MTE workshop 2010

Contribution List

0. Status of commissioning with beam

Dr Simone Gilardoni (CERN)

24/09/2010, 09:15

• Performance and reasons to stop normal operation with MTE • Issues encountered (controls, instrumentation, kickers) • Next steps • Requirements for completing the commissioning in 2010 (instrumentation, controls, OP support, time required in dedicated mode) • Optics of the extraction line • Impact of MTE-related studies on other operational beams

1. Measurements’ analysis

Dr Massimo Giovannozzi (CERN)

24/09/2010, 09:55

• Stability issues • Required tools and instrumentation

3. Operations point of view: PS

Rende Steerenberg (CERN)

24/09/2010, 10:50

• Status of setting up after the first operational period • Things to be re-done • Status of the transfer line • Requirements for operation of Fixed-Target/CNGS with MTE

5. Operations point of view: SPS

Karel Cornelis (CERN)

24/09/2010, 11:30

• Status of setting up after the first operational period • Things to be re-done • Status of the transfer line • Requirements for operation of Fixed-Target/CNGS with MTE

6. Radioprotection issues

Markus Widorski (CERN)

24/09/2010, 12:10

• Status of ring (septum excluded) after MTE operation • Septum activation • TT10 hot spot • Linac 3 area • CT vs. MTE in terms of losses • Requirements for running with MTE • Long term requirements in case of MTE running: shielding on top of SMH16, barracks in the ring center

7. Power converters stability

Pierre Freyermuth (CERN)

24/09/2010, 14:15

• Check with new observation tools: PFWs, F8L, low-energy quads, sextupoles and octupoles • B-field fluctuations

8. General status of instrumentation

Mr Jean-Jacques GRAS (CERN AB-BDI)

24/09/2010, 14:55

• Status of beam current transformers • TT2 couplers: what is needed to make them operational • Status of new wire scanners • Status of LHC BLMs: actual and expected performance

9. Considerations on performance of extraction elements

Luc Sermeus (CERN)

24/09/2010, 15:50

• Aperture and strength margins for SEH31 • Performance of BFAs – pedestal and staircases - (strength and PPM capabilities) • Aperture margins for SMH16 • Issues with MTE kickers (sparking). Fancy operation: change of polarities • Limitations in case of test for new extraction schemes in combination with CT operation • Performance of DFA in TT2 (ppm) • Spare policy of SMH16 with MTE •...

10. New MTE extraction scheme to mitigate irradiation of SMH16

Dr Massimo Giovannozzi (CERN)

24/09/2010, 16:30

• Principle • Required measurements

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2.  Operations point of view

• Status of required tools • Comments on operational experience

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