Joint Accelerator Performance Workshop 2024

Session

Setting the Scene

10 Dec 2024, 10:35

Royal Plaza Montreux & Spa

Conveners

Setting the Scene

• Jorg Wenninger (CERN)
• Giovanni Rumolo (CERN)

1. Injectors performance overview and highlights in 2024 (20'+10')

Kevin Shing Bruce Li (CERN)

10/12/2024, 10:35

Keywords: Achievements (FT, LIU), Stand vs. BCMS, protons & ions, equipment needing attention and progress in monitoring, limitations emerged and perspectives, impact on operational efficiency of filling scheme (3x 36b vs hybrid)

2. Beam lines, feedback from operations (20'+10')

Dipanwita Banerjee (CERN)

10/12/2024, 11:05

Keywords: BSI calibration results, ASM planning proton sharing, electron beam quality in H6/H8 electron users, High intensity muon beam test in M2 (road to have higher intensity post-LS3), record high intensity electrons in H4, operation of H4-VLE (Neutrino Platform), CEDARs operation, user changeovers/preparations/planning, low momentum in East Area, East Area variable spill lengths. Major...

5. AD/ELENA - ISOLDE - AWAKE - CLEAR, feedback from operations (20'+10')

Davide Gamba (CERN)

10/12/2024, 11:35

Keywords: Operation of facilities, is modeling adequate, e.g., optics, impedance, aperture?, opportunities for automation and test bench new algorithms, critical equipment, integration of operation, need for instrumentation? feedback from experiments (AD/ELENA, AWAKE)

44. Feedback from FT experiments (10'+10')

Dragoslav Lazic (Boston University (US))

10/12/2024, 12:05

Keywords: 2024 highlights of EA, NA, nTOF, ISOLDE physics results (‘where protons are going’), beam quality (client view), upcoming expectations for 2025-6 (physics/infrastructure requirements & beam characteristics)

3. LHC performance overview and highlights in 2024 (15'+10')

Delphine Jacquet (CERN)

10/12/2024, 12:25

Keywords: Achievements and limitations, Standard vs. BCMS (brightness, tails), beam quality from injectors and preservation, high intensity, protons & ions, equipment fault analysis (why was summer such a good production period), operational efficiency, super-smooth injection and filling. Summary of ion operation.

6. Feedback from LHC physics (15'+10')

Federico Alessio (CERN)

10/12/2024, 14:10

Keywords: 2024 highlights of physics results (‘where protons are going’), beam quality (client view), upcoming expectations for 2025-6 (physics/infrastructure requirements & beam characteristics)

4. MDs in the CERN accelerator complex (15'+10')

Benoit Salvant (CERN)

10/12/2024, 14:35

Keywords: MD threads & requests, MD time allocation & adequacy including preparation (e.g., prep for LHC MDs in injectors), impact of intensity limitations on MD program (injectors, LHC), organisation and execution, relevance to operation

41. Discussion