IPAC2019 - List of Authors (Iliakis, K.)

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WEPTS049	Flat-Bottom Instabilities in the CERN SPS	3224
	M. Schwarz, K. Iliakis, A. Lasheen, G. Papotti, J. Repond, E.N. Shaposhnikova, H. Timko CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
	At beam intensities of 2.6·10¹¹ protons per bunch, required at SPS injection for the High Luminosity LHC beam, longitudinal instabilities can degrade the beam quality delivered by the SPS, the LHC injector at CERN. In this paper, we concentrate on beam instability at flat bottom. The dependence of the instability threshold on longitudinal emittance and LLRF system settings was measured, to help identify the impedance driving this instability. While reducing the longitudinal emittance reduces the losses at injection, it can drive the beam unstable. The LLRF system of the SPS (partially) compensates beam loading, but also affects the instability. The effect of the different LLRF systems (feedback, feedforward, phase loop and longitudinal damper) and fourth harmonic RF system on the instability was investigated. The measurements are compared with simulations performed with the longitudinal tracking code BLonD.
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About •	paper received ※ 10 May 2019 paper accepted ※ 19 May 2019 issue date ※ 21 June 2019
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Flat-Bottom Instabilities in the CERN SPS

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M. Schwarz, K. Iliakis, A. Lasheen, G. Papotti, J. Repond, E.N. Shaposhnikova, H. Timko
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland

At beam intensities of 2.6·10¹¹ protons per bunch, required at SPS injection for the High Luminosity LHC beam, longitudinal instabilities can degrade the beam quality delivered by the SPS, the LHC injector at CERN. In this paper, we concentrate on beam instability at flat bottom. The dependence of the instability threshold on longitudinal emittance and LLRF system settings was measured, to help identify the impedance driving this instability. While reducing the longitudinal emittance reduces the losses at injection, it can drive the beam unstable. The LLRF system of the SPS (partially) compensates beam loading, but also affects the instability. The effect of the different LLRF systems (feedback, feedforward, phase loop and longitudinal damper) and fourth harmonic RF system on the instability was investigated. The measurements are compared with simulations performed with the longitudinal tracking code BLonD.

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reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2019-WEPTS049

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paper received ※ 10 May 2019 paper accepted ※ 19 May 2019 issue date ※ 21 June 2019

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