure stable adiabatic spin motion during acceleration has made it possible to accelerate polarized protons to 25 GeV at the Brookhaven AGS. Full Siberian Snakes and polarimeters are being developed for RHIC to make the acceleration of polarized protons to 250 GeV possible.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
11475
Report Number(s):
BNL--66668; KA0201; KA0201
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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