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| URL | https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-HIAT2025-TUX01 |
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| Title | Future challenges for CERN’s ion injector complex |
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| Abstract | The ion injector complex at CERN supplies ions for collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and for fixed-target physics programmes at the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) and Proton Synchrotron (PS). In recent years, there has been growing interest in experiments with lighter ions than lead within the ion-physics community. The NA61/SHINE collaboration has requested beams of oxygen, magnesium, and boron for Run 4 (2030-2033), while the HEARTS++ project proposal aims to enable switching between four ion species, with each transition occurring within 15 minutes. Additionally, LHC experiments are considering lighter-than-lead ion beams for Run 5 (2036-2041), pending an assessment of which particle species collisions offer higher nucleon-nucleon luminosity. Consolidating these future scenarios demands an evaluation of the light-ion performance of the present injector complex. This contribution discusses the challenges of the present injector complex in view of light-ion operation and a proposed ion complex upgrade to address future needs. |
| Paper | download: TUX01.pdf |
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| Conference | 16th International Conference on Heavy Ion Accelerator Technology |
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| Location | East Lansing, MI, USA |
| Date | 22-27 Jun 2025 |
| Publisher | JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Editorial Board | Ling Wang (FRIB/MSU), Kelly Jaje (ANL), Michelle Wier (FRIB/MSU), Kent Wootton (ANL), Tong Zhang (FRIB/MSU) |
| Online ISBN | 978-3-95450-260-8 |
| Online ISSN | 2673-5547 |
| Received | 20 June 2025 |
| Revised | 25 June 2025 |
| Accepted | 25 June 2025 |
| Issued | 13 October 2025 |
| DOI | 10.18429/JACoW-HIAT2025-TUX01 |
| Pages | 68-73 |
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