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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-TUPB027
TitleImproving the SPS beam extraction efficiency by implementation of a crystal septum
Authors
  • M. Giacomelli
    Università di Bologna - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale
  • P. Arrutia Sota, A. Gorn, F. Velotti, M. Fraser, Y. Dutheil
    European Organization for Nuclear Research
AbstractThe third-integer resonant extraction of the proton beam from the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at CERN is a technique used for slow extraction of the circulating beam, providing a constant spill of protons to the North Area experiments. Currently, this method employs an electrostatic septum (ZS) to separate the extracted particles from the proton beam circulating in the ring. However, a fraction of the protons is lost on the mechanical parts of the ZS causing its activation, thus, limiting the efficiency of the process. In this work, the first considerations for solving this problem are presented with the implementation of a non-resonant slow extraction scheme that enables the extraction of the particles without the use of the ZS. The extraction efficiency and beam quality are benchmarked using the Xsuite particle tracking framework for a new configuration, which is compared with the present setup.
Paperdownload: TUPB027.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
Received27 May 2025
Revised02 June 2025
Accepted02 June 2025
Issued05 November 2025
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-TUPB027
Pages1021-1024