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Status and Results of the UA9 Crystal Collimation Experiment at the CERN-SPS

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S. Montesano, W. Scandale
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The UA9 experimental setup was installed in the CERN-SPS in 2009 to investigate the feasibility of the halo collimation assisted by bent crystals. Two-millimeter-long silicon crystals, with bending angles of about 150 microrad, are used as primary collimators instead than a standard amorphous target. Studies are performed with stored beams of protons and lead ions at 270 Z GeV. The loss profile is precisely measured in the area near to the crystal-collimator setup and in the downstream dispersion suppressor. A strong correlation of the losses in the two areas is observed and a steady reduction of dispersive losses is recorded at the onset of the channeling process. The loss map in the accelerator ring is is also reduced. These observations strongly support our expectation that the coherent deflection of the beam halo by a bent crystal should enhance the collimation efficiency in hadron colliders, such as LHC.
for the UA9 Collaboration

Slides TUO3A02 [5.936 MB]

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TUO3A02	Status and Results of the UA9 Crystal Collimation Experiment at the CERN-SPS	245
	S. Montesano, W. Scandale CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The UA9 experimental setup was installed in the CERN-SPS in 2009 to investigate the feasibility of the halo collimation assisted by bent crystals. Two-millimeter-long silicon crystals, with bending angles of about 150 microrad, are used as primary collimators instead than a standard amorphous target. Studies are performed with stored beams of protons and lead ions at 270 Z GeV. The loss profile is precisely measured in the area near to the crystal-collimator setup and in the downstream dispersion suppressor. A strong correlation of the losses in the two areas is observed and a steady reduction of dispersive losses is recorded at the onset of the channeling process. The loss map in the accelerator ring is is also reduced. These observations strongly support our expectation that the coherent deflection of the beam halo by a bent crystal should enhance the collimation efficiency in hadron colliders, such as LHC. for the UA9 Collaboration
	Slides TUO3A02 [5.936 MB]