Flying wires at Fermilab

Conference · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6331646

Gannon, J; Crawford, C; Finley, D; Flora, R; Groves, T; MacPherson, M

Transverse beam profile measurement systems called ''Flying Wires'' have been installed and made operational in the Fermilab Main Ring and Tevatron accelerators. These devices are used routinely to measure the emittance of both protons and antiprotons throughout the fill process, and for emittance growth measurements during stores. In the Tevatron, the individual transverse profiles of six proton and six antiproton bunches are obtained simultaneously, with a single pass of the wire through the beam. Essential features of the hardware, software, and system operation are explained in the rest of the paper. 3 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 6331646
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-89/64; CONF-890335-74; ON: DE89011005
• Resource Relation: Conference: 13. particle accelerator conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 20 Mar 1989; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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