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Bunch coalescing and bunch rotation in the Fermilab Main Ring: Operational experience and comparison with simulations

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OSTI ID:6841828

The Fermilab Tevatron I proton-antiproton collider project requires that the Fermilab Main Ring produce intense bunches of protons and antiprotons for injection into the Tevatron. The process of coalescing a small number of harmonic number h=1113 bunches into a single bunch by bunch-rotating in a lower harmonic rf system is described.The Main Ring is also required to extract onto the antiproton production target bunches with as narrow a time spread as possible. This operation is also discussed. The operation of the bunch coalescing and bunch rotation are compared with simulations using the computer program ESME. 2 refs., 8 figs.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
6841828
Report Number(s):
FNAL/C-88/87; CONF-880695-54; ON: DE88015578
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English