Review on PS Booster with Linac4
from
Thursday 15 January 2009 (09:00)
to
Friday 16 January 2009 (12:00)
Monday 12 January 2009
Tuesday 13 January 2009
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Thursday 15 January 2009
09:00
Welcome address
-
Lyn Evans
(
CERN
)
Welcome address
Lyn Evans
(
CERN
)
09:00 - 09:10
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
09:10
Linac4 Project
-
Maurizio Vretenar
(
CERN
)
Linac4 Project
Maurizio Vretenar
(
CERN
)
09:10 - 09:35
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
Overview of the Linac4 project
09:35
Operational Scenarios within the Complex
-
Bettina Mikulec
(
CERN
)
Operational Scenarios within the Complex
Bettina Mikulec
(
CERN
)
09:35 - 10:05
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Versatility of the (present) machine (to be maintained) - Generation of “exotic” beams (some thoughts on machine activation?) - Transfer of LHC type (and other) beams to the PS
10:05
Linac4 Beam Characteristics
-
Alessandra Lombardi
(
CERN
)
Linac4 Beam Characteristics
Alessandra Lombardi
(
CERN
)
10:05 - 10:35
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Generation of energy modulation - Beam characteristics to be expected around the PSB injection (distribution region up to injection point) - Tunability, uncertainties
10:35
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:35 - 11:00
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
11:00
PS Booster beam dynamics with L4
-
Christian Carli
(
CERN
)
PS Booster beam dynamics with L4
Christian Carli
(
CERN
)
11:00 - 11:45
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Longitudinal painting - Simulation of beams with strong direct space charge forces, - Limitations due to H- injection hardware, - Planned studies (investigations on feasibility of collimation)
11:45
Upgrade of distribution and injection region
-
Wim Weterings
(
CERN
)
Upgrade of distribution and injection region
Wim Weterings
(
CERN
)
11:45 - 12:30
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Layout, apertures magnets of the distributor region - Layout, apertures, magnets and vacuum aspects of the injection region - Foil handling mechanism - Environment seen by the beam (BS inside/outside vacuum, shielding of cavities created ..)
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
Room: DSR restaurant
14:00
Operational aspects and maintenance of the injection region
-
Brennan Goddard
(
CERN
)
Operational aspects and maintenance of the injection region
Brennan Goddard
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 14:30
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Transverse painting and aperture aspects, impact of injection failures on foil - Foil exchange procedures (activation, time …) - Control of injection losses and beam dump - Specific instrumentation
14:30
Commissioning of the PSB with Linac4
-
Klaus Hanke
(
CERN
)
Commissioning of the PSB with Linac4
Klaus Hanke
(
CERN
)
14:30 - 15:15
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Commissioning strategies - Milestones - Possible difficulties and cures (use of instrumentation)
15:15
RF aspects and possible limitations
-
Alfred Blas
(
CERN
)
RF aspects and possible limitations
Alfred Blas
(
CERN
)
15:15 - 15:45
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
- Instabilities with higher intensities - Beam loading problem at present with C04 cavities - Future low RF level system (communication with Linac4 for chopping)
15:45
Coffee break
Coffee break
15:45 - 16:15
Room: AB Auditorium Meyrin
16:15
16:15 - 18:00
Room: 6/2-002
Friday 16 January 2009
09:00
09:00 - 12:00
Room: 6/2-002