Fermilab, Batavia, USA
The Proton Source (PS) has been the workhorse of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) for over 40 years. During that time the United States High Energy Physics program has continued to change with increasing demands put on the PS. The past 10 years saw an increase of over 10 fold in required hourly flux for the PS and plans are now underway to have the capability to double the output with continued operations until at least 2025. To meet these goals, effort in area of beam loss control has been a major part of the upgrades. Beam collimation and absorption systems as well as diagnostics used to mitigate and control losses have been implemented. The recent implementation of new correctors for orbit and higher harmonic control has also been very beneficial. A summary of recent and planned modification to these PS systems will be discussed.
Fermilab, Batavia, USA
The Fermi Lab Proton Source has seen a dramatic increase in requested flux this past decade. An increase of over ten fold in hourly flux was necessary to meet the FNAL HEP experimental requirements. This next decade will be just as challenging as the lab's HEP planning will again require the Proton Source to double the hourly flux. The recent achievements were accomplished with major upgrades such a collimation system, new correctors and aperture improvements. To achieve the next level of proton delivery rates will require even more improvements. A five year Proton Improvement Plan (PIP) is currently underway with a goal to maintain 2012 activation levels while doubling the hourly flux. Tasks in the PIP to help reduce losses include an improved beam notching system, cogging, aperture improvement and beam emittances control and reduction. This talk will describe current conditions and plans to mitigate losses with the planned increase in proton throughput.