A LOW GRADIENT TRIPLET QUADRUPOLE LAYOUT COMPATIBLE WITH NbTi MAGNET TECHNOLOGY AND β * = 0.25m *
The paper presents a triplet layout option with long (about 100m total triplet length), low gradient (45T/m to 70T/m) quadrupole magnets. Assuming a maximum magnet diameter of 200mm, the peak coil field at the magnet coils still remains below 7T which is still compatible with conventional NbTi magnet technology. The peak beta function inside the triplet magnets reaches 22km and the configuration therefore requires an additional chromaticity correction scheme similar to a dipole first layout option. However, at the same time, the presented solution provides an interesting alternative to a high gradient triplet layout which requires the new Nb3Sn magnet technology.
LHC accelerator R&D and upgrade scenarios
I report the results of a CERN task force set up to investigate a possible staged upgrade of the LHC and of its injectors, with a view to increasing the machine luminosity by an order of magnitude from the nominal 1034 cm–2 s–1 to 1035 cm–2 s–1. Scenarios for an LHC energy upgrade by nearly a factor two have also been considered. An interesting outcome of these discussions has been a novel approach to the optimization of the collider performance, compatible with the beam-beam limit for high intensity proton bunches or long ‘super-bunches’. I also sketch a new design of the interaction regions, including an alternative beam crossing scheme. To put things in perspective, I first address LHC commissioning scenarios and challenges associated with machine protection and electron cloud effects. Finally I discuss further studies required for an LHC performance upgrade and outline an R&D programme.
Garnitures mécaniques d'étanchéité
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