IPAC2015 - List of Authors (Kain, V.)

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TUAD2	Comparison between Measured and Computed Temperatures of the Internal High Energy Beam Dump in the CERN SPS	1373
	G.E. Steele, R. Folch, V. Kain, I.V. Leitao, R. Losito, C. Maglioni, F. Pasdeloup, A. Perillo-Marcone, F.M. Velotti CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The SPS high energy internal dump (TIDVG) is designed to receive beam dumps from 10².2 to 450 GeV. The absorbing core is composed of 2.5m graphite, followed by 1m of aluminium, then 0.5m of copper and finally 0.3m of tungsten, all of which is surrounded by a water cooled copper jacket. An inspection during Long Shutdown 1 revealed significant beam induced damage to the Al section of the dump block. Temperature sensors were installed to monitor the new dump replacing the damaged one. This paper summarises the correlation between the temperature measured as a function of the energy deposited and the same temperatures computed in a numerical model combining FLUKA and ANSYS simulations. The goal of this study is the assessment of the thermal contact quality between the beam absorbing blocks and the copper jacket, by analysing the cooling times observed from the measurements and from the thermo-mechanical simulations. This paper presents an improved method to estimate the efficiency and long term reliability of the cooling of this type of design, with the view of optimising the performance of future dump versions.
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TUPTY039	LHC Transfer Lines and Injection Tests for Run 2	2098
	C. Bracco, J.L. Abelleira, R. Alemany-Fernández, M.J. Barnes, W. Bartmann, E. Carlier, L.N. Drøsdal, M.A. Fraser, K. Fuchsberger, B. Goddard, J. Jentzsch, V. Kain, N. Magnin, M. Meddahi, J.S. Schmidt, L.S. Stoel, J.A. Uythoven, F.M. Velotti, J. Wenninger CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The transfer lines for both rings of the LHC were successfully re-commissioned with beam in preparation for the start-up of Run 2. This paper presents an overview of the transfer line and sector tests performed to bring the LHC back into operation after a two-year period of shutdown for consolidation and upgrade. The tests enabled the debugging of critical software and hardware systems and validated changes made to the transfer and injection systems. The beam-based measurements carried out to validate the optics and machine configuration are summarised along with the performance of the hardware systems.
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TUPTY048	Changes to the Transfer Line Collimation System for the High-Luminosity LHC Beams	2124
	V. Kain, O. Aberle, C. Bracco, M.A. Fraser, F. Galleazzi, A. Kosmicki, F.L. Maciariello, M. Meddahi, F.-X. Nuiry, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti CERN, Geneva, Switzerland E. Gianfelice-Wendt Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
	The current LHC transfer line collimation system will not be able to provide enough protection for the high brightness beams in the high-luminosity LHC era. The new collimation system will have to attenuate more and be more robust than its predecessor. The active jaw length of the new transfer line collimators will therefore be 2.1 m instead of currently 1.2 m. The transfer line optics will have to be adjusted for the new collimator locations and larger beta functions at the collimators for absorber robustness reasons. In this paper the new design of the transfer line collimation system will be presented with its implications on transfer line optics and powering, maintainability, protection of transfer line magnets in case of beam loss on a collimator and protection of the LHC aperture
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WEPMN068	Upgrade of the CERN SPS Extraction Protection Elements TPS	3083
	J. Borburgh, B. Balhan, M.J. Barnes, C. Baud, M.A. Fraser, V. Kain, F.L. Maciariello, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	In 2006 the protection devices upstream of the septa in both extraction channels of the CERN SPS to the LHC were installed. Since then, new beam parameters have been proposed for the SPS beam towards the LHC in the framework of the LIU project. The mechanical parameters and assumptions on which these protection devices presently have been based, need validation before the new upgraded versions can be designed and constructed. The paper describes the design assumptions for the present protection device and the testing program for the TPSG4 at HiRadMat to validate them. Finally the requirements and the options to upgrade both extraction protection elements in the SPS are described.
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THPF089	Beam Transfer to the FCC-hh Collider from a 3.3 TeV Booster in the LHC Tunnel	3901
	W. Bartmann, M.J. Barnes, M.A. Fraser, B. Goddard, W. Herr, J. Holma, V. Kain, T. Kramer, M. Meddahi, A. Milanese, R. Ostojić, L.S. Stoel, J.A. Uythoven, F.M. Velotti CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	Transfer of the high brightness 3.3 TeV proton beams from the High Energy Booster (HEB) to the 100 TeV centre-of-mass proton collider in a new tunnel of 80–100 km circumference will be a major challenge. The extremely high stored beam energy means that machine protection considerations will constrain the functional design of the transfer, for instance in the amount of beam transferred, the kicker rise and fall times and hence the collider filling pattern. In addition the transfer lines may need dedicated insertions for passive protection devices. The requirements and constraints are described, and a first concept for the 3.3 TeV beam transfer between the machines is outlined. The resulting implications on the parameters and design of the various kicker systems are explored, in the context of the available technology. The general features of the transfer lines between the machines are described, with the expected constraints on the collider layout and insertion lengths.
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THPF096	Origin of the Damage to the Internal High Energy Beam Dump in the CERN SPS	3927
	V. Kain, K. Cornelis, B. Goddard, M. Lamont, I.V. Leitao, R. Losito, C. Maglioni, M. Meddahi, F. Pasdeloup, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The high energy beam dump in the SPS has to deal with beams from 10⁵ to 450 GeV/c and intensities of up to 4 ×10¹³ protons. An inspection during the last shutdown revealed significant damage to the Al section of the dump block. This paper summarizes the results of the analysis revealing the most likely cause of the damage to the beam dump. The implications for future SPS operation will also be briefly discussed, together with the short-term solution put in place.
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THPF097	Feasibility Study of a New SPS Beam Dump System	3930
	F.M. Velotti, J.L. Abelleira, M.J. Barnes, C. Bracco, E. Carlier, F. Cerutti, K. Cornelis, R. Folch, B. Goddard, V. Kain, M. Meddahi, R.F. Morton, J.A. Osborne, F. Pasdeloup, V. Senaj, G.E. Steele, J.A. Uythoven, H. Vincke CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) presently uses an internal beam dump system with two separate blocks to cleanly dispose of low and high energy beams. In view of the increased beam power and brightness needed for the LHC Injector Upgrade project for High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), the performance of this internal beam dump system has been reviewed for future operation. Different possible upgrades of the beam dumping system have been investigated. The initially considered solution for the SPS Beam Dump System is to design a new, dedicated external system, with a dump block in a shielded cavern separated from the machine ring. Unfortunately this solution is not feasible with the present technology. In this paper, the design requirements and the possible solutions are investigated, including considering a new internal beam dump in the Long Straight Section 5 (LSS5).
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THPF098	SPS-to-LHC Transfer Lines Loss Map Generation Using PyCollimate	3934
	F.M. Velotti EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland W. Bartmann, C. Bracco, M.A. Fraser, B. Goddard, V. Kain, M. Meddahi, F.M. Velotti CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The Transfer Lines (TL) linking the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are both equipped with a complete collimation system to protect the LHC against mis-steered beams. During the setting up of these collimators, their gaps are positioned to nominal values and the phase-space coverage of the whole system is checked using a manual validation procedure. In order to perform this setting-up more efficiently and more reliably, the simulated loss maps of the TLs will be used to validate the collimator positions and settings. In this paper, the simulation procedure for the generation of TL loss maps is described, and a detailed overview of the new scattering routine (pycollimate) is given. Finally, the results of simulations benchmark with another scattering routine are presented.
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Comparison between Measured and Computed Temperatures of the Internal High Energy Beam Dump in the CERN SPS

1373

G.E. Steele, R. Folch, V. Kain, I.V. Leitao, R. Losito, C. Maglioni, F. Pasdeloup, A. Perillo-Marcone, F.M. Velotti
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The SPS high energy internal dump (TIDVG) is designed to receive beam dumps from 10².2 to 450 GeV. The absorbing core is composed of 2.5m graphite, followed by 1m of aluminium, then 0.5m of copper and finally 0.3m of tungsten, all of which is surrounded by a water cooled copper jacket. An inspection during Long Shutdown 1 revealed significant beam induced damage to the Al section of the dump block. Temperature sensors were installed to monitor the new dump replacing the damaged one. This paper summarises the correlation between the temperature measured as a function of the energy deposited and the same temperatures computed in a numerical model combining FLUKA and ANSYS simulations. The goal of this study is the assessment of the thermal contact quality between the beam absorbing blocks and the copper jacket, by analysing the cooling times observed from the measurements and from the thermo-mechanical simulations. This paper presents an improved method to estimate the efficiency and long term reliability of the cooling of this type of design, with the view of optimising the performance of future dump versions.

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TUPTY039

LHC Transfer Lines and Injection Tests for Run 2

2098

C. Bracco, J.L. Abelleira, R. Alemany-Fernández, M.J. Barnes, W. Bartmann, E. Carlier, L.N. Drøsdal, M.A. Fraser, K. Fuchsberger, B. Goddard, J. Jentzsch, V. Kain, N. Magnin, M. Meddahi, J.S. Schmidt, L.S. Stoel, J.A. Uythoven, F.M. Velotti, J. Wenninger
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The transfer lines for both rings of the LHC were successfully re-commissioned with beam in preparation for the start-up of Run 2. This paper presents an overview of the transfer line and sector tests performed to bring the LHC back into operation after a two-year period of shutdown for consolidation and upgrade. The tests enabled the debugging of critical software and hardware systems and validated changes made to the transfer and injection systems. The beam-based measurements carried out to validate the optics and machine configuration are summarised along with the performance of the hardware systems.

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TUPTY048

Changes to the Transfer Line Collimation System for the High-Luminosity LHC Beams

2124

V. Kain, O. Aberle, C. Bracco, M.A. Fraser, F. Galleazzi, A. Kosmicki, F.L. Maciariello, M. Meddahi, F.-X. Nuiry, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
E. Gianfelice-Wendt
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA

The current LHC transfer line collimation system will not be able to provide enough protection for the high brightness beams in the high-luminosity LHC era. The new collimation system will have to attenuate more and be more robust than its predecessor. The active jaw length of the new transfer line collimators will therefore be 2.1 m instead of currently 1.2 m. The transfer line optics will have to be adjusted for the new collimator locations and larger beta functions at the collimators for absorber robustness reasons. In this paper the new design of the transfer line collimation system will be presented with its implications on transfer line optics and powering, maintainability, protection of transfer line magnets in case of beam loss on a collimator and protection of the LHC aperture

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WEPMN068

Upgrade of the CERN SPS Extraction Protection Elements TPS

3083

J. Borburgh, B. Balhan, M.J. Barnes, C. Baud, M.A. Fraser, V. Kain, F.L. Maciariello, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

In 2006 the protection devices upstream of the septa in both extraction channels of the CERN SPS to the LHC were installed. Since then, new beam parameters have been proposed for the SPS beam towards the LHC in the framework of the LIU project. The mechanical parameters and assumptions on which these protection devices presently have been based, need validation before the new upgraded versions can be designed and constructed. The paper describes the design assumptions for the present protection device and the testing program for the TPSG4 at HiRadMat to validate them. Finally the requirements and the options to upgrade both extraction protection elements in the SPS are described.

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THPF089

Beam Transfer to the FCC-hh Collider from a 3.3 TeV Booster in the LHC Tunnel

3901

W. Bartmann, M.J. Barnes, M.A. Fraser, B. Goddard, W. Herr, J. Holma, V. Kain, T. Kramer, M. Meddahi, A. Milanese, R. Ostojić, L.S. Stoel, J.A. Uythoven, F.M. Velotti
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Transfer of the high brightness 3.3 TeV proton beams from the High Energy Booster (HEB) to the 100 TeV centre-of-mass proton collider in a new tunnel of 80–100 km circumference will be a major challenge. The extremely high stored beam energy means that machine protection considerations will constrain the functional design of the transfer, for instance in the amount of beam transferred, the kicker rise and fall times and hence the collider filling pattern. In addition the transfer lines may need dedicated insertions for passive protection devices. The requirements and constraints are described, and a first concept for the 3.3 TeV beam transfer between the machines is outlined. The resulting implications on the parameters and design of the various kicker systems are explored, in the context of the available technology. The general features of the transfer lines between the machines are described, with the expected constraints on the collider layout and insertion lengths.

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THPF096

Origin of the Damage to the Internal High Energy Beam Dump in the CERN SPS

3927

V. Kain, K. Cornelis, B. Goddard, M. Lamont, I.V. Leitao, R. Losito, C. Maglioni, M. Meddahi, F. Pasdeloup, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The high energy beam dump in the SPS has to deal with beams from 10⁵ to 450 GeV/c and intensities of up to 4 ×10¹³ protons. An inspection during the last shutdown revealed significant damage to the Al section of the dump block. This paper summarizes the results of the analysis revealing the most likely cause of the damage to the beam dump. The implications for future SPS operation will also be briefly discussed, together with the short-term solution put in place.

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THPF097

Feasibility Study of a New SPS Beam Dump System

3930

F.M. Velotti, J.L. Abelleira, M.J. Barnes, C. Bracco, E. Carlier, F. Cerutti, K. Cornelis, R. Folch, B. Goddard, V. Kain, M. Meddahi, R.F. Morton, J.A. Osborne, F. Pasdeloup, V. Senaj, G.E. Steele, J.A. Uythoven, H. Vincke
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) presently uses an internal beam dump system with two separate blocks to cleanly dispose of low and high energy beams. In view of the increased beam power and brightness needed for the LHC Injector Upgrade project for High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), the performance of this internal beam dump system has been reviewed for future operation. Different possible upgrades of the beam dumping system have been investigated. The initially considered solution for the SPS Beam Dump System is to design a new, dedicated external system, with a dump block in a shielded cavern separated from the machine ring. Unfortunately this solution is not feasible with the present technology. In this paper, the design requirements and the possible solutions are investigated, including considering a new internal beam dump in the Long Straight Section 5 (LSS5).

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THPF098

SPS-to-LHC Transfer Lines Loss Map Generation Using PyCollimate

3934

F.M. Velotti
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
W. Bartmann, C. Bracco, M.A. Fraser, B. Goddard, V. Kain, M. Meddahi, F.M. Velotti
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The Transfer Lines (TL) linking the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are both equipped with a complete collimation system to protect the LHC against mis-steered beams. During the setting up of these collimators, their gaps are positioned to nominal values and the phase-space coverage of the whole system is checked using a manual validation procedure. In order to perform this setting-up more efficiently and more reliably, the simulated loss maps of the TLs will be used to validate the collimator positions and settings. In this paper, the simulation procedure for the generation of TL loss maps is described, and a detailed overview of the new scattering routine (pycollimate) is given. Finally, the results of simulations benchmark with another scattering routine are presented.

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