Improving the Tevatron collision helix

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:15017125

Moore, R S; Alexahin, Y; Johnstone, J; Sen, T

In the Tevatron, protons and antiprotons circulate in a single beam pipe, so electrostatic separators are used to create helical orbits that keep the two beams separated except at the two interaction points (IP). Increasing the separation outside of the IPs is desirable in order to decrease long range beam-beam effects during high energy physics (HEP) stores. We can increase separation by running the separators at higher gradients or by installing additional separators. We are pursuing both strategies in parallel. Here, we describe Tevatron operation with higher separator gradients and with new separators installed during a recent shutdown. We also describe possible future installations.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 15017125
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-CONF-05-081-AD; TRN: US200606%%375
• Resource Relation: Conference: To appear in the proceedings of Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC 05), Knoxville, Tennessee, 16-20 May 2005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
ANTIPROTONS
ELECTROSTATICS
FERMILAB TEVATRON
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
PROTONS
SHUTDOWN
Accelerators