CERN Accelerating science

Article
Title	Turnaround time in modern hadron colliders & store-length optimization
Author(s)	Brüning, Oliver Sim (CERN)
Publication	CERN, 2008
In:	CARE-HHH-APD Workshop on Finalizing the Roadmap for the Upgrade of the CERN and GSI Accelerator Complex, pp.34-45
DOI	10.5170/CERN-2008-005.34
Subject category	Accelerators and Storage Rings
Abstract	The paper presents a review of the average accelerator turnaround time in existing superconducting hadron machines (HERA at DESY@, RHIC at BNL§ and the TEVATRON at FNAL&). Based on the past experience with these previous hadron accelerators the paper aims at a best guess estimate for an initial and optimum turnaround time in the LHC during the first year of operation and for routine operation after the machine commissioning.