IPAC2013 - List of Authors (Quaranta, E.)

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Simulations and Measurements of Cleaning with 100 MJ Beams in the LHC

52

R. Bruce, R.W. Aßmann, V. Boccone, C. Bracco, M. Cauchi, F. Cerutti, D. Deboy, A. Ferrari, L. Lari, A. Marsili, A. Mereghetti, E. Quaranta, S. Redaelli, G. Robert-Demolaize, A. Rossi, B. Salvachua, E. Skordis, G. Valentino, V. Vlachoudis, Th. Weiler, D. Wollmann
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
L. Lari
IFIC, Valencia, Spain
E. Quaranta
Politecnico/Milano, Milano, Italy
G. Valentino
University of Malta, Information and Communication Technology, Msida, Malta

The CERN Large Hadron Collider is routinely storing proton beam intensities of more than 100 MJ, which puts extraordinary demands on the control of beam losses to avoid quenches of the superconducting magnets. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the LHC beam cleaning is required. We present tracking and shower simulations of the LHC's multi-stage collimation system and compare with measured beam losses, which allow us to conclude on the predictive power of the simulations.

Slides MOODB202 [6.343 MB]

MOPWO037

SixTrack Simulation of Off-momentum Cleaning in LHC

972

E. Quaranta, R. Bruce, S. Redaelli
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

In the LHC, high-amplitude particles are cleaned by either betatron collimators or momentum collimators. Previously, betatron losses have been considered more important, but measurements during the first years of operation show high losses also in the off-momentum cleaning insertion. This causes a significant radiation dose to warm magnets downstream of the collimators. Our work in this paper aims at simulating with SixTrack the off-momentum particles, driven into the momentum collimators by radiation damping outside the RF system acceptance. The results are an important ingredient in assessing the effectiveness of new passive absorbers to protect the warm magnets.

MOPWO038

Cleaning Inefficiency of the LHC Collimation System during the Energy Ramp: Simulations and Measurements

975

E. Quaranta, R. Bruce, L. Lari, D. Mirarchi, S. Redaelli, A. Rossi, B. Salvachua, G. Valentino
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
L. Lari
IFIC, Valencia, Spain
D. Mirarchi
The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
G. Valentino
University of Malta, Information and Communication Technology, Msida, Malta

The cleaning inefficiency of the LHC collimation system has already been studied in detail at injection and top energy (450 GeV and 4 TeV respectively). In this paper the results are presented for the cleaning inefficiency at intermediate energies, simulated using the SixTrack code. The first comparisons with measured provoked losses are discussed. This study helps in benchmarking the energy dependence of the simulated inefficiency and is thus important for the extrapolation to future operation at higher energies.

MOPWO048

Cleaning Performance of the LHC Collimation System up to 4 TeV

1002

B. Salvachua, R.W. Aßmann, R. Bruce, M. Cauchi, D. Deboy, L. Lari, A. Marsili, D. Mirarchi, E. Quaranta, S. Redaelli, A. Rossi, G. Valentino
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
M. Cauchi
UoM, Msida, Malta
L. Lari
IFIC, Valencia, Spain
D. Mirarchi
The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
G. Valentino
University of Malta, Information and Communication Technology, Msida, Malta

Funding: Research supported by EU FP7 HiLumi LHC (Grant agreement 284404)
In this paper we review the performance of the LHC collimation system during 2012 and compare it with previous years. During 2012, the so-called tight settings were deployed for a better cleaning and improved beta-star reach. As a result, a record cleaning efficiency below a few 0.0001 was achieved in the cold regions where the highest beam losses occur. The cleaning in other cold locations is typically a factor of 10 better. No quenches were observed during regular operation with up to 140 MJ stored beam energy. The system stability during the year, monitored regularly to ensure the system functionality for all machine configurations, and the performance of the alignment tools are also reviewed.

Paper	Title	Page
MOODB202	Simulations and Measurements of Cleaning with 100 MJ Beams in the LHC	52
	R. Bruce, R.W. Aßmann, V. Boccone, C. Bracco, M. Cauchi, F. Cerutti, D. Deboy, A. Ferrari, L. Lari, A. Marsili, A. Mereghetti, E. Quaranta, S. Redaelli, G. Robert-Demolaize, A. Rossi, B. Salvachua, E. Skordis, G. Valentino, V. Vlachoudis, Th. Weiler, D. Wollmann CERN, Geneva, Switzerland L. Lari IFIC, Valencia, Spain E. Quaranta Politecnico/Milano, Milano, Italy G. Valentino University of Malta, Information and Communication Technology, Msida, Malta
	The CERN Large Hadron Collider is routinely storing proton beam intensities of more than 100 MJ, which puts extraordinary demands on the control of beam losses to avoid quenches of the superconducting magnets. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the LHC beam cleaning is required. We present tracking and shower simulations of the LHC's multi-stage collimation system and compare with measured beam losses, which allow us to conclude on the predictive power of the simulations.
	Slides MOODB202 [6.343 MB]

MOPWO037	SixTrack Simulation of Off-momentum Cleaning in LHC	972
	E. Quaranta, R. Bruce, S. Redaelli CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	In the LHC, high-amplitude particles are cleaned by either betatron collimators or momentum collimators. Previously, betatron losses have been considered more important, but measurements during the first years of operation show high losses also in the off-momentum cleaning insertion. This causes a significant radiation dose to warm magnets downstream of the collimators. Our work in this paper aims at simulating with SixTrack the off-momentum particles, driven into the momentum collimators by radiation damping outside the RF system acceptance. The results are an important ingredient in assessing the effectiveness of new passive absorbers to protect the warm magnets.

MOPWO038	Cleaning Inefficiency of the LHC Collimation System during the Energy Ramp: Simulations and Measurements	975
	E. Quaranta, R. Bruce, L. Lari, D. Mirarchi, S. Redaelli, A. Rossi, B. Salvachua, G. Valentino CERN, Geneva, Switzerland L. Lari IFIC, Valencia, Spain D. Mirarchi The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom G. Valentino University of Malta, Information and Communication Technology, Msida, Malta
	The cleaning inefficiency of the LHC collimation system has already been studied in detail at injection and top energy (450 GeV and 4 TeV respectively). In this paper the results are presented for the cleaning inefficiency at intermediate energies, simulated using the SixTrack code. The first comparisons with measured provoked losses are discussed. This study helps in benchmarking the energy dependence of the simulated inefficiency and is thus important for the extrapolation to future operation at higher energies.

MOPWO048	Cleaning Performance of the LHC Collimation System up to 4 TeV	1002
	B. Salvachua, R.W. Aßmann, R. Bruce, M. Cauchi, D. Deboy, L. Lari, A. Marsili, D. Mirarchi, E. Quaranta, S. Redaelli, A. Rossi, G. Valentino CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Cauchi UoM, Msida, Malta L. Lari IFIC, Valencia, Spain D. Mirarchi The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom G. Valentino University of Malta, Information and Communication Technology, Msida, Malta
	Funding: Research supported by EU FP7 HiLumi LHC (Grant agreement 284404) In this paper we review the performance of the LHC collimation system during 2012 and compare it with previous years. During 2012, the so-called tight settings were deployed for a better cleaning and improved beta-star reach. As a result, a record cleaning efficiency below a few 0.0001 was achieved in the cold regions where the highest beam losses occur. The cleaning in other cold locations is typically a factor of 10 better. No quenches were observed during regular operation with up to 140 MJ stored beam energy. The system stability during the year, monitored regularly to ensure the system functionality for all machine configurations, and the performance of the alignment tools are also reviewed.