Kain, V.

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TUOAKI02	CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS): Results from Commissioning	692
	M. Meddahi, K. Cornelis, K. Elsener, E. Gschwendtner, W. Herr, V. Kain, M. Lamont, J. Wenninger CERN, Geneva
	The CNGS project (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) aims at directly detecting muon neutrinos-tau neutrinos oscillations. An intense muon- neutrinos beam is generated at CERN and directed towards LNGS (Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso) in Italy where tau-neutrinos will be detected in large and complex detectors. An overview of the CNGS beam facility is given. Results from the primary and secondary beam line commissioning performed in summer 2006 are presented. Measurements are compared with expectations.
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TUZAC03	LHC Machine Protection	878
	R. Schmidt, R. W. Assmann, E. Carlier, B. Dehning, R. Denz, B. Goddard, E. B. Holzer, V. Kain, B. Puccio, B. Todd, J. A. Uythoven, J. Wenninger, M. Zerlauth CERN, Geneva
	This paper addresses the imposing challenges of the LHC Machine Protection System.
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TUPAN096	High Intensity Commissioning of the SPS LSS4 Extraction for CNGS	1604
	V. Kain, E. Carlier, E. H.R. Gaxiola, B. Goddard, M. Gourber-Pace, E. Gschwendtner, M. Meddahi, H. Vincke, H. Vincke, J. Wenninger CERN, Geneva
	The fast extraction in SPS LSS4 serves both the anti-clockwise ring of the LHC and the CERN Gran Sasso Neutrino facility (CNGS). The latter requires 2 fast extractions of 10.5 microsecond long batches per cycle, 50 milliseconds apart. Each batch will consist of 2.4·10+13 protons at 400 GeV, a factor of 10 in energy density above the equipment damage limit in case of beam loss. Active and passive protection systems are in place to guarantee safe operation and to respect the radiation limits close to the extraction region. In summer 2006 CNGS was commissioned including extraction with high intensity. A thorough setting-up of the extraction was performed as part of the CNGS commissioning, including aperture and beam loss measurements, and defining and checking of interlock thresholds for the extraction trajectory, magnet currents, kicker voltage and beam loss monitors. The various systems and the associated risks are discussed, the commissioning results are summarised and a comparison is made with predictions from simulations.
TUPAN098	Beam Commissioning of the SPS LSS6 Extraction and TT60 for LHC	1610
	B. Goddard, B. Balhan, E. H.R. Gaxiola, M. Gourber-Pace, L. K. Jensen, V. Kain, A. Koschik, T. Kramer, J. A. Uythoven, H. Vincke, J. Wenninger CERN, Geneva
	The new fast extraction system in LSS6 of the SPS and the first 100 m of transfer line TT60 was commissioned with low intensity beam in late 2006. The layout and functionality of the main elements are briefly explained, including the various hardware subsystems and the control system. The systems safety procedures, test objectives and measurements performed during the beam commissioning are described.
FROAC03	The Commissioning of the LHC Technical Systems	3801
	R. I. Saban, R. Alemany-Fernandez, V. Baggiolini, A. Ballarino, E. Barbero-Soto, B. Bellesia, F. Bordry, D. Bozzini, M. P. Casas Lino, V. Chareyre, S. D. Claudet, G.-J. Coelingh, K. Dahlerup-Petersen, R. Denz, M. Gruwe, V. Kain, G. Kirby, M. Koratzinos, R. J. Lauckner, S. L.N. Le Naour, K. H. Mess, F. Millet, V. Montabonnet, D. Nisbet, B. Perea-Solano, M. Pojer, R. Principe, S. Redaelli, A. Rijllart, F. Rodriguez-Mateos, R. Schmidt, L. Serio, A. P. Siemko, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, H. Thiesen, W. Venturini Delsolaro, A. Vergara-Fernandez, A. P. Verweij, M. Zerlauth CERN, Geneva SF. Feher, R. H. Flora, R. Rabehl Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
	The LHC is an accelerator with unprecedented complexity; in addition, the energy stored in magnets and the beams exceeds other accelerators by one to two orders of magnitude. To avoid a plague of technical problems and ensure a safe machine start-up, the hardware commissioning phase was emphasized: the thorough commissioning of technical systems (vacuum, cryogenics, quench protection, power converters, electrical circuits, AC distribution, ventilation, demineralised water, injection system, beam dumping system, beam instrumentation, etc) is carried-out without beam. Activity started in June 2005 with the commissioning of individual systems, followed by operating a full sector of the machine as a whole. LHC architecture allows the commissioning of each of the eight sectors independently from the others, before the installation of other sectors is complete. Important effort went into the definition of the programme and the organization of the coordination in the field, as well as in the tools to record and analyze test results. This paper presents the experience with this approach, results from the commissioning of the first LHC sectors and gives an outlook for future activities.
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