High luminosity performance of the SPS proton-antiproton collider

Author

Bailey, R. ; Brouzet, E. ; Cornelis, K. ; Evans, L. ; Faugier, A. ; Hatton, V. ; Miles, J. ; Schmidt, R. ; Thomas, D.

Author_Institution

CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

fYear

1989

fDate

20-23 Mar 1989

Firstpage

1722

Abstract

In September 1988, the CERN SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron) collider was brought into operation for the first physics production run with the improved antiproton production and accumulation complex (AAC). The increased antiproton flux immediately resulted in a considerable improvement in the machine performance with initial luminosities exceeding 2.4×10³⁰/cm² s, and weakly integrated luminosities an order of magnitude greater than achieved in the past. A total integrated luminosity of 3.4 inverse pbarns was produced, a factor of 5 greater than the best achieved in previous years. Performance statistics and operational experience in this new regime are discussed

Keywords

particle beam diagnostics; proton accelerators; synchrotrons; SPS proton-antiproton collider; accumulation complex; increased antiproton flux; initial luminosities; total integrated luminosity; weakly integrated luminosities; Acceleration; Colliding beam devices; Filling; Magnetic fields; Particle beams; Physics; Protons; Radio access networks; Scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1989. Accelerator Science and Technology., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1989.72906

Filename

72906