IPAC2012 - List of Authors (Wagner, S.)

Paper	Title	Page
THPPD029	Machine Availability at the Large Hadron Collider	3566
	M. Pojer, R. Schmidt, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, S. Wagner CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	One of the most important parameters for a particle accelerator is its uptime, the period of time when it is functioning and available for use. In its second year of operation, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has experienced very high machine availability, which is one of the ingredients of its brilliant performance. Some of the strategies followed to increase MTBF are described in the paper. The approach of periodic maintenance stops, often questioned, is also discussed. Some considerations on the ideal length of a physics fill are also drawn.

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Machine Availability at the Large Hadron Collider

3566

M. Pojer, R. Schmidt, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, S. Wagner
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

One of the most important parameters for a particle accelerator is its uptime, the period of time when it is functioning and available for use. In its second year of operation, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has experienced very high machine availability, which is one of the ingredients of its brilliant performance. Some of the strategies followed to increase MTBF are described in the paper. The approach of periodic maintenance stops, often questioned, is also discussed. Some considerations on the ideal length of a physics fill are also drawn.