Title :
Performance of the RHIC injection line instrumentation systems
Author :
Shea, T.J. ; Witkover, R.L. ; Cameron, P. ; Connolly, R. ; Ryan, W.A. ; Smith, G.A. ; Zitvogel, E.
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
The beam injection line from the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) to the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) transports proton and heavy ion bunches. This line and the RHIC first sextant currently contain the following complement of beam instrumentation: stripline position monitors, ionization loss monitors, video profile monitors, and commercial current transformers. Over several years, these systems have been designed and bench tested to assure a desired performance level. Using data from laboratory tests and the recent single pass beam tests, attained performance is reported. Finally, experience from the beam based tests is applied to the design criteria for the future collider ring instrumentation
Keywords :
colliding beam accelerators; ion accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; particle beam injection; proton accelerators; storage rings; synchrotrons; AGS; Alternating Gradient Synchrotron; RHIC first sextant; RHIC injection line instrumentation systems; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; beam injection line; beam instrumentation; commercial current transformers; heavy ion bunches; ionization loss monitors; single pass beam tests; stripline position monitors; video profile monitors; Colliding beam devices; Current transformers; Instruments; Ionization; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Protons; Stripline; Synchrotrons; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.751160
