Author: Mariani, N.
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MOPPD079 Preliminary Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Angular Beam Impact on LHC Collimators 550
 
  • M. Cauchi, R.W. Assmann, A. Bertarelli, F. Carra, A. Dallocchio, D. Deboy, N. Mariani, A. Rossi
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • L. Lari
    IFIC, Valencia, Spain
  • P. Mollicone
    UoM, Msida, Malta
  • N.J. Sammut
    University of Malta, Faculty of Engineering, Msida, Malta
 
  Funding: This work is supported by EuCARD.
The correct functioning of the LHC collimation system is crucial to attain the desired LHC luminosity performance. However, the requirements to handle high intensity beams can be demanding. In this respect, accident scenarios must be well studied in order to assess if the collimator design is robust against likely error scenarios. One of the catastrophic - though not very probable - accident scenarios identified is an asynchronous beam dump coupled with slight angular misalignment errors of the collimator jaw. Previous work presented a preliminary thermal evaluation of the extent of beam-induced damage for such scenarios, where it was shown that in some cases, a tilt of the jaw could actually serve to mitigate the effect of an asynchronous dump on the collimators. This paper will further analyze the response of tertiary collimators in presence of such angular jaw alignments, with the aim to identify optimal operational conditions.