Machine Protection and Operation for LHC
Accelerator Physics
2016-08-11 v1
Abstract
Since 2010 the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the accelerator with the highest stored energy per beam, with a record of 140 MJ at a beam energy of 4 TeV, almost a factor of 50 higher than other accelerators. With such a high stored energy, machine protection aspects set the boundary conditions for operation during all phases of the machine cycle. Only the low-intensity commissioning beams can be considered as relatively safe. This document discusses the interplay of machine operation and machine protection at the LHC, from commissioning to regular operation.
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@article{arxiv.1608.03113,
title = {Machine Protection and Operation for LHC},
author = {J. Wenninger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.03113},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
25 pages, contribution to the 2014 Joint International Accelerator School: Beam Loss and Accelerator Protection, Newport Beach, CA, USA , 5-14 Nov 2014