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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-TUPS41
TitleCrystal collimation for the HL-LHC upgrade using MERLIN++ accelerator physics library
Authors
  • R. Babu
    International Institute for Accelerator Applications
  • R. Barlow, T. Edgecock
    University of Huddersfield
AbstractThis paper details the implementation and benchmarking of crystal collimation within MERLIN++ accelerator physics library and demonstrates its application in simulating crystal collimation process for the High Luminosity upgrade of LHC at CERN. Crystal collimation is one of the key technologies suggested to enhance the current collimation system according to the requirements of HL-LHC upgrade due to its increased beam energy and luminosity. This paper outlines the proposed methodology for this study which includes implementing the demonstrated physics of particle crystal interaction in MERLIN++, benchmarking it with the existing experimental data for simulating the HL-LHC operational scenarios with the crystals as primary collimators. MERLIN++ has already been efficiently used for multiple LHC collimation studies which highlights its importance , making it an essential simulation tool for comparative analysis with other simulation tools, as relying on a single tool for concluding the HL-LHC collimation system is often insufficient. As collimation systems are fundamental for machine protection , accurately predicting the crystal collimation performance is of utmost importance to know how they will perform in HL-LHC to guarantee that the HL-LHC meets its intended objectives with crystal collimators.
Paperdownload: TUPS41.pdf
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Conference15th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationNashville, TN
Date19-24 May 2024
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial BoardFulvia Pilat - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wolfram Fischer - Brookhaven National Laboratory Robert Saethre - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Petr Anisimov - Los Alamos National Laboratory Ivan Andrian - Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.
Online ISBN978-3-95450-247-9
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received15 May 2024
Revised18 May 2024
Accepted23 May 2024
Issued01 July 2024
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-TUPS41
Pages1746-1749