Accelerator and transport line survey and alignment
This paper summarizes the survey and alignment processes of accelerators and transport lines and discusses the propagation of errors associated with these processes. The major geodetic principles governing the survey and alignment measurement space are introduced and their relationship to a lattice coordinate system shown. The paper continues with a broad overview about the activities involved in the step sequence from initial absolute alignment to final smoothing. Emphasis is given to the relative alignment of components, in particular to the importance of incorporating methods to remove residual systematic effects in surveying and alignment operations. Various approaches to smoothing used at major laboratories are discussed. 47 refs., 19 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 6246703
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-5672; CONF-9110243-3; ON: DE92003350
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) beam dynamics workshop, Corpus Christi, TX (United States), 3-8 Oct 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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