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Title: Summary of coupling and tune feedback results during RHIC run 6, and possible implications for LHC commissioning

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OSTI ID:918727

Early efforts to implement tune feedback during the acceleration ramp in RHIC were hampered by large betatron coupling, as well as the requirement for large dynamic range. Both problems have been addressed, the first by implementation of continuous measurement of coupling, and the second by the development of an improved analog front end. With these improvements, simultaneous coupling and tune feedback were successfully implemented for acceleration ramp development during RHIC Run 6. During the course of this work it became clear that direct excitation of the betatron resonances by high harmonics of the 60Hz power frequency was an obstacle to making the system fully operational. We report here on these results from RHIC Run 6, and implications for LHC commissioning.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
918727
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-06-547-AD; TRN: US0805902
Resource Relation:
Conference: Prepared for 10th European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 06), Edinburgh, Scotland, 26-30 Jun 2006
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English