Author: Raymond Veness (CERN)
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Beam-gas curtain production and testing on track, and SPS tests of electro-optical BPM ongoing
The novel beam-gas curtain prototype, installed in the LHC, is providing valuable insights on beam profile measurements in the High-Luminosity era for both proton and ion beams, and production of the second of the series is foreseen before LS3. The Beam-Gas Curtain (BGC) collaboration is part of the HL-UK agreement producing a novel instrument for measuring transverse beam…
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Beam instrumentation put to the test
Although most of the HL-LHC beam instrumentation work package is well into production and even integration, some of the more innovative designs are also taking advantage of the final beams in Run 3 to test and optimise their performance. In particular, an electro-optical beam position monitor (e-o BPM) and a Beam Gas Curtain (BGC) profile…
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Prototype installation and MD plans for BGC and Coronagraph in LHC
The research and development activities pursued in beam diagnostics within the framework of the High Luminosity LHC project are coming to a crucial phase. Prototype instruments developed over the last 10 years are being finalized and prepared for final validation tests with beams. The installation of a prototype high bandwidth pick-up using electro-optical waveguide in…