Workshop Chamonix XIV

Consequences of RF system failures during LHC beam commissioning.

18 Jan 2005, 15:15

20m

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Other Issues affecting Beam Commissioning I Session 4 - Other Issues affecting Beam Commissioning I

Speaker

Dr Trevor Linnecar (CERN)

Description

At nominal beam intensities, the loss of control of even a single RF cavity will require an immediate beam dump to avoid severe damage to RF equipment. During LHC beam commissioning, different beam structures and in particular lower intensities will be used. In this case it is possible that not all RF failures require a beam dump and that the beam may survive even if perturbed. Various RF failure situations and their consequences are analyzed and possible strategies are suggested to ease operation during the commissioning up to half the nominal beam intensity.

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