Title :
Overview of the recent operation of the AAC and LEAR for the low-energy antiproton physics programme
Author :
Baird, S. ; Boillot, J. ; Caspers, F. ; Chanel, M. ; Chohan, V. ; Eriksson, T. ; Ley, R. ; Maury, S. ; Metzger, C. ; Mohl, D. ; Mulder, H. ; Pedersen, F. ; Tranquille, G.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
This paper reviews the recent performance of the AAC and LEAR. Activities on the AAC include the successful exploitation of a magnetic horn as an antiproton collector lens and an energy-saving mode of operation, which has been possible since 1992, when LEAR became the only client of the AAC. LEAR worked in its full momentum range between 100 MeV/c and 2 GeV/c, with performance (intensities, ejection modes and spill length) exceeding the design specifications. Improvements are described, which contributed to the quality of the beam delivered to experiments. The reliability and availability of the antiproton machines are also discussed
Keywords :
particle beam extraction; proton accelerators; storage rings; 100 MeV to 2 GeV; AAC; LEAR; antiproton collector lens; antiproton machines; design specifications; ejection modes; energy-saving mode; low-energy antiproton physics programme; magnetic horn; spill length; Availability; Cooling; Extraterrestrial measurements; Lenses; Lithium; Particle beams; Physics; Production; Protons; Radio access networks;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749902
