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Fitzpatrick, T.

 
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THYFI01 Tevatron Ionization Profile Monitoring 2777
 
  • A. Jansson, K. Bowie, T. Fitzpatrick, R. Kwarciany, C. Lundberg, D. Slimmer, L. Valerio, J.R. Zagel
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
 
  Ionization Profile monitors have been used in almost all machines at Fermilab. However, the Tevatron presents some particular challenges with its two counter-rotating, small beams, and stringent vacuum requirements. In order to obtain adequate beam size accuracy with the small signals available, custom made electronics from particle physics experiments was employed. This provides a fast (single bunch) and dead-timeless charge integration with a sensitivity in the femto-Coulomb range, bringing the system close to the single ionization electron detection threshold. The detector itself is based on a previous Main Injector prototype, albeit with many modifications and improvements. The first detector was installed at the end of 2005, with a second detector to follow during the spring shutdown. The ultimate is to continuously monitor beam size oscillations at injection, as well as the beam size evolution during ramp and squeeze.  
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