Speaker
Elena Shaposhnikova
(AB/RF CERN)
Description
The nominal proton intensity per CNGS pulse is 4.4x10^{13}.
This number is only slightly below the intensity record achieved in
the SPS
in 1997 after careful tuning of all the accelerator complex.
Since this time the PS and SPS machines have had major upgrades in
preparation for the LHC beam.
In September 2004 a total intensity
of 5.3x10^{13} was accelerated to top energy in the SPS
after a 3 week dedicated run with the CNGS beam.
The limitations found
in all rings are presented together with the steps that will be
necessary
to make this intensity operational.
Possibilities for further intensity increase are also discussed.
Author
Elena Shaposhnikova
(AB/RF CERN)
