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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-THPS033
TitleUpgrade of beam abort system at the SuperKEKB positron ring
Authors
  • H. Kaji, H. Nakayama, K. Uno, K. Kodama, M. Tawada, T. Mimashi
    High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
  • B. Urbschat, M. Aversano
    Nagoya University
  • H. Kakuno, K. Kitamura
    Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • K. Yoshihara
    Nagoya University, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
AbstractWe upgraded the beam abort system at the SuperKEKB positron ring to speed up the abort response and mitigate the damage caused by Sudden Beam Loss (SBL). An SBL event can result in the loss of tens of percent of the beam current within one or two turns. The huge radiation accompanying the beam loss can severely damage accelerator hardware and the detectors at the interaction point. The fast-response abort sensors based on the plastic scintillator and SiPM were installed to detect the beam loss from SBL earlier. Besides, the configuration of the abort trigger system (interlock) network was customized to shorten its response. The upgrade work was conducted in the 2022-2024 long shutdown and the 2024 summer shutdown. It was implemented in the beam operation in 2024. After this upgrade, we could throw abnormal beams more than one turn earlier. It is a significant treatment against SBL. We report the details of the upgrade and the improved performance achieved in the 2024 operation.
Paperdownload: THPS033.pdf
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Conference16th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Date01-06 Jun 2025
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board* Ming-Chyuan Lin - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * Yoichi Sato - KEK * Jui-Che Huang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * David Button - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation * Ping-Shun Chuang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Online ISBN978-3-95450-248-6
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received30 May 2025
Revised05 June 2025
Accepted05 June 2025
Issued05 November 2025
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-THPS033
Pages3037-3039