IPAC2011 - List of Authors (Vretenar, M.)

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The Linac4 Project at CERN

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M. Vretenar, L. Arnaudon, P. Baudrenghien, C. Bertone, Y. Body, J.C. Broere, O. Brunner, M.C.L. Buzio, C. Carli, F. Caspers, J.-P. Corso, J. Coupard, A. Dallocchio, N. Dos Santos, R. Garoby, F. Gerigk, L. Hammouti, K. Hanke, M.A. Jones, I. Kozsar, J.-B. Lallement, J. Lettry, A.M. Lombardi, L.A. Lopez Hernandez, C. Maglioni, S.J. Mathot, S. Maury, B. Mikulec, D. Nisbet, C. Noels, M.M. Paoluzzi, B. Puccio, U. Raich, S. Ramberger, C. Rossi, N. Schwerg, R. Scrivens, G. Vandoni, J. Vollaire, S. Weisz, Th. Zickler
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

As the first step of a long-term programme aiming at an increase in the LHC luminosity, CERN is building a new 160 MeV H⁻ linear accelerator, Linac4, to replace the ageing 50 MeV Linac2 as injector to the Proton-Synchrotron Booster (PSB). Linac4 is an 86-m long normal-conducting linac made of an H⁻ source, a Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ), a chopping line and a sequence of three accelerating structures: a Drift-Tube Linac (DTL), a Cell-Coupled DTL (CCDTL) and a Pi-Mode Structure (PIMS). The civil engineering has been recently completed, and construction of the main accelerator components has started with the support of a network of international collaborations. The low-energy section up to 3 MeV including a 3-m long 352 MHz RFQ entirely built at CERN is in the final construction phase and is being installed on a dedicated test stand. The present schedule foresees beam commissioning of the accelerator in the new tunnel in 2013/14; the moment of connection of the new linac to the CERN accelerator chain will depend on the LHC schedule for long shut-downs.

Slides TUOAA03 [10.347 MB]

WEPS017

Plans for the Upgrade of the LHC Injectors

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R. Garoby, S.S. Gilardoni, B. Goddard, K. Hanke, M. Meddahi, M. Vretenar
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project has been launched at the end of 2010 to prepare the CERN accelerator complex for reliably providing beam with the challenging characteristics required by the high luminosity LHC until at least 2030. Based on the work already started on Linac4, PS Booster, PS and SPS, the LIU project coordinates studies and implementation, and interfaces with the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) project which looks after the upgrade of the LHC itself, expected by the end of the present decade. The anticipated beam characteristics are described, as well as the status of the studies and the solutions envisaged for improving the injector performances.

WEPS019

Study of a Rapid Cycling Synchrotron to Replace the CERN PS Booster

2523

K. Hanke, O. Aberle, M. E. Angoletta, B. Balhan, W. Bartmann, M. Benedikt, J. Borburgh, D. Bozzini, C. Carli, P. Dahlen, T. Dobers, M. Fitterer, R. Garoby, S.S. Gilardoni, B. Goddard, J. Hansen, T. Hermanns, M. Hourican, S. Jensen, A. Kosmicki, L.A. Lopez Hernandez, M. Meddahi, B. Mikulec, A. Newborough, M. Nonis, S. Olek, M.M. Paoluzzi, S. Pittet, B. Puccio, V. Raginel, I. Ruehl, H.O. Schönauer, L. Sermeus, R.R. Steerenberg, J. Tan, J. Tückmantel, M. Vretenar, M. Widorski
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

CERN’s proton injector chain is undergoing a massive consolidation and upgrade program in order to deliver beams meeting the needs of the LHC Luminosity Upgrade. As an alternative to the upgrade of the existing Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB), the construction of a Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) has been studied. This machine would replace the PSB and deliver beams to the LHC as well as to CERN’s rich fixed-target physics program. This paper summarizes the outcome of the feasibility study along with a tentative RCS design.

Paper	Title	Page
TUOAA03	The Linac4 Project at CERN	900
	M. Vretenar, L. Arnaudon, P. Baudrenghien, C. Bertone, Y. Body, J.C. Broere, O. Brunner, M.C.L. Buzio, C. Carli, F. Caspers, J.-P. Corso, J. Coupard, A. Dallocchio, N. Dos Santos, R. Garoby, F. Gerigk, L. Hammouti, K. Hanke, M.A. Jones, I. Kozsar, J.-B. Lallement, J. Lettry, A.M. Lombardi, L.A. Lopez Hernandez, C. Maglioni, S.J. Mathot, S. Maury, B. Mikulec, D. Nisbet, C. Noels, M.M. Paoluzzi, B. Puccio, U. Raich, S. Ramberger, C. Rossi, N. Schwerg, R. Scrivens, G. Vandoni, J. Vollaire, S. Weisz, Th. Zickler CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	As the first step of a long-term programme aiming at an increase in the LHC luminosity, CERN is building a new 160 MeV H⁻ linear accelerator, Linac4, to replace the ageing 50 MeV Linac2 as injector to the Proton-Synchrotron Booster (PSB). Linac4 is an 86-m long normal-conducting linac made of an H⁻ source, a Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ), a chopping line and a sequence of three accelerating structures: a Drift-Tube Linac (DTL), a Cell-Coupled DTL (CCDTL) and a Pi-Mode Structure (PIMS). The civil engineering has been recently completed, and construction of the main accelerator components has started with the support of a network of international collaborations. The low-energy section up to 3 MeV including a 3-m long 352 MHz RFQ entirely built at CERN is in the final construction phase and is being installed on a dedicated test stand. The present schedule foresees beam commissioning of the accelerator in the new tunnel in 2013/14; the moment of connection of the new linac to the CERN accelerator chain will depend on the LHC schedule for long shut-downs.
	Slides TUOAA03 [10.347 MB]

WEPS017	Plans for the Upgrade of the LHC Injectors	2517
	R. Garoby, S.S. Gilardoni, B. Goddard, K. Hanke, M. Meddahi, M. Vretenar CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project has been launched at the end of 2010 to prepare the CERN accelerator complex for reliably providing beam with the challenging characteristics required by the high luminosity LHC until at least 2030. Based on the work already started on Linac4, PS Booster, PS and SPS, the LIU project coordinates studies and implementation, and interfaces with the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) project which looks after the upgrade of the LHC itself, expected by the end of the present decade. The anticipated beam characteristics are described, as well as the status of the studies and the solutions envisaged for improving the injector performances.

WEPS019	Study of a Rapid Cycling Synchrotron to Replace the CERN PS Booster	2523
	K. Hanke, O. Aberle, M. E. Angoletta, B. Balhan, W. Bartmann, M. Benedikt, J. Borburgh, D. Bozzini, C. Carli, P. Dahlen, T. Dobers, M. Fitterer, R. Garoby, S.S. Gilardoni, B. Goddard, J. Hansen, T. Hermanns, M. Hourican, S. Jensen, A. Kosmicki, L.A. Lopez Hernandez, M. Meddahi, B. Mikulec, A. Newborough, M. Nonis, S. Olek, M.M. Paoluzzi, S. Pittet, B. Puccio, V. Raginel, I. Ruehl, H.O. Schönauer, L. Sermeus, R.R. Steerenberg, J. Tan, J. Tückmantel, M. Vretenar, M. Widorski CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	CERN’s proton injector chain is undergoing a massive consolidation and upgrade program in order to deliver beams meeting the needs of the LHC Luminosity Upgrade. As an alternative to the upgrade of the existing Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB), the construction of a Rapid Cycling Synchrotron (RCS) has been studied. This machine would replace the PSB and deliver beams to the LHC as well as to CERN’s rich fixed-target physics program. This paper summarizes the outcome of the feasibility study along with a tentative RCS design.