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Title	Approaches to Beam Stabilization in X-Band Linear Colliders
Author(s)	Frisch, J ; Hendrickson, L ; Markiewicz, T W ; Seryi, Andrei (SLAC)
Affiliation	(SLAC, Menlo Park, California Queen Mary University of London, London OXFORDphysics, Oxford, Oxon SLAC/NLC, Menlo Park, California)
Publication	2004
In:	22nd International Linear Accelerator Conference, Lubeck, Germany, 16 - 20 Aug 2004, pp.687
Subject category	Accelerators and Storage Rings
Abstract	In order to stabilize the beams at the interaction point, the X-band linear collider proposes to use a combination of techniques: inter-train and intra-train beam-beam feedback, passive vibration isolation, and active vibration stabilization based on either accelerometers or laser interferometers. These systems operate in a technologically redundant fashion: simulations indicate that if one technique proves unusable in the final machine, the others will still support adequate luminosity. Experiments underway for all of these technologies, have already demonstrated adequate performance.