Speaker
Bettina Mikulec
Description
An overview will be given of the 2009 operation within the complete CERN accelerator complex (excluding the LHC). The year proved very successful with the majority of physics user expectations fulfilled, even surpassed, and culminating in the LHC restart at the end of November. The ion accelerator chain could also celebrate the first ion beam injected into the LHC on 23rd of October 2009.
This presentation will expose the principal faults that occurred during the 2009 accelerator complex operation, mention operational statistics and will attempt to identify weak points in the chain. Possible improvements in view of the important year ahead running the LHC in parallel with the usual physics program will be highlighted.