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Report number CERN-ACC-2019-196
Title Characterisation of SPS slow extraction spill quality degradation
Author(s) Velotti, Francesco (CERN) ; Bartosik, Hannes (CERN) ; Buzio, Marco (CERN) ; Cornelis, Karel (CERN) ; Di Capua, Vincenzo (CERN) ; Fraser, Matthew (CERN) ; Goddard, Brennan (CERN) ; Kain, Verena (CERN)
Publication 2019
Number of pages 3
In: 10th International Particle Accelerator Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 19 - 24 May 2019, pp.WEPMP034
DOI 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2019-WEPMP034
Subject category Accelerators and Storage Rings
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment CERN SPS
Abstract The main physics users of the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) are the experiments installed in the North Area (NA). They are supplied with slowly extracted protons or heavy ions, exploiting a third integer slow extraction to provide a 4.8 s spill. High duty cycle and constant particle flux are the main requirements. Frequent super cycle changes induce variation of the spill macro structure which directly deteriorates the final spill quality. In this paper, the source of this effect is investigated. Results of both beam based measurements and direct magnetic measurements on the SPS reference magnets are presented. Finally, a possible strategy to counteract this effect is discussed in order to remove the spill variations caused by super cycle changes.
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