Author: Baglin, V.
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MOBD1 Preliminary Design of the High-Luminosity LHC Beam Screen with Shielding 60
 
  • C. Garion, V. Baglin, R. Kersevan
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  A new beam screen is needed in the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) final focusing magnets. Such an essential vacuum component, while operating in the range 40-60 K, has to ensure the vacuum performance and to prevent the beam-induced heating from reaching the cold bore which is at 1.9 K. In addition, they have to shield the cold mass from physics debris coming from the nearby beam collision points. To such purpose, energy absorbers made of tungsten alloy are installed onto the beam screen in the vacuum system. In this contribution, the proposed mechanical design is shown; it covers different thermomechanical aspects such as the behaviour during a magnet quench and the heat transfer from the tungsten absorbers to the cooling tubes. Assembly and manufacturing tolerances are also considered to evaluate the impact on the aperture. Results obtained with a short prototype assembly test are discussed.  
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WEPHA003 Measurement of NEG Coating Performance Variation in the LHC after the First Long Shutdown 3100
 
  • V. Bencini, V. Baglin, G. Bregliozzi, P. Chiggiato, R. Kersevan, C. Yin Vallgren
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  During the Long Shutdown 1 (LS1) of the Large Hadron Collider, 90% of the Non-Evaporable Getter (NEG) coated beam pipes in the Long Straight Sections (LSS) were vented to undertake the planned upgrade and consolidation programmes. After each intervention, an additional bake-out and NEG activation were performed to reach the vacuum requirements. An analysis of the coating performance variation after the additional activation cycle has been carried out by using ultimate pressure and pressure build-up measurements. In addition, laboratory measurements have been carried out to mimic the LHC coated beam pipe behaviour. The experimental data have been compared with calculation obtained by Molflow+.  
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WEPHA004 Present Quality Assurance for the LHC Beam Vacuum System and its Future Improvement 3103
 
  • J. Sestak, V. Baglin, G. Bregliozzi, P. Chiggiato
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  During the Long Shutdown 1 (LS1), the LHC beam vacuum system was upgraded to minimize dynamic vacuum effects like stimulated desorption and beam-induced electron multipacting. A quality assurance plan was mandatory due to the demanding vacuum performance and the limited access to the equipment during the following operation period. Laboratory assessment tests and underground interventions were performed following well-defined and approved procedures. All vacuum related activities were documented and written reports stored in dedicated databases. Quality controls were performed to find mechanical, cabling and equipment functionality non-conformities. Possible issues were identified, classified and tracked in a non-conformity database for future corrective actions. This contribution give an overview of the quality assurance policy followed during the LS1 and the non-conformities reported after quality control. Possible future improvements are also discussed.  
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WEPHA005 Characterization of the RF Fingers Contact Force for the LHC Warm Vacuum Bellow Modules 3106
 
  • C. Blanch Gutiérrez, V. Baglin, G. Bregliozzi, P. Chiggiato, R. Kersevan
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Along the 27 Km of LHC beam pipe, various types of vacuum bellow modules are needed to compensate the mechanical misalignments of the vacuum chambers during installation and to absorb their thermal expansion during the bake-out. In order to reduce the beam impedance during operation with beams these modules are equipped with RF bridges to carry the image current. They are usually made out of a copper tube insert at one side and Cu-Be RF fingers at the other end of the module. A spring is used to keep the contact between the RF fingers and the tube insert. The geometry and the choice of this spring become critical to ensure a good electrical contact. In this paper, a description of the test bench used to measure the contact force together with the procedure applied and the measurements performed are given. A summary of the maximum radial and axial offsets between the RF fingers and the insert tube while keeping a good electrical contact is presented.  
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WEPHA006 Recommissioning of the COLDEX Experiment at CERN 3109
 
  • R. Salemme, V. Baglin, F. Bellorini, G. Bregliozzi, K. Brodzinski, P. Chiggiato, P. Costa Pinto, P. Gomes, A. Gutierrez, V. Inglese, B. Jenninger, R. Kersevan, E. Michel, M. Pezzetti, B. Rio, A. Sapountzis
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  COLDEX (Cold bore Experiment), installed in the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at CERN, is a test vacuum sector used in 2001-2004 to validate the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) cryogenic vacuum system with LHC type proton beams. Its cryostat houses a 2.2 m long copper perforated beam screen surrounded by a stainless steel cold bore, both individually temperature controlled down to 5 and 3 K, respectively. In the framework of the development for the High Luminosity upgrade of the LHC (HL-LHC), COLDEX has been re-commissioned in 2014. The objective of this re-commissioning is the validation of the performance of amorphous carbon coatings at cryogenic temperature with LHC type beams. The existing COLDEX beam screen has been dismounted and carbon coated, while a complete overhaul of the vacuum, cryogenic and control systems has been carried out. This contribution describes the phases of re-commissioning and reviews the current experimental set-up. An overview of the possible measurements with COLDEX, in view of its HL-LHC experimental program, is also presented.  
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WEPHA007 Amorphous Carbon Coatings at Cryogenic Temperatures with LHC Type Beams: First Results with the COLDEX Experiment 3112
 
  • R. Salemme, V. Baglin, G. Bregliozzi, P. Chiggiato, R. Kersevan
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Extrapolations of electron cloud data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Run 1 to the High Luminosity upgrade (HL-LHC) beam parameters predict an intolerable increase of heat load on the beam screens of the inner triplets. Amorphous carbon (a-C) coating of the beam screen surface is proposed to reduce electron cloud production, thereby minimising its dissipated power. To validate this solution, the COLDEX experiment has been re-commissioned. Such equipment mimics the performance of the LHC cold bore and beam screen cryogenic vacuum system in presence of LHC beams in the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS). The main objective of the study is the performance evaluation of a-C coatings while operating the beam screen in the 10 to 60 K temperature range and cold bore below 3 K. This paper reviews the status of COLDEX and the results obtained during its first experimental runs.  
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