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The Future Circular electron-positron Collider (FCC-ee) is a proposal for a 91.17 km collider, which would operate in four modes with energies ranging from 45.6 GeV (Z-pole) to 182.5 GeV (ttbar-production). At high energies the beam lifetime could be as low as 6 minutes, requiring the beam to be continuously topped up to reach a high integrated luminosity. This top-up injection would use a separate booster ring in the same tunnel as the collider, which would accelerate the beams to the collider energy. The booster ring should achieve a lower equilibrium emittance than the collider, despite challenges such as a long damping time and no magnet-strength tapering to compensate for the impact of synchrotron radiation. For top-up injection into the collider, we consider two strategies: conventional bump injection, employing a closed orbit bump, and injection using a multipole kicker magnet. On-axis and off-axis sub-schemes will be studied for both. We compare these injection strategies on aspects including spatial constraints, machine protection, perturbation to the stored beam and hardware parameters., Proceedings of the 65th ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on High Luminosity Circular e+e- Colliders, eeFACT2022, Frascati, Italy

GaToroid, a novel configuration for hadron therapy gantry, is based on superconducting coils that gen- erate a toroidal magnetic field to deliver the beam onto the patient. Designing the complex GaToroid coils requires careful consideration of the local beam optical effects. We present a Python-based tool for charged particle transport in complex electromagnetic fields. The code implements fast tracking in arbitrary three-dimensional field maps, and it is not limited to specific or regular reference trajectories, as is generally the case in accelerator physics. The tool was used to characterise the beam behaviour inside the GaToroid system. It automatically determines the reference trajectories in the symmetry plane and analyses three-dimensional beam dynamics around these trajectories. Beam optical parameters in the field region were compared for various magnetic configurations of GaToroid. This paper introduces the new tracker and shows the benchmarking results. Furthermore, first- order beam optics studies for different arrangements demonstrate the main code features and serve for the design optimisation., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

The Gamma Factory (GF) initiative proposes an innovative method of producing high-energy, high-intensity photon beams via the laser-excitation and subsequent decay of relativistic partially stripped ions stored in the CERN LHC. An initial proof-of-principle experiment in the CERN SPS (GF-SPS-PoP) was proposed in 2019 [3] and would demonstrate the key concepts of this method. Such an experiment would require good control and stability of the SPS beam position and momentum, this was investigated during Machine Development (MD) study 5044. The SPS beam stability at the proposed GF interaction point (IP) location was measured over the millisecond-to-second time-scale. To demonstrate control over the position and angle of the beam at the IP, four-corrector orbit bumps were implemented. The use of radial steering for varying the revolution frequency and, thus, the orbit radius was tested. Here we present the results from these studies towards demonstrating that the stability and control achievable in the CERN SPS would be suitable for the GF Proof-of-Principle experiment.

The international FCC study group published in 2019 a Conceptual Design Report for an electron-positron collider with a centre-of-mass energy from 90 to 365 GeV with a beam currents of up to 1.4 A per beam. The high beam current of this collider create challenging requirements on the injection chain and all aspects of the linac need to be carefully reconsidered and revisited, including the injection time structure. The entire beam dynamics studies for the full linac, damping ring and transfer lines are major activities of the injector complex design. A key point is that any increase of positron production and capture efficiency reduces the cost and complexity of the driver linac, the heat and radiation load of the converter system, and increases the operational margin. In this paper we will give an overview of the status of the injector complex design and introduce the new layout that has been proposed by the study group working in the context of the CHART collaboration. In this framework, furthermore, we also present the preliminary studies of the FCC-ee positron source highlighting the main requirements and constraints., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

In order to maximize the luminosity production time in the FCC-ee, top-up injection will be employed. The positron and electron beams will be accelerated to the collision energy in the booster ring before being injected with either a small transverse or longitudinal separation to the stored beam. Using this scheme essentially keeps the beam current constant and, apart from a brief period during the injection process, collision data can be continuously acquired. Two top-up injection schemes, each with on- and off-momentum sub-schemes, viable for FCC-ee have been identified in the past and are studied in further detail to find a suitable design for each of the four operation modes of the FCC-ee. In this paper, injection straight optics, initial injection tracking studies and the effect on the stored beam are presented. Additionally, a basic proxy error lattice is introduced as a first step to studying injection into an imperfect machine., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

ELENA is a small synchrotron ring that decelerates antiprotons down to a kinetic energy of 100 keV. With an experimental complex capable of housing up to 9 different experiments operating simultaneously, the transfer line design needed to be highly flexible. The low energy of the beam transported allowed the exploitation of electrostatic devices instead of magnets, to simplify design, production and operation. This contribution presents the systematic characterisation of the beam optics at the different experimental handover locations during beam commissioning using H⁻ ions from an external source, as well as the performance of the lines in operation with antiprotons. Finally, the effect of stray fields created by the experimental setup will be presented and compared with the first measurements., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

For driving kicker magnets terminated in a short circuit, a branch module for an inductive voltage adder has been designed and assembled. The module has been designed for a maximum charging voltage of 1.2 kV and an output current of 200 A considering the current doubling due to the short circuit termination. It features three consecutive modes of operation: energy injection, freewheeling, and energy extraction. Therefore, the topology of the branch module consists of two independently controlled SiC MOSFET switches and one diode switch. In order not to extend the field rise time of the kicker magnet significantly beyond the magnet fill time, the pulse must have a fast rise time. Hence, the switch for energy injection is driven by a gate boosting driver featuring a half bridge of GaN HEMTs and a driving voltage of 80 V. Measurements of the drain source voltage of this switch showed a fall time of 2.7 ns at a voltage of 600 V resulting in a voltage rise time of 5.4 ns at the output terminated with a resistive load. To meet both the rise time and current requirements, a parallel configuration of four SiC MOSFETs was implemented., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

Impact ionization triggering can be successfully applied to standard thyristors, thus boosting their dI/dt capability by up to 1000x. This groundbreaking triggering requires applying significant overvoltage on the anode-cathode of thyristor with a slew rate > 1kV/ns. Compact pulse generators based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components would allow the spread of this technology into numerous applications, including fast kicker generators for particle accelerators. In our approach, the beginning of the triggering chain is a HV SiC MOS with an ultra-fast super-boosting gate driver. The super boosting of a 1.7kV rated SiC MOS allows to reduce the MOS rise time by a factor of > 25 (datasheet tr = §I{20}{ns} vs. measured tr 800ps, resulting in an output voltage slew rate > 1kV/ns and an amplitude > 1kV. Additional boosting is obtained by a Marx generator with GaAs diodes, reaching an output voltage slew rate > 11kV/ns. The final stage will be a Marx generator with medium size thyristors triggered in impact ionization mode with sufficient voltage and current rating necessary for the triggering of a big thyristor. This paper presents the impact ionization triggering of a small size thyristor., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

The CERN LHC injector chain underwent a major upgrade during the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) in the framework of the LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project. After 2 years of installation work, the Proton Synchrotron (PS) was restarted in 2021 with the goal to achieve pre-LS2 beam quality by the end of 2021. This contribution details the main beam commissioning milestones, encountered difficulties and lessons learned. The status of the fixed-target and LHC beams will be given and improvements in terms of performance, controls and tools described., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

Machine learning and numerical optimisation algorithms are getting more and more popular in the accelerator physics community and, thanks to the computing power available, their application in daily operation more likely. In the CERN accelerator complex, and specifically on the beam transfer systems, many promising exploitation of these numerical tools have been put in place in the last years. Some of the state-of-the-art machine learning models have been explored and used to solve problems that were never fully addressed in the past. In this paper, the most recent results of application of machine learning and numerical optimisation for injection, extraction and transfer of beam from machine and to experimental areas are presented. An overview of the possible next steps and shortcomings is finally discussed., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

In 2021 the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring (ELENA) moved from commissioning into the physics production phase providing 100 keV antiprotons to the newly connected experiments paving the way to an improved trapping efficiency by one to two orders of magnitude compared to the AD era. After recalling the major work undertaken during the CERN Long Shutdown 2 (2019-2020) in the antiproton deceleration complex, details will be given on the ELENA ring and the new electrostatic transfer line beam commissioning using an ion source. Sub-sequentially, the progress from commissioning with ions to operation with antiprotons will be described with emphasis on the achieved beam performance. Finally, the impact on the performance of the main hardware systems will be reviewed., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

The Future Circular electron-positron Collider (FCC-ee) will have stored beam energies of up to 20 MJ. This is a factor 100 higher than any current or past lepton collider. A safe and reliable disposal of the beam onto a beam dump block is therefore critical for operation. To ensure the survival of the dump core blocks, transversal dilution of the beam is necessary. To reduce the complexity of the system and guarantee high availability, an optimized, semi-passive beam dumping system has been designed. The main dump absorber design has been optimized following recent studies for high energy dump block materials for the LHC High Luminosity upgrade. First simulations regarding the radiation environment of the dumping system have been carried out, allowing the definition of preliminary constraints for the integration with respect to radiation sensitive equipment. The performance of the system has been evaluated using Monte-Carlo simulations as well as thermomechanical Finite-Element-Analysis to investigate potential material failure and assess safety margins. An experiment at the CERN HiRadMat facility has been carried out and preliminary results show good agreement with simulations., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

As the beam is injected and extracted from the CERN Proton Synchrotron, it passes through the fringing magnetic fields of the main bending units (MUs). In this study, tracking simulations using field maps created from a 3D magnetic model of the MUs are compared to beam based measurements made through the fast injection and slow extraction regions. The behaviour of the fringe field is characterised and its implementation in the MAD-X model of the machine is described., Proceedings of the 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand

The Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring ELENA is a small synchrotron recently constructed and commissioned to decelerate antiprotons injected from the Antiproton Decelerator AD with a kinetic energy of 5.3 MeV down to 100 keV. Controlled deceleration in the synchrotron, equipped with an electron cooler to reduce losses and generate dense bunches, allows the experiments, typically capturing the antiprotons in traps and manipulating them further, to improve the trapping efficiency by one to two orders of magnitude. During 2018, bunches with an energy of 100 keV with parameters close to nominal have been demonstrated, and first beams have been provided to an experiment in a new experimental zone. The magnetic transfer lines from the AD to the experiments have been replaced by electrostatic lines from ELENA. Commissioning of the new transfer lines and, in parallel, studies to better understand the ring with H⁻ beams from a dedicated source, have started in autumn 2020. The first 100 keV antiproton physics run using ELENA will start in late summer 2021., Proceedings of the 12th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC2021, Campinas, SP, Brazil

We describe in this report the status of the study performed at CERN on GaToroid, an idea of a novel magnetic configuration based on the symmetry properties of a toroidal magnetic field, that could find its use in gantries for hadron therapy. In the report we recall briefly the concept of this system, and we then expand on beam optics, toroidal magnet design, vector magnet design options. We describe the main results achieved, proving that a magnetic configuration is feasible, and the principle of beam optics are working. We then enter in some details in the description of the technology and sub-scale model development that is on-going at CERN to demonstrate that a toroidal magnet with the desired performance can be built and successfully powered. Finally, we draw a conclusion on this first stage of development, on what we perceive as outstanding issues, and the plan for the near future.

The CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is employed to supply slow extracted beams to fixed target experiments located in CERN’s North Area. In order to reduce beam loss at extraction, several techniques have been proposed for implementation in the SPS. One of those techniques, which was tested with beam in 2018, uses a bent silicon crystal in Long Straight Section 2 (LSS2) to shadow the blade of the extraction electrostatic septum [7]. This approach alters the shape of the extracted particle distribution that needs to be transported and split in Transfer Tunnel 20 (TT20). This report studies the impact on the transmission and splitting efficiency with the crystal aligned in channelling and provides a solution for start-up after LS2 without hardware changes by modifying the transfer line optics. The main simulation code and files are available at https://gitlab.cern.ch/parrutia/beamlet_lss2.

The Extra Low ENergy Antiproton storage ring (ELENA) is an upgrade project at the CERN AD (Antiproton Decelerator). ELENA will further decelerate the 5.3 MeV antiprotons coming from the AD down to 100 keV. ELENA features electron cooling for emittance control during deceleration thus preserving the beam intensity and allowing to extract bright bunches towards the experiments. The lower energy will allow for increasing the antiproton trapping efficiency up to two orders of magnitude, which is typically less than 1% with the present beam from AD. The ring was completed with the installation of the electron cooler at the beginning of 2018. Decelerated beams with characteristics close to the design values were obtained before the start of CERN Long Shutdown 2 (LS2). During LS2 electrostatic transfer lines from the ELENA ring to the experimental zones will be installed, replacing the magnetic transfer lines from the AD ring. The latest results of commissioning with H⁻ and antiprotons and the first observation of electron cooling in ELENA will be presented, together with an overview of the project and status and plans for LS2 and beyond., Proceedings of the North American Particle Accelerator Conference, NAPAC2019, Lansing, MI, USA

Understanding the different sources of emittance dilution along the LHC injector chain is an import-ant part of providing the high brightness proton beams demanded by the LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project. In this context, the first beam-based measurements of the magnetic waveforms of the Proton Synchrotron Booster’s (PSB) extraction kickers were carried out and used to quantifythe transverse emittance blow-up during extraction and transfer to the Proton Synchrotron (PS).In this report, the waveform measurement technique will be briefly outlined before the results andtheir implications for the LIU project and beam performance reach are discussed.

Understanding the different sources of emittance dilution along the LHC injector chain is an important part of providing the high brightness proton beams demanded by the LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project. In this context, the first beam-based measurements of the magnetic waveforms of the Proton Synchrotron Booster’s (PSB) extraction kickers were carried out and used to quantify the transverse emittance blow-up during extraction and transfer to the Proton Synchrotron (PS). In this contribution, the waveform measurement technique will be briefly outlined before the results and their implications for the LIU project and beam performance reach are discussed., Proceedings of the 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia

The SPS Beam Dump Facility (BDF) being studied as part of the Physics Beyond Colliders (PBC) CERN project has recently reached an important milestone with the completion of the comprehensive feasibility study. The BDF is a proposed fixed target facility to be installed in the SPS North Area, to accommodate experiments such as SHiP (Search for Hidden Particles), which is most notably aiming at studying hidden sector particles. This experiment requires a high intensity slowly extracted 400 GeV proton beam with 4·10¹³ protons per 1 s spill to achieve 4·10¹⁹ protons on target per year. The extraction and transport scheme will make use of the first 600 m of the existing North Area extraction line. This contribution presents the status of the design work of the new transfer line and discusses the challenges identified. Aperture studies and failure scenarios are treated and the results discussed. In particular, interlock systems aiming at protecting critical components against the uncontrolled loss of the high energy proton beam are considered. We also present the latest results and implications of the design of a new laminated Lambertson splitter magnet to provide fast switching between the current North Area experiments and the BDF., Proceedings of the 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia

This paper describes the concept of a primary electron beam facility at CERN, to be used for dark gauge force and light dark matter searches. The electron beam is produced in three stages: A Linac accelerates electrons from a photo-cathode up to 3.5 GeV. This beam is injected into the Super Proton Synchrotron, SPS, and accelerated up to a maximum energy of 16 GeV. Finally, the accelerated beam is slowly extracted to an experiment, possibly followed by a fast dump of the remaining electrons to another beamline. The beam parameters are optimized using the requirements of the Light Dark Matter eXperiment, LDMX, as benchmark., Proceedings of the 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia

The Gamma Factory (GF) initiative proposes to create novel research tools at CERN by producing, accelerating and storing highly relativistic partially stripped ion beams in the LHC rings and by exciting their atomic degrees of freedom by lasers, to produce high-energy photon beams. Their intensity would be several orders of magnitude higher than those of the presently operating light sources in the particularly interesting gamma-ray energy domain reaching up to 400 MeV. In this energy domain, the high-intensity photon beams can be used to produce secondary beams of polarized electrons, polarized positrons, polarized muons, neutrinos, neutrons and radioactive ions. Over the years 2017-2018 we have demonstrated that these partially stripped ion beams can be successfully produced, accelerated and stored in the CERN accelerator complex, including the LHC. The next step of the project is to build a proof of principle experiment in the SPS to validate the principal GF concepts. This contribution will present the initial conceptual design of this experiment along with its main challenge - the demonstration of the fast cooling method of partially stripped ion beams., Proceedings of the 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia

In the framework of the LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project, the investigation and quantification of the optics mismatch between the CERN Proton Synchrotron Booster (PSB) and PS is a crucial step in understanding the source of horizontal emittance growth between the two machines. Extensive studies were carried out to estimate the mismatch from single-pass measurements in the transfer line and to rematch the transfer line to reduce the dispersive mismatch at PS injection while keeping the betatron matching unaltered. This paper presents the results of the data analysis of more recent multi-turn measurements, which profited from a new turn-by-turn beam profile monitor in the PS ring, to assess the achieved level of matching and corresponding emittance growth. The results confirm the improved matching and demonstrate the feasibility of the multi-turn technique as a fundamental tool that will be important for the recommissioning of the renovated transfer line after Long Shutdown 2., Proceedings of the 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia

Annual high intensity requests of over 10¹⁹ protons on target (POT) from the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) Fixed Target (FT) physics program continue, with the prospect of requests for even higher, unprecedented levels in the coming decade. A concerted and multifaceted R effort has been launched to understand and reduce the slow extraction induced radioactivation of the SPS and to anticipate future experimental proposals, such as SHiP* at the SPS Beam Dump Facility (BDF)**, which will request an additional 4·10¹⁹ POT per year. In this contribution, we report on operational improvements and recent advances that have been made to significantly reduce the slow extraction losses, by up to a factor of 3, with the deployment of new extraction concepts, including passive and active (thin, bent crystal) diffusers and extraction on the third-integer resonance with octupoles. In light of the successful tests of the prototype extraction loss reduction schemes, an outlook and implications for future SPS FT operation will be presented., Proceedings of the 10th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2019, Melbourne, Australia

Within the frame of the Physics Beyond Collider project a new fixed target facility at the SPS North Area, the so-called Beam Dump Facility (BDF), is under study. BDF requires a high intensity slowly extracted 400 GeV proton beam with 4·10¹³ protons per 1 s spill to achieve 4·10¹⁹ protons on target per year. This results in an exceptionally high average beam power of 355 kW on the target, which is a major challenge. To validate the target design, a test of a prototype target is planned for 2018 at an existing North Area beam line. A large part of this beam line is in common with the future BDF beam line with comparable beam characteristics and several measurement campaigns were performed in 2017 to study the optics of the line in preparation for the test. The intrinsic characteristics of the slow extraction process make the precise characterisation of the beam reaching the target particularly challenging. This paper presents beam and lattice characterisation methods and associated measurement results., Proceedings of the 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Studies for the SPS Beam Dump Facility (BDF) are ongoing within the scope of the Physics Beyond Collider project. The BDF is a proposed fixed target facility to be installed in the SPS North Area, to accommodate the SHiP experiment (Search for Hidden Particles), which is most notably aiming at studying hidden sector particles. This experiment requires a high intensity slowly extracted 400 GeV proton beam with 4·10¹³ protons per 1 s spill to achieve 4·10¹⁹ protons on target per year. The extraction and transport scheme will make use of the first 600 m of the existing North Area extraction line. In this paper, we will present the design of the additional 600 m of transfer line towards BDF branching off from the existing line and discuss the detailed design of the BDF beam line, its components and optics. We present the latest results on the study and design of a new laminated Lambertson splitter magnet to provide fast switch between the current North Area experiments and the BDF. The latest specification of a dipole dilution system used to reduce the local peak power of the beam on the target is also presented., Proceedings of the 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada

COSY is a versatile racetrack-type synchrotron accelerating protons and deuterons in a range of rigidity between 1 T m and 11 T m. Circulating beam can be slowly extracted on a third order resonance and channeled towards different users. New users of the COSY beam have presented new challenges with specific requests, most notably in term of beam shape. This in turn drove a strong interest to develop and improve characterization and modeling methods in the COSY extraction beam line. In this contribution we will present the different beam characterization methods used and their limitations. We will then discuss the modeling of the line and the importance of an accurate and reliable model of the extraction line. Some of the latest beam measurements are presented and compared to modeled results., Proceedings of the 8th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2017, Copenhagen, Denmark

The COoler SYnchrotron in Jülich is a well suited accelerator for a precursor experiment on the direct measurement of the Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) of the deuteron (see* and references within). It provides polarized and unpolarized proton and deuteron beams in the momentum range between 0.3 GeV/c and 3.65 GeV/c**, allows for phase space cooling and is highly flexible with respect to ion-optical settings***. Unfortunately, a model independent linear optics measurement is not possible and so far the existing MAD-X model of COSY does not provide an agreement with the actual machine parameters that is required by future experiments, such as the EDM experiment. Significant deviations with respect to the working point and linear optics have been reported****. As shown in*****, a MAD-X based LOCO (Linear Optics from Closed Orbits) algorithm in a C++ program was successfully developed and carefully benchmarked. This contribution presents the application of the new program on measured ORM data and its capabilities in calibrating linear optics as well as reconstructing machine imperfections such as gradient errors of quadrupole magnets and calibration factors of BPMs and steerers., Proceedings of the 8th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2017, Copenhagen, Denmark

The COSY in Jülich is a versatile machine with a long history of polarized proton acceleration. A new model of COSY based on the Bmad library was developed to simulate beam and spin dynamics. Original methods of lattice design, notably multi-objective lattice optimization, were explored. This contribution presents the status and development steps of the Bmad model of COSY. Some of the latest simulations will also be discussed., Proceedings of the 7th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2016, Busan, Korea

A storage ring provides an attractive option for directly measuring the electric dipole moment~(EDM) of charged particles. To reach a sensitivity of 10^-29 e x cm, it is critical to mitigate the systematic errors from all sources. This daunting task is pushing the precision frontier of accelerator science and technology beyond its current state of the art. Here, we present a unique idea of a magnetic dipole moment~(MDM) spin transparent quadrupole that can significantly reduce the systematic errors due to the transverse electric and magnetic fields that particle encounters., Comment: 10 pages

COSY is a cooler synchrotron designed for internal target hadron physics experiments, equipped with both electron cooling system and stochastic cooling system. During the past couple of years, COSY has been evolved into an ideal test facility for accelerator technology development as well as detector development for the Facility of Anti-proton and Ion Research at Darmstadt (FAIR). In addition, COSY has been the test ground for exploring the feasibility of a storage ring based Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) measurement. The proposed precursor experiment of a direct measurement of the EDM of the deuteron at COSY using an RF wien filter by the Jülich Electric Dipole moment Investigation (JEDI) requests significant improvement of beam based measurements as well as beam control. In this paper, first results of measured linear optics based on AT-LOCO are reported. Simulation studies are also discussed., Proceedings of the 7th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2016, Busan, Korea

The AGS provides a polarized proton beam to RHIC. The beam is accelerated in the AGS from Gγ = 4.5 to Gγ = 45.5 and the polarization transmission is critical to the RHIC spin program. In the recent years, various systems were implemented to improve the AGS polarization transmission. These upgrades include the double partial snakes configuration and the tune jumps system. However, 100 % polarization transmission through the AGS acceleration cycle is not yet reached. The current efficiency of the polarization transmission is estimated to be around 85 % in typical running conditions. Understanding the sources of depolarization in the AGS is critical to improve the AGS polarized proton performances. The complexity of beam and spin dynamics, which is in part due to the specialized Siberian snake magnets, drove a strong interest for original methods of simulations. For that, the Zgoubi code, capable of direct particle and spin tracking through field maps, was here used to model the AGS. A model of the AGS using the Zgoubi code was developed and interfaced with the current system through a simple command: the AgsFromSnapRampCmd. Interfacing with the machine control system allows for fast modelization using actual machine parameters. Those developments allowed the model to realistically reproduce the optics of the AGS along the acceleration ramp. Additional developments on the Zgoubi code, as well as on post-processing and pre-processing tools, granted long term multiturn beam tracking capabilities: the tracking of realistic beams along the complete AGS acceleration cycle. Beam multiturn tracking simulations in the AGS, using realistic beam and machine parameters, provided a unique insight into the mechanisms behind the evolution of the beam emittance and polarization during the acceleration cycle. Post-processing softwares were developed to allow the representation of the relevant quantities from the Zgoubi simulations data. The Zgoubi simulations proved particularly useful to better understand the polarization losses through horizontal intrinsic spin resonances The Zgoubi model as well as the tools developed were also used for some direct applications. For instance, some beam experiment simulations allowed an accurate estimation of the expected polarization gains from machine changes. In particular, the simulations that involved involved the tune jumps system provided an accurate estimation of polarization gains and the optimum settings that would improve the performance of the AGS.; L'AGS fournit un faisceau de proton polarisé à RHIC. Le faisceau est accéléré dans l'AGS de Gγ = 4.5 à Gγ = 45.5 et la transmission de la polarisation est critique pour le programme de spin de RHIC. Au cours des dernières années, divers systèmes ont été mis en œuvre pour améliorer la transmission de la polarisation dans l'AGS. Ces améliorations consistent essentiellement en l'introduction de deux serpents Siberien partiels et du system de saut de nombre d'onde. Cependant, la transmission de la polarisation n'atteint pas encore 100 % durant le cycle d'accélération de l'AGS. L'efficacité actelle de la transmission de la polarisation est estimée à environ 85 % dans les conditions de fonctionnement typiques. Comprendre les sources de dépolarisation dans l'AGS est essentiel pour améliorer les performances en protons polarisés de la machine. La dynamique complexe de faisceau et de spin, notamment en présence des aimaint spécialisés appelé serpent Sibériens, justifient le fort intérÃa t pour des méthodes de simulation originales. Le code Zgoubi, capable de résoudre l'équation du mouvement et de l'évolution du spin directement à partir d'une carte de champs, est utilisé pour modéliser l'AGS. Un modèle de l'AGS utilisant le code Zgoubi a pout cette reaison été développé et interfacé avec le système actuel par une simple commande: l'AgsFromSnapRampCmd. L'interfa ̧age avec le système de contrôle de la machine permet la modélisation rapide en utilisant les paramètres de réels la machine. Ces développements ont permis de reproduire fidèlement l'optique de l'AGS le long du cycle d'accéleration. Des développements supplémentaires sur le code Zgoubi, ainsi que sur des outils de post-traitement et de pré-traitement, ont fourni au code la possibilité de suivre les faisceaux sur de nombreux tours, ce qui s'avère être fondamental pour une représentation realiste du cycle d'accélération complet de la machine. Des simulations de faisceaux sur de nombreux tours dans l'AGS, en utilisant des conditions réalistes de faisceau et de machine, ont fourni une unique vision des les mécanismes sous-jacents de l'évolution de l'émittance et de la polarisation du faisceau au cours du cycle d'accélération. Des programmes de post-traitement ont été développés pour permettre la représentation des quantités pertinentes des données simulées par Zgoubi.Les simulations se sont avérées particulièrement utiles pour mieux comprendre les pertes de polarisation à travers résonances horizontales intrinsèques de spin. Le modèle Zgoubi ainsi que les outils développés ont également été utilisées pour certaines applications directes. Par exemple, les simulations d'expériences de faisceau ont permis l'estimation précise des gains de polarisation attendus en fonction des changements apportés. En particulier, des simulations d'expériences impliquant le système de saut des nombres d'onde ont fournis des estimations précises de la polarisation gagné et permis le choix des conditions optimales de la machine.

The first part of RHIC Run 15 consisted of nine weeks of polarized proton on proton collisions at a beam energy of 100 GeV at two interaction points. In this paper we discuss several of the upgrades to the collider complex that allowed for improved performance this run. The largest effort consisted of commissioning of the electron lenses, one in each ring, which are designed to compensate one of the two beam-beam interactions experienced by the proton bunches. The e-lenses therefore raise the per bunch intensity at which luminosity becomes beam-beam limited. A new lattice was designed to create the phase advances necessary for a functioning e-lens which also has an improved off-momentum dynamic aperture relative to previous runs. In order to take advantage of the new, higher intensity limit without suffering intensity driven emittance deterioration, other features were commissioned including a continuous transverse bunch-by-bunch damper in RHIC and a double harmonic capture scheme in the Booster. Other high intensity protections include improvements to the abort system and the installation of masks to intercept beam lost due to abort kicker pre-fires., Proceedings of the 6th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2015, Richmond, VA, USA

The strengths of spin resonances for the polarized-proton operation in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider are currently calculated with code DEPOL, which numerically integrate through the whole ring based on analytical approximate formula. In this article, we calculate the spin resonance strength by performing Fourier transformation to the actual transverse magnetic field seen by a single particle travelling through the ring. Comparison is made between the results from this method and DEPOL and other approaches., Proceedings of the 6th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2015, Richmond, VA, USA

Symplectic integration for orbital motion had been adopted in SimTrack which has been extensively used for dynamic aperture calculation with beam-beam interaction for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Recently spin tracking for protons has been implemented on top of the orbit motion in this code. In this article, we will explain the implementation of spin motion using Thomas-BMT equation, and benchmark with other spin tracking codes currently used for RHIC. Possibility and remedy for very-long term particle tracking, such as on the RHIC energy acceleration, is also explored., Proceedings of the 6th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2015, Richmond, VA, USA

The AGS provides a polarized proton beam to RHIC. The beam is accelerated in the AGS from Gγ = 4.5 to Gγ = 45.5 and the polarization transmission is critical to the RHIC spin program. In the recent years, various systems were implemented to improve the AGS polarization transmission. These upgrades include the double partial snakes configuration and the tune jumps system. However, 100 % polarization transmission through the AGS acceleration cycle is not yet reached. The current efficiency of the polarization transmission is estimated to be around 85 % in typical running conditions. Understanding the sources of depolarization in the AGS is critical to improve the AGS polarized proton performances. The complexity of beam and spin dynamics, which is in part due to the specialized Siberian snake magnets, drove a strong interest for original methods of simulations. For that, the Zgoubi code, capable of direct particle and spin tracking through field maps, was here used to model the AGS. A model of the AGS using the Zgoubi code was developed and interfaced with the current system through a simple command: the AgsFromSnapRampCmd. Interfacing with the machine control system allows for fast modelization using actual machine parameters. Those developments allowed the model to realistically reproduce the optics of the AGS along the acceleration ramp. Additional developments on the Zgoubi code, as well as on post-processing and pre-processing tools, granted long term multiturn beam tracking capabilities: the tracking of realistic beams along the complete AGS acceleration cycle. Beam multiturn tracking simulations in the AGS, using realistic beam and machine parameters, provided a unique insight into the mechanisms behind the evolution of the beam emittance and polarization during the acceleration cycle. Post-processing softwares were developed to allow the representation of the relevant quantities from the Zgoubi simulations data. The Zgoubi simulations proved particularly useful to better understand the polarization losses through horizontal intrinsic spin resonances The Zgoubi model as well as the tools developed were also used for some direct applications. For instance, some beam experiment simulations allowed an accurate estimation of the expected polarization gains from machine changes. In particular, the simulations that involved involved the tune jumps system provided an accurate estimation of polarization gains and the optimum settings that would improve the performance of the AGS., L'AGS fournit un faisceau de proton polarisé à RHIC. Le faisceau est accéléré dans l'AGS de Gγ = 4.5 à Gγ = 45.5 et la transmission de la polarisation est critique pour le programme de spin de RHIC. Au cours des dernières années, divers systèmes ont été mis en œuvre pour améliorer la transmission de la polarisation dans l'AGS. Ces améliorations consistent essentiellement en l'introduction de deux serpents Siberien partiels et du system de saut de nombre d'onde. Cependant, la transmission de la polarisation n'atteint pas encore 100 % durant le cycle d'accélération de l'AGS. L'efficacité actelle de la transmission de la polarisation est estimée à environ 85 % dans les conditions de fonctionnement typiques. Comprendre les sources de dépolarisation dans l'AGS est essentiel pour améliorer les performances en protons polarisés de la machine. La dynamique complexe de faisceau et de spin, notamment en présence des aimaint spécialisés appelé serpent Sibériens, justifient le fort intérÃa t pour des méthodes de simulation originales. Le code Zgoubi, capable de résoudre l'équation du mouvement et de l'évolution du spin directement à partir d'une carte de champs, est utilisé pour modéliser l'AGS. Un modèle de l'AGS utilisant le code Zgoubi a pout cette reaison été développé et interfacé avec le système actuel par une simple commande: l'AgsFromSnapRampCmd. L'interfa ̧age avec le système de contrôle de la machine permet la modélisation rapide en utilisant les paramètres de réels la machine. Ces développements ont permis de reproduire fidèlement l'optique de l'AGS le long du cycle d'accéleration. Des développements supplémentaires sur le code Zgoubi, ainsi que sur des outils de post-traitement et de pré-traitement, ont fourni au code la possibilité de suivre les faisceaux sur de nombreux tours, ce qui s'avère être fondamental pour une représentation realiste du cycle d'accélération complet de la machine. Des simulations de faisceaux sur de nombreux tours dans l'AGS, en utilisant des conditions réalistes de faisceau et de machine, ont fourni une unique vision des les mécanismes sous-jacents de l'évolution de l'émittance et de la polarisation du faisceau au cours du cycle d'accélération. Des programmes de post-traitement ont été développés pour permettre la représentation des quantités pertinentes des données simulées par Zgoubi.Les simulations se sont avérées particulièrement utiles pour mieux comprendre les pertes de polarisation à travers résonances horizontales intrinsèques de spin. Le modèle Zgoubi ainsi que les outils développés ont également été utilisées pour certaines applications directes. Par exemple, les simulations d'expériences de faisceau ont permis l'estimation précise des gains de polarisation attendus en fonction des changements apportés. En particulier, des simulations d'expériences impliquant le système de saut des nombres d'onde ont fournis des estimations précises de la polarisation gagné et permis le choix des conditions optimales de la machine.

The RHIC luminosity upgrade program aims for an increase of the polarized proton luminosity by a factor 2. To achieve this goal a significant increase in the beam intensity is foreseen. The beam coupling impedance represents a source of detrimental effects for beam quality and stability at high bunch intensities. In this paper, we evaluate a new global transverse impedance in both RHIC and the AGS with recent measurements of tune shift as a function of bunch intensity. The results are compared to past measurements and present impedance model., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany

The AGS tune jump system consists of two fast quadrupoles used to accelerate the crossing of 82 horizontal intrinsic spin resonances. The fast tune jump of ΔQh=+0.04 within 100 μs imposes perfect localization of each of the 82 resonant conditions. Imperfect timing of the tune jumps results in lower efficiency of the system and lower transmission of the polarization through the AGS acceleration cycle. Investigations during the end of the pp AGS Run13 revealed weaknesses in the energy measurement at high energy, causing less than optimal timing of the tune jumps. A new method based on continuous polarization measurement to determine the energy during the acceleration cycle has been developed. Strong operational constraints were taken into account to provide a convenient system of energy measurement. This is also used to calibrate the usual determination of the energy based on revolution frequency of the beam or measured dipole magnetic field. This paper shows the tools developed and the results of the first tests during the AGS Run 14. Simulations of the expected tune jumps efficiency using the AGS Zgoubi model are also presented and compared to experimental results., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany

Crossing of horizontal intrinsic resonances is today the main source of polarization losses in the AGS, in its dual partial snakes configuration for polarized proton acceleration. Polarization losses were greatly reduced by the AGS tune jump system. However total polarization transmission through the AGS cycle is not yet achieved, still partially due to the horizontal intrinsic resonances. This paper will explore the effect of optical distortions and different horizontal tunes on the strength of horizontal intrinsic resonances. Various options will be presented and practicability will be addressed. Theoretical model and multiparticle trackings using the Zgoubi code will show the expected polarization gains of different scenarios., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany

This contribution re-visits fields, particle motion, and spin precession in the AGS helical polarization snakes. The work was undertaken in preparation of orbit and spin modeling for future polarized proton and helion runs at RHIC. The investigations include re-computation of 3-D OPERA field maps of the helical snakes and particle and spin tracking. There is a series of sub-products of this study, amongst others, the appropriate settings of the AGS cold snake when changing its strength, cold snake settings for polarized helion programs, non-linear coupling in the AGS, the transport of the stable polarization axis from the AGS to RHIC injection kickers, and in addition, a series of high accuracy 3-D field maps have been produced, in view of long-term tracking in the AGS for beam and polarization transmission studies., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany

At low energy the AGS lattice is strongly deformed by the two strong helical snakes, required to preserve the polarization. In addition to the complex, highly non-linear field featured by the two snakes, multiple non-linear coupling resonance lines are crossed by the beam in this region. Hence, the use of realistic models for the Siberian snakes is critical for the simulation of the early part of the AGS acceleration cycle. The AGS Zgoubi model uses direct tracking through OPERA field maps of the two snakes. While many processes may be obnoxious to both beam and spin dynamics in this region, it is critical to use a realistic model of the AGS at low energy. This paper presents the current model used and some of the challenges recently faced. We will also compare experimental beam dynamics results to those predicted by the Zgoubi model., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany

Future RHIC physics program calls for polarized He3 beam. The He3 beam from the new EBIS source has a relative low rigidity which requires delicate control of injection and RF setup in the Booster. The strong depolarization resonance strength in both AGS and AGS Booster requires careful consideration of beam energy range and optics setup. Recently, the He3 beam was accelerated to 11GeV/n in the AGS. The near term goal fo 3*10¹⁰ at RHIC requires several RF bunch merges in both AGS and the Booster. The beam test results are presented in this paper., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany

During the early part of the acceleration of polarized protons, due to strong optical deformations of the lattice, the tune cannot be placed in the spin gap and the first two vertical intrinsic resonances are crossed. Recent multiparticle trackings using the Zgoubi code show that the spin resonances around Gg=5 could cause as much as 5% loss of polarization. The slow acceleration rate, the two vertical and two horizontal intrinsic spin resonances can contribute to the depolarization in the region. While in the current scheme only the two horizontal intrinsic resonances are jumped, it was proposed to use the tune jumps system to also accelerate the crossing of the two weak vertical intrinsic resonances and improve the polarization transmission through this region. We show the design of this new tune jumps scheme and the expected polarization gains expected from multiparticles Zgoubi simulations. We also compare experimental measurements of the polarization transmission to the Zgoubi simulations., Proceedings of the 5th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf., IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany