Status of LHC Collimation and Outlook

by Assmann, Ralf (CERN/AB)

Thursday 31 May 2007, 11:00 → 12:00 Europe/Zurich

AB Auditorium Prevessin (CERN)

The LHC collimation system is designed to provide mandatory cleaning of the beam halo such that quenches of the super-conducting LHC magnets are prevented. The LHC requirements are 2-3 orders of magnitude beyond the achievements at existing super-conducting colliders. Therefore the collimation system is being implemented as a staged system. Its first phase is presently being constructed and installed into the LHC tunnel. The status and plans for phase 1 of LHC collimation are presented. Preparations for beam commissioning are reviewed, beam test results are explained and system simulations are presented. Finally, the predicted performance reach of phase 1 and plans for collimation upgrades ('phase 2') are discussed.

Organiser(s): Werner Herr / AB-ABP
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