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Construction and Installation of the New CERN Proton Synchrotron Internal Beam Dumps |
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- K.G. Andersen, M. Calviani, A. Cherif, T. Coiffet, A. De Macedo, S. Devidal, J.-M. Geisser, S.S. Gilardoni, M.M.J. Gillet, E. Grenier-Boley, J.M. Heredia, A. Majbour, F. Monnet, M.R. Monteserin, F.-X. Nuiry, D. Pugnat, G. Romagnoli, Y.D.R. Seraphin, J.A.F. Somoza, N. Thaus
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
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In the framework of the CERN Large Hadron Collider Injectors Upgrade (LIU) Project, the Proton Synchrotron (PS) has been equipped with two new movable Internal Dumps (PSID), each of them capable of absorbing particle beams of an energy of up to 100 kJ. These dumps replace the old Internal Dumps, which have been operated in the accelerator complex since their installation in 1975 until their decommissioning and removal from the machine during the second LHC Long Shut down (LS2). This contribution will address the construction and testing phases of the new PSIDs, including the assembly of the dump core, its actuation system and the respective shielding, mechanical running-in tests, metrology adjustments, Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) and impedance acceptance tests. The described installation work was completed successfully, and the new generation Dumps are currently operational in the PS machine.
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※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-TUPAB031
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paper received ※ 18 May 2021 paper accepted ※ 27 May 2021 issue date ※ 26 August 2021 |
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| WEPAB368 |
Sigraflex® Studies for LHC CERN Beam Dump: Summary and Perspective |
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- J.M. Heredia, M. Calviani, R. Franqueira Ximenes, D. Grenier, K. Kershaw, A. Lechner, P. Andreu-Muñoz, F.-X. Nuiry, A. Perillo-Marcone, V. Rizzoglio, C. Torregrosa
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
- A. Alvaro
SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
- F. Berto, S. Solfiti
NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) beam dump (TDE) is essential for safe and reliable operation of the collider. It absorbs particles extracted from the accelerator whenever required. The original design of the TDE dates from the mid 2000 and it is constituted of an eight-meter-long cylindrical stainless-steel tube, filled with low-Z carbon-based materials from different grades and densities. The Sigraflex®, an expanded low-density graphite, is employed in the middle section of the TDE core. Due to unexpected behaviour observed in the past LHC runs, several major upgrades were recently implemented in order for the TDE to be ready for LHC Run3 (2021-2024), where up to 555 MJ beam energy is expected to be dumped every few hours. According simulations, temperatures in the Sigraflex core will reach locally up to 1500°C in the regular dump cases, and above 2300°C for failure scenarios. The objective of this contribution is to summarize the LS2 hardware upgrades and the plan for the evaluation of the Sigraflex performance during LHC Run3. This work will also detail the last experimental and numerical findings applied to the Sigraflex®, and possible alternative materials for the future.
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※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-WEPAB368
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paper received ※ 18 May 2021 paper accepted ※ 11 August 2021 issue date ※ 16 August 2021 |
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