Author: Hostettler, M.
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MOPAB110 Comparison of Transverse Emittance Measurements in the LHC 377
 
  • M. Hostettler, R. Alemany-Fernández, F. Alessio, M. Ferro-Luzzi, K. Fuchsberger, G. Iadarola, R. Matev, S. Papadopoulou, Y. Papaphilippou, G. Papotti, G. Trad
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • F. Antoniou
    The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • G.R. Coombs
    University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • T.B. Hadavizadeh
    Oxford University, Physics Department, Oxford, Oxon, United Kingdom
 
  Transverse emittance measurement in a collider is of crucial importance for understanding beam dynamics observations and evaluating the machine performance. Devices measuring the beam emittance face the challenge of dealing with considerable systematic errors that can compromise the quality of the measurement. Having different instruments or techniques that provide beam size estimations in order to compare the outcome and give an unbiased value of the emittance is very important in a collider. The comparison of the different results is as well very useful to identify possible problems in a given equipment which could remain unnoticed if such device is the only source of emittance reconstruction. In the LHC several of these instruments and techniques are available; wire scanners, synchrotron light monitors, emittance reconstruction from transverse convolved beam sizes extracted from luminosity scans at the LHC collision points and from beam-gas imaging in the vertex detector of the LHCb experiment. Those systems are briefly presented in this paper together with the comparison of the emittances reconstructed by each of them during physics production over the 2016 LHC run.  
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MOPAB130 Cross-Calibration of the LHC Transverse Beam-Profile Monitors 437
 
  • R. Alemany-Fernández, F. Alessio, A. Alexopoulos, C. Barschel, F.S. Carlier, J.M. Coello de Portugal, M. Ferro-Luzzi, A. Garcia-Tabares, M. Hostettler, O. Karacheban, E.H. Maclean, R. Matev, T. Persson, P.K. Skowroński, R. Tomás, G. Trad, S. Vlachos, B. Würkner
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • G.R. Coombs
    EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • T.B. Hadavizadeh
    Oxford University, Physics Department, Oxford, Oxon, United Kingdom
  • M. Hofer
    TU Vienna, Wien, Austria
  • L. van Riesen-Haupt
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
 
  Calibration of a transverse beam profile monitor is of fundamental importance to guarantee the best possible accuracy and reliability of the instrument over time. In LHC the calibration standard for transverse-profile measurements are the wire scanners. Other profile monitors such as beam synchrotron light telescopes and interferometers are calibrated with respect to them. Additional information about single-bunch sizes can be obtained from beam-gas imaging in the LHCb vertex detector, from the transverse convolved beam sizes extracted from luminosity scans at the collision points, and from the evolution of the luminous-region parameters as reconstructed by ATLAS and CMS inner tracker detectors during such scans. For the first time in LHC, a dedicated cross-calibration of all the above-mentioned systems was carried out with beam in 2016. Additionally, dedicated optics measurements were also performed in order to determine with the highest possible accuracy the amplitude function at the interaction points and at the position of the profile monitors. Results of these measurements are presented in this paper.  
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TUPIK087 Phase Advance Interlocking Throughout the Whole LHC Cycle 1901
 
  • K. Fuchsberger, A. Calia, M.A. Galilée, G.H. Hemelsoet, M. Hostettler, D. Jacquet, J. Makai, M. Schaumann
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Each beam of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) stores 360 MJ at design energy and design intensity. In the unlikely event of an asynchronous beam dump, not all particles would be extracted immediately. They would still take one turn around the ring, oscillating with potentially high amplitudes. In case the beam would hit one of the experimental detectors or the collimators close to the interaction points, severe damage could occur. In order to minimize the risk during such a scenario, a new interlock system was put in place in 2016. This system guarantees a phase advance of zero degrees (within tolerances) between the extraction kicker and the interaction point. This contribution describes the motivation for this new system as well as the technical implementation and the strategies used to derive appropriate tolerances to allow sufficient protection without risking false beam dump triggers.  
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TUPVA044 Modelling and Measurements of Bunch Profiles at the LHC 2167
 
  • S. Papadopoulou, F. Antoniou, T. Argyropoulos, M. Hostettler, Y. Papaphilippou
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • M. Fitterer
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
 
  The bunch profiles in the LHC are often observed to be non-Gaussian, both at Flat Bottom (FB) and Flat Top (FT) energies. Especially at FT, an evolution of the tail population in time is observed. In this respect, the Monte-Carlo Software for IBS and Radiation effects (SIRE) is used to track different types of beam distributions. The impact of the distribution shape on the evolution of bunch characteristics is studied. The results are compared with observations from the LHC Run 2 data.  
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THPAB042 Long-Range Beam-Beam Orbit Effects in LHC, Simulations and Observations From Machine Operation in 2016 3799
 
  • A.A. Gorzawski, K. Fuchsberger, M. Hostettler, T. Pieloni, J. Wenninger
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  To limit the number of head on collisions to only one at the interaction point in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), two beams are colliding with a non zero crossing angle. Under the presence of such angle the closed orbits of the individual bunches in the bunch train varies due to the long-range beam-beam effects. These variations leave a signature as a non zero transverse offset at the collision points visible in the front and trail of the bunch train. When operation team aims for the optimised beam orbit and therefore maximised luminosity, those front and tail bunches due to the overall offset experience reduced luminosity. This paper describes an overview of the existing tool for simulating these effects and compares to operational data. The effects of different operational scenarios (i.e. beam brightness, reduced or asymmetric crossing angles between the interaction points etc.) are simulated and discussed.  
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MOPAB109 Operational Experience with Luminosity Scans for Beam Size Estimation in 2016 LHC Proton Physics Operation 374
 
  • M. Hostettler
    LHEP, Bern, Switzerland
  • K. Fuchsberger, G. Papotti
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Luminosity scans were regularly performed at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) as of 2015 as a complementary method for measuring the beam size. The CMS experiment provides bunch-by-bunch luminosities at sufficient rates to allow evaluation of bunch-by-bunch beam sizes, and the scans are performed in the horizontal and vertical plane separately. Closed orbit differences between bunches can also be derived by this analysis. During 2016 LHC operation, these scans were also done in an automated manner on a regular basis, and the analysis was improved to significantly reduce the systematic uncertainty, especially in the crossing plane. This contribution first highlights the recent improvements to the analysis and elaborates on their impact. The measured beam sizes during 2016 proton physics operation are then shown and compared to measurements from synchrotron light telescopes and estimates based on the absolute luminosities of the LHC experiments.  
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TUPVA005 Impact of the Crossing Angle on Luminosity Asymmetries at the LHC in 2016 Proton Physics Operation 2035
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  • M. Hostettler
    LHEP, Bern, Switzerland
  • F. Antoniou, I. Efthymiopoulos, K. Fuchsberger, G. Iadarola, N. Karastathis, M. Lamont, Y. Papaphilippou, G. Papotti, J. Wenninger
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  During 2016 proton physics operation at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), an asymmetry of up to 10% was observed between the luminosities measured by the ATLAS and CMS experiments. As the same bunch pairs collide in both experiments, a difference in luminosities must be of either geometric or instrumental origin. This paper quantifies the impact of the crossing angle on this asymmetry. As the beams cross in different planes in the two experiments, non-round beams are expected to yield an asymmetry due to the crossing angle. Results from crossing angle measurements at both experiments are also shown and the impact on the luminosities is evaluated.  
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