Author :
Altuna, X. ; Arduini, G. ; Arimatea, C. ; Bailey, R. ; Billen, R. ; Bohl, T. ; Collier, P. ; Cornelis, K. ; Crockford, G. ; Desforges, B. ; Despas, C. ; Faugier, A. ; Ferrari, A. ; Giachino, R. ; Hanke, K. ; Jonker, M. ; Linnecar, T. ; Niquille, C. ; Norm
Abstract :
In 1998 the CERN SPS accelerator finished a five years long program providing 450 GeV proton beams for neutrino physics. These experiments required the highest possible beam intensity the SPS can deliver. During the last five years the maximum proton intensity in the SPS has steadily been increased to a maximum of 4.8×1013 protons per cycle. In order to achieve these intensities a careful monitoring and improvement of the vertical aperture was necessary. Improved feedback systems on the different RF cavities were needed in order to avoid instabilities. Also the quality (emittance and extraction spill) of the injector, the CERN PS, had been optimised
Keywords :
accelerator cavities; colliding beam accelerators; particle beam stability; proton accelerators; synchrotrons; CERN SPS accelerator; RF cavities; emittance; extraction spill; feedback systems; high intensity proton beams; instabilities; monitoring; neutrino physics; vertical aperture; Acceleration; Apertures; Feedback; Monitoring; Neutrino sources; Particle beams; Physics; Protons; Resonance; Shape control;
