Author: Esposito, R.
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TUPMR050 Upgrades to the SPS-to-LHC Transfer Line Beam Stoppers for the LHC High-Luminosity Era 1367
 
  • V. Kain, R. Esposito, M.A. Fraser, B. Goddard, M. Meddahi, A. Perillo Marcone, G.E. Steele, F.M. Velotti
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Each of the 3 km long transfer lines between the SPS and the LHC is equipped with two beam stoppers (TEDs), one at the beginning of the line and one close to the LHC injection point, which need to absorb the full transferred beam. The beam stoppers are used for setting up the SPS extractions and transfer lines with beam without having to inject into the LHC. Energy deposition and thermo-mechanical simulations have, however, shown that the TEDs will not be robust enough to safely absorb the high intensity beams foreseen for the high-luminosity LHC era. This paper will summarize the simulation results and limitations for upgrading the beam stoppers. An outline of the hardware upgrade strategy for the TEDs together with modifications to the SPS extraction interlock system to enforce intensity limitations for beam on the beam stoppers will be given.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-TUPMR050  
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