Author: Malina, L.
Paper Title Page
MOPMR029 Experience with DOROS BPMs for Coupling Measurement and Correction 303
 
  • T. Persson, J.M. Coello de Portugal, A. Garcia-Tabares, M. Gąsior, A. Langner, T. Lefèvre, E.H. Maclean, L. Malina, J. Olexa, P.K. Skowroński, R. Tomás
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • J. Olexa
    STU, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
 
  The Diode ORbit and OScillation System (DOROS) system is designed to provide accurate measurements of the beam position in the LHC. The oscillation part of the system, which is able to provide turn-by-turn data, is used to measure the transverse coupling. Since the system provides high resolution measurements for many turns only small excitations are needed to accurately measure the transverse coupling. In this article we present the performance the system to measure coupling and compare it to the BPMs not equipped with this system.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-MOPMR029  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
TUPMW030 Review of LHC On-line Model Implementation and of its Applications 1505
 
  • T. Persson, J.M. Coello de Portugal, M. Fjellstrom, L. Malina, J. Roy, P.K. Skowroński, A. Szczotka
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • J.S. Moeskops
    RID, Delft, The Netherlands
 
  The online model of the LHC aims to provide an accurate description of the machine at any given time. In order to do so it extracts the current optics in the machine along with other crucial parameters. It also provides the functionality to match the measured orbit using virtual correctors and the measured beta functions using virtual quadrupoles. In this way an accurate effective model can be created. In order to facilitate the use of the online model a graphical user interface has been developed. In this article we describe the design of the online model and its application in different studies. We give examples how it has been used to predict the influence of changes before they were applied to the machine.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-TUPMW030  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
WEPOR007 Recent Improvements in Drive Beam Stability in CTF3 2677
 
  • L. Malina, R. Corsini, D. Gamba, T. Persson, P.K. Skowroński
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  The proposed Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) uses a high intensity, low energy drive beam producing the RF power to accelerate the low intensity main beam with 100 MeV/m gradient. This scheme puts stringent requirements on drive beam stability in terms of phase, energy and current. Finding and understanding the sources of jitter plays a key role in their mitigation. In this paper, we report on the recent studies in the CLIC Test Facility (CTF3). New jitter and drift sources were identified and adequate beam-based feed-backs were implemented and commissioned. Finally, we present the resulting improvement of drive beam stability.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-WEPOR007  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
THPMB041 Optics-measurement-based BPM Calibration 3328
SUPSS047   use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code  
 
  • A. Garcia-Tabares, F.S. Carlier, J.M. Coello de Portugal, A. Langner, E.H. Maclean, L. Malina, T. Persson, P.K. Skowroński, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, R. Tomás
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  The LHC beta functions (β) can be measured using the phase or the amplitude of betatron oscillations obtained with beam position monitors (BPMs). Using the amplitude information results in a β measurement affected by BPM calibration. This work aims at calibrating BPMs using optics measurements. For this, βs from amplitude and phase and normalized dispersion obtained from many different measurements in 2015 with different optics and corrections are analyzed. Simulations are also performed to support the analyses.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-THPMB041  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
THPMB044 Limitations on Optics Measurements in the LHC 3339
 
  • P.K. Skowroński, F.S. Carlier, J.M. Coello de Portugal, A. Garcia-Tabares, A. Langner, E.H. Maclean, L. Malina, M. McAteer, T. Persson, R. Tomás
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • A. Langner
    University of Hamburg, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Hamburg, Germany
  • L. Malina
    University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
 
  In preparation of the optics commissioning at an energy of 6.5 TeV, many improvements have been done to cope with the expected reduced signal to noise ratio due to lowered bunch intensities imposed by machine protection considerations. This included, among others, an increase of the flat top duration of the AC dipole excitations, which allowed to use more turn-by-turn data for the analysis. The longer data acquisition revealed slow drifts of the optics, which limited the increased measurement precision. Furthermore, we will present how orbit drifts influenced dispersion measurements and, as a consequence, posed another limitation for the optics correction. In this paper we will discuss the implications of these observations for the measurement and correction of the optics.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-THPMB044  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
THPMB045 Comparison of Optics Measurement Methods in ESRF 3343
 
  • L. Malina, J.M. Coello de Portugal, A. Langner, T. Persson, P.K. Skowroński, R. Tomás
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • L. Farvacque, A. Franchi
    ESRF, Grenoble, France
 
  The N-BPM and the Amplitude methods, which are used in the LHC for beam optics measurement, were applied to the ESRF storage ring. We compare the results to the Orbit Response Matrix (ORM) method that is routinely used in the ESRF. These techniques are conceptually different since the ORM is based on the orbit response upon strength variation of steering magnets while the LHC techniques rely on the harmonic analysis of turn-by-turn position excited by a kicker or an AC dipole. Finally, we compare these methods and show the differences in their performance in the ESRF environment.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-THPMB045  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
THPMB046 Status and Plans for Completion of the Experimental Programme of the Clic Test Facility Ctf3 3347
 
  • P.K. Skowroński, R. Corsini, S. Döbert, W. Farabolini, D. Gamba, L. Malina, T. Persson, F. Tecker
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • W. Farabolini
    CEA/DSM/IRFU, France
  • D. Gamba
    JAI, Oxford, United Kingdom
 
  The CLIC Test Facility CTF3 was build, commissioned and operated at CERN by an international collaboration, with the aim of validating the CLIC two beam acceleration scheme, in which the RF power used to accelerate e+/e beams is extracted from a high intensity electron beam. In the past years the main issues of such a scheme were assessed, demonstrating its feasibility. The CTF3 experimental programme is complementing these results by addressing cost and performance subjects, mainly using the CALIFES test beam injector and a full scale two-beam module. In this paper we document the present status and give an outlook to next year run, when the experimental programme should be completed.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-THPMB046  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
THPMR039 Commissioning of Non-linear Optics in the LHC at Injection Energy 3476
 
  • E.H. Maclean, F.S. Carlier, J.M. Coello de Portugal, A. Garcia-Tabares, A. Langner, L. Malina, T. Persson, P.K. Skowroński, R. Tomás
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Commissioning of the nonlinear optics at injection in the LHC was carried out for the first time in 2015 via beam-based methods. Building upon studies performed during Run I, corrections to the nonlinear chromaticity and detuning with amplitude were obtained. These corrections were observed to reduce beam-loss during measurement of linear optics.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-THPMR039  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)  
 
THPMR040 Local Optics Corrections in the HL-LHC IR 3480
SUPSS046   use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code  
 
  • J.M. Coello de Portugal, F.S. Carlier, A. Garcia-Tabares, A. Langner, E.H. Maclean, L. Malina, T. Persson, P.K. Skowroński, R. Tomás
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  For the high luminosity upgrade of the LHC optics correction in the interaction regions is expected to be challenged by the very low β* and the sizable expected quadrupolar errors in the triplet. This paper addresses the performance and limitations of the segment-by-segment technique to correct quadrupolar and skew quadrupolar errors in the HL-LHC IR via computer simulations. Required improvements to this technique and possible combinations with other correction approaches are also presented including experimental tests in the current LHC IR.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ DOI:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2016-THPMR040  
Export • reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)