Heavy ion collisions in a collider at BNL
Heavy ions accelerated in the AGS can be injected into a CBA and provide colliding beams up to 400 Q/A GeV/amu. Luminosities approaching values as high as 10/sup 28//cm/sup 2/sec should be achievable even though the ions must be accelerated through a phase transition. More current might be stacked by using a special jump method to avoid the excessive radial aperture usage at transition. It is possible to construct a CBA for heavy ions less expensively than for protons because the energy required for the physics is not as high. If one constructed a CBA with a lattice similar to the usual proton design but with only a third of the dipole magnets in place, resulting in what is called a missing magnet lattice, the resulting energy of 133 Q/A GeV/amu would be adequate for the physics problems which could currently be addressed. Presumably the full complement of dipole magnets would be added later for the usual program with protons. This paper discusses the similarities and differences between regular lattice and missing magnet lattice CBA performance and investigates the other implications involved in the theory, design, construction and cost of a CBA at Brookhaven.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven Nat.'l Lab., Upton, NY 11973
- OSTI ID:
- 5508086
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830311-
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-30:4; ISSN IETNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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