IPAC2011 - List of Authors (Valuch, D.)

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The LHC RF System - Experience with Beam Operation

202

P. Baudrenghien, M. E. Angoletta, T. Argyropoulos, L. Arnaudon, J. Bento, T. Bohl, O. Brunner, A.C. Butterworth, E. Ciapala, F. Dubouchet, J. Esteban Muller, D.C. Glenat, G. Hagmann, W. Höfle, D. Jacquet, M. Jaussi, S. Kouzue, D. Landre, J. Lollierou, P. Maesen, P. Martinez Yanez, T. Mastoridis, J.C. Molendijk, C. Nicou, J. Noirjean, G. Papotti, A.V. Pashnin, G. Pechaud, J. Pradier, J. Sanchez-Quesada, M. Schokker, E.N. Shaposhnikova, D. Stellfeld, J. Tückmantel, D. Valuch, U. Wehrle, F. Weierud
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The LHC RF system commissioning with beam and physics operation for 2010 and 2011 are presented. It became clear in early 2010 that RF noise was not a lifetime limiting factor: the crossing of the much feared 50 Hz line for the synchrotron frequency did not affect the beam. The broadband LHC RF noise is reduced to a level that makes its contribution to beam diffusion in physics well below that of Intra Beam Scattering. Capture losses are also under control, at well below 0.5%. Longitudinal emittance blow-up, needed for ramping of the nominal intensity single bunch, was rapidly commissioned. In 2011, 3.5 TeV/beam physics has been conducted with 1380 bunches at 50 ns spacing, corresponding to 55% of the nominal current. The intensity per bunch (1.3 ·10¹¹ p) is significantly above the nominal 1.15 ·10¹¹. By August 2011 the LHC has accumulated more than 2 fb-1 integrated luminosity, well in excess of the 1 fb-1 target for 2011.

MOPO012

LHC Damper Beam Commissioning in 2010

505

W. Höfle, G. Kotzian, M. Schokker, D. Valuch
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The LHC transverse dampers were commissioned in 2010 with beam and their use at injection energy of 450 GeV, during the ramp and in collisions at 3.5 TeV for Physics have become part of the standard operations procedure. The system proved important to limit emittance blow-up at injection and maintain smaller than nominal emittances throughout the accelerating cycle. We describe the commissioning of the system step-by-step as done in 2010 and summarize its performance as achieved for proton as well as ion beams in 2010. Although its principle function is to keep transverse oscillations under control, the system has also been used as an exciter for abort gap cleaning and tune measurement. The dedicated beam position measurement system with its low noise properties provides additional possibilities for diagnostics.

MOPO013

Suppression of Emittance Growth by Excited Magnet Noise with the Transverse Damper in LHC in Simulations and Experiment

508

W. Höfle, G. Arduini, R. De Maria, G. Kotzian, D. Valuch
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
V.A. Lebedev
Fermilab, Batavia, USA

The LHC transverse dampers initially build to control transverse instabilities are also a good remedy to suppress the oscillations causing emittance growth excited by electro-magnetic noises at the frequencies of betatron sidebands. To prevent the emittance growth excited by magnet noise using the damper this system has to have extremely low noise properties. The paper discusses simulation results on the effectiveness of the transverse feedback system to suppress such oscillations and the experimental results from a damper point of view as they were gained during the 2010 LHC run. Possible improvements in the damper system to enhance its effectiveness with respect to the suppression of emittance blow-up are also discussed.

TUPS072

Performance of the Arc Detectors of LHC High Power RF System

1704

D. Valuch, O. Brunner, N. Schwerg
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

During operation, the LHC high power RF equipment, such as klystrons, circulators, waveguides and couplers have to be protected from damage caused by electromagnetic discharges. Once ignited these arcs grow over the full height of the waveguide and travel towards the RF source. The burning plasma can cause serious damage to the metal surfaces or ferrite materials. The LHC arc detector system is based on the optical detection of the discharge through small apertures in the waveguide walls. The light is guided by means of an optical fibre from the view port to a photo diode. Experience shows that some of the currently used optical fibers suffer from x-ray induced opacity. The sensors are also exposed to the radiation produced by secondary showers coming from the high intensity beams which, if not treated properly, can cause frequent spurious trips. In the second half of the paper we presents a number of improvements to the design. Measurements with optical parameters from real arcs and a fiber-less version of the detector with redundant detectors for critical environments.

THOBA01

Electron Cloud Observations in LHC

2862

G. Rumolo, G. Arduini, V. Baglin, H. Bartosik, P. Baudrenghien, N. Biancacci, G. Bregliozzi, S.D. Claudet, R. De Maria, J. Esteban Muller, M. Favier, C. Hansen, W. Höfle, J.M. Jimenez, V. Kain, E. Koukovini, G. Lanza, K.S.B. Li, G.H.I. Maury Cuna, E. Métral, G. Papotti, T. Pieloni, F. Roncarolo, B. Salvant, E.N. Shaposhnikova, R.J. Steinhagen, L.J. Tavian, D. Valuch, W. Venturini Delsolaro, F. Zimmermann
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
C.M. Bhat
Fermilab, Batavia, USA
U. Iriso
CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
N. Mounet, C. Zannini
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Operation of LHC with bunch trains different spacings has revealed the formation of an electron cloud inside the machine. The main observations of electron cloud build-up are the pressure rise measured at the vacuum gauges in the warm regions, as well as the increase of the beam screen temperature in the cold regions due to an additional heat load. The effects of the electron cloud were also visible as a strong instability and emittance growth affecting the last bunches of longer trains, which could be improved running with higher chromaticity and/or larger transverse emittances. A summary of the 2010 and 2011 observations and measurements and a comparison with existing models will be presented. The efficiency of scrubbing and scrubbing strategies to improve the machine running performance will be also briefly discussed.

Slides THOBA01 [2.911 MB]

THPS055

Controlling Beamloss at Injection into the LHC

3553

B. Goddard, F. Alessio, W. Bartmann, P. Baudrenghien, V. Boccone, C. Bracco, M. Brugger, K. Cornelis, B. Dehning, A. Di Mauro, L.N. Drosdal, E.B. Holzer, W. Höfle, R. Jacobsson, V. Kain, M. Meddahi, V. Mertens, A. Nordt, J.A. Uythoven, D. Valuch, S. Weisz, E.N. del Busto
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
R. Appleby
UMAN, Manchester, United Kingdom

Losses at injection into the superconducting LHC can adversely affect the machine performance in several important ways. The high injected beam intensity and energy mean that precautions must be taken against damage and quenches, including collimators placed close to the beam in the injection regions. Clean injection is essential, to avoid spurious signals on the sensitive beam loss monitoring system which will trigger beam dumps. In addition, the use of the two injection insertions to house downstream high energy physics experiments brings constraints on permitted beam loss levels. In this paper the sources of injection beam loss are discussed together with the contributing factors and various issues experienced in the first full year of LHC operation. Simulations are compared with measurement, and the implemented and planned mitigation measures and diagnostic improvements are described. An outlook for future LHC operation is given.

Paper	Title	Page
MOPC054	The LHC RF System - Experience with Beam Operation	202
	P. Baudrenghien, M. E. Angoletta, T. Argyropoulos, L. Arnaudon, J. Bento, T. Bohl, O. Brunner, A.C. Butterworth, E. Ciapala, F. Dubouchet, J. Esteban Muller, D.C. Glenat, G. Hagmann, W. Höfle, D. Jacquet, M. Jaussi, S. Kouzue, D. Landre, J. Lollierou, P. Maesen, P. Martinez Yanez, T. Mastoridis, J.C. Molendijk, C. Nicou, J. Noirjean, G. Papotti, A.V. Pashnin, G. Pechaud, J. Pradier, J. Sanchez-Quesada, M. Schokker, E.N. Shaposhnikova, D. Stellfeld, J. Tückmantel, D. Valuch, U. Wehrle, F. Weierud CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The LHC RF system commissioning with beam and physics operation for 2010 and 2011 are presented. It became clear in early 2010 that RF noise was not a lifetime limiting factor: the crossing of the much feared 50 Hz line for the synchrotron frequency did not affect the beam. The broadband LHC RF noise is reduced to a level that makes its contribution to beam diffusion in physics well below that of Intra Beam Scattering. Capture losses are also under control, at well below 0.5%. Longitudinal emittance blow-up, needed for ramping of the nominal intensity single bunch, was rapidly commissioned. In 2011, 3.5 TeV/beam physics has been conducted with 1380 bunches at 50 ns spacing, corresponding to 55% of the nominal current. The intensity per bunch (1.3 ·10¹¹ p) is significantly above the nominal 1.15 ·10¹¹. By August 2011 the LHC has accumulated more than 2 fb-1 integrated luminosity, well in excess of the 1 fb-1 target for 2011.

MOPO012	LHC Damper Beam Commissioning in 2010	505
	W. Höfle, G. Kotzian, M. Schokker, D. Valuch CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The LHC transverse dampers were commissioned in 2010 with beam and their use at injection energy of 450 GeV, during the ramp and in collisions at 3.5 TeV for Physics have become part of the standard operations procedure. The system proved important to limit emittance blow-up at injection and maintain smaller than nominal emittances throughout the accelerating cycle. We describe the commissioning of the system step-by-step as done in 2010 and summarize its performance as achieved for proton as well as ion beams in 2010. Although its principle function is to keep transverse oscillations under control, the system has also been used as an exciter for abort gap cleaning and tune measurement. The dedicated beam position measurement system with its low noise properties provides additional possibilities for diagnostics.

MOPO013	Suppression of Emittance Growth by Excited Magnet Noise with the Transverse Damper in LHC in Simulations and Experiment	508
	W. Höfle, G. Arduini, R. De Maria, G. Kotzian, D. Valuch CERN, Geneva, Switzerland V.A. Lebedev Fermilab, Batavia, USA
	The LHC transverse dampers initially build to control transverse instabilities are also a good remedy to suppress the oscillations causing emittance growth excited by electro-magnetic noises at the frequencies of betatron sidebands. To prevent the emittance growth excited by magnet noise using the damper this system has to have extremely low noise properties. The paper discusses simulation results on the effectiveness of the transverse feedback system to suppress such oscillations and the experimental results from a damper point of view as they were gained during the 2010 LHC run. Possible improvements in the damper system to enhance its effectiveness with respect to the suppression of emittance blow-up are also discussed.

TUPS072	Performance of the Arc Detectors of LHC High Power RF System	1704
	D. Valuch, O. Brunner, N. Schwerg CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	During operation, the LHC high power RF equipment, such as klystrons, circulators, waveguides and couplers have to be protected from damage caused by electromagnetic discharges. Once ignited these arcs grow over the full height of the waveguide and travel towards the RF source. The burning plasma can cause serious damage to the metal surfaces or ferrite materials. The LHC arc detector system is based on the optical detection of the discharge through small apertures in the waveguide walls. The light is guided by means of an optical fibre from the view port to a photo diode. Experience shows that some of the currently used optical fibers suffer from x-ray induced opacity. The sensors are also exposed to the radiation produced by secondary showers coming from the high intensity beams which, if not treated properly, can cause frequent spurious trips. In the second half of the paper we presents a number of improvements to the design. Measurements with optical parameters from real arcs and a fiber-less version of the detector with redundant detectors for critical environments.

THOBA01	Electron Cloud Observations in LHC	2862
	G. Rumolo, G. Arduini, V. Baglin, H. Bartosik, P. Baudrenghien, N. Biancacci, G. Bregliozzi, S.D. Claudet, R. De Maria, J. Esteban Muller, M. Favier, C. Hansen, W. Höfle, J.M. Jimenez, V. Kain, E. Koukovini, G. Lanza, K.S.B. Li, G.H.I. Maury Cuna, E. Métral, G. Papotti, T. Pieloni, F. Roncarolo, B. Salvant, E.N. Shaposhnikova, R.J. Steinhagen, L.J. Tavian, D. Valuch, W. Venturini Delsolaro, F. Zimmermann CERN, Geneva, Switzerland C.M. Bhat Fermilab, Batavia, USA U. Iriso CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain N. Mounet, C. Zannini EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
	Operation of LHC with bunch trains different spacings has revealed the formation of an electron cloud inside the machine. The main observations of electron cloud build-up are the pressure rise measured at the vacuum gauges in the warm regions, as well as the increase of the beam screen temperature in the cold regions due to an additional heat load. The effects of the electron cloud were also visible as a strong instability and emittance growth affecting the last bunches of longer trains, which could be improved running with higher chromaticity and/or larger transverse emittances. A summary of the 2010 and 2011 observations and measurements and a comparison with existing models will be presented. The efficiency of scrubbing and scrubbing strategies to improve the machine running performance will be also briefly discussed.
	Slides THOBA01 [2.911 MB]

THPS055	Controlling Beamloss at Injection into the LHC	3553
	B. Goddard, F. Alessio, W. Bartmann, P. Baudrenghien, V. Boccone, C. Bracco, M. Brugger, K. Cornelis, B. Dehning, A. Di Mauro, L.N. Drosdal, E.B. Holzer, W. Höfle, R. Jacobsson, V. Kain, M. Meddahi, V. Mertens, A. Nordt, J.A. Uythoven, D. Valuch, S. Weisz, E.N. del Busto CERN, Geneva, Switzerland R. Appleby UMAN, Manchester, United Kingdom
	Losses at injection into the superconducting LHC can adversely affect the machine performance in several important ways. The high injected beam intensity and energy mean that precautions must be taken against damage and quenches, including collimators placed close to the beam in the injection regions. Clean injection is essential, to avoid spurious signals on the sensitive beam loss monitoring system which will trigger beam dumps. In addition, the use of the two injection insertions to house downstream high energy physics experiments brings constraints on permitted beam loss levels. In this paper the sources of injection beam loss are discussed together with the contributing factors and various issues experienced in the first full year of LHC operation. Simulations are compared with measurement, and the implemented and planned mitigation measures and diagnostic improvements are described. An outlook for future LHC operation is given.