Author: Martinez Selles, A.    [Martínez Sellés, A.]
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WEPAB366 Towards the Last Stages of the CERN’s AD-Target Area Consolidation Project and Recommissioning Plans to Resume Operation 3563
 
  • C. Torregrosa, C. Ahdida, A. Bouvard, A. Broche, S. Burger, M.E.J. Butcher, M. Calviani, V. Clerc, A. De Macedo, S. De Man, F.A. Deslande, M. Di Castro, T. Dobers, T. Feniet, R. Ferriere, E. Fornasiere, R. Franqueira Ximenes, T.J. Giles, J.L. Grenard, E. Grenier-Boley, G. Gräwer, M. Guinchard, M.D. Jedrychowski, K. Kershaw, B. Lefort, E. Lopez Sola, J.M. Martin Ruiz, A. Martínez Sellés, G. Matulenaite, C.Y. Mucher, A. Newborough, M. Perez Ornedo, E. Perez-Duenas, A. Perillo-Marcone, L. Ponce, N. Solieri, M.B. Szewczyk, P.A. Thonet, M.A. Timmins, A. Tursun, W. Van den Broucke, F.M. Velotti, C. Vendeuvre, V. Vlachoudis
    CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
  • J.C. Espadanal
    LIP, Lisboa, Portugal
 
  Antiprotons are produced at CERN at the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) Target Area by impacting 26 GeV/c proton beams onto a fixed target. Further collection, momentum selection, and transport of the secondary particles - including antiprotons - towards the AD ring is realised by a 400 kA pulsed magnetic horn and a set of magnetic dipoles and quadrupoles. A major consolidation of the area - in operation since the 80s - has taken place during the CERN Long Shutdown 2 (2019-2021). Among other activities, such upgrade included: (i) Installation of a new air-cooled target design and manufacturing of a new batch of magnetic horns, including a surface pulsing test-bench for their validation and fine-tuning (ii) Installation of a new positioning and maintenance system for the target and horn (iii) Refurbishment and decontamination of the Target Area and its equipment, (iv) Construction of a new surface service building to house new nuclear ventilation systems. This contribution presents an overview of such activities and lesson learnt. In addition, it provides the latest results from refractory metals R&D for the antiproton target and a summary of the recommissioning and optimization plans.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-WEPAB366  
About • paper received ※ 18 May 2021       paper accepted ※ 21 June 2021       issue date ※ 01 September 2021  
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WEPAB376 The Inner Triplet String Facility for HL-LHC: Design and Planning 3592
 
  • M.B. Bajko, S. Bertolasi, C. Bertone, S. Blanchard, D. Bozzini, O.S. Brüning, P. Cruikshank, D. De Luca, N. Dos Santos, F. Dragoni, N. Heredia Garcia, A. Herty, A. Kosmicki, S. Le Naour, W. Maan, A. Martínez Sellés, P. Martinez Urios, P. Orlandi, A. Perin, M. Pojer, F. Rodriguez-Mateos, G. Rolando, L. Rossi, H. Thiesen, E. Todesco, E. Vergara Fernandez, D. Wollmann, S. Yammine, J.J. Zawilinski, M. Zerlauth
    CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
 
  In the framework of the HL-LHC project, full-scale integration and operational tests of the superconducting magnet chain, from the inner triplet quadrupoles up to the first separation/recombination dipole, are planned in conditions as similar as possible to the final set-up in the LHC tunnel. The IT String includes all of the required systems for operation at nominal conditions, such as vacuum, cryogenics, warm and cold powering equipment, and protection systems. The IT String is intended to be both an assembly, and an integration test stand, and a full rehearsal of the systems working in unison. It will, closely reproducing the mechanical, electrical, and thermo-hydraulic interfaces of the final installation, as well as allowing a full rehearsal of the systems working in unison. This paper describes the conceptual design, the test stand’s reference configuration, and the main goals. It also summarizes the status of the main activities, including the detailed design of the test infrastructure, procurement of main equipment, the baseline installation schedule, and major milestones. The first version of the experimental program and the associated planning are also presented.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-WEPAB376  
About • paper received ※ 19 May 2021       paper accepted ※ 22 July 2021       issue date ※ 22 August 2021  
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