First operational dodecapole correction in the LHC

J Dilly, V Ferrentino, M Le Garrec, EH Maclean… - … Review Accelerators and …, 2023 - APS
Amplitude detuning measurements in the LHC have shown that a significant amount of
detuning is generated via feed-down from high-order field errors in the magnets of the …

Transverse beam instabilities in the presence of linear coupling in the Large Hadron Collider

LR Carver, X Buffat, K Li, E Métral, M Schenk - Physical Review Accelerators …, 2018 - APS
In the past, transverse coherent instabilities have been observed at the Hadron-Electron
Ring Accelerator (HERA) proton ring that were instigated by the presence of linear coupling …

New approach to LHC optics commissioning for the nonlinear era

EH Maclean, R Tomás, FS Carlier, MS Camillocci… - … Review Accelerators and …, 2019 - APS
In 2017, optics commissioning strategy for low-β* operation of the CERN Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) underwent a major revision. This was prompted by a need to extend the …

Detailed review of the LHC optics commissioning for the nonlinear era

EH Maclean, A Wegscheider, PK Skowronski, L Malina… - 2019 - cds.cern.ch
In 2017, optics commissioning strategy for low-β∗ operation of the CERN Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) underwent a major revision. This was prompted by a need to extend the …

Rigid waist shift: A new method for local coupling corrections in the LHC interaction regions

F Soubelet, T Persson, R Tomás, O Apsimon… - … Review Accelerators and …, 2023 - APS
Successful operation of large-scale particle accelerators depends on the precise correction
of magnet field or alignment errors present in the machine. In the Large Hadron Collider …

Effect of local linear coupling on linear and nonlinear observables in circular accelerators

M Hofer, R Tomás - Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 2020 - APS
Operation of particle accelerators and correction of unavoidable magnet or alignment errors
critically depend on the assessment of both global and local observables such as tune or …

Lattice and optics options for possible energy upgrades of the Large Hadron Collider

J Keintzel, R Tomás, R Bruce, M Giovannozzi… - … Review Accelerators and …, 2020 - APS
Studies of possible energy upgrades of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) aim at increasing
the current nominal beam energy of 7 TeV in view of expanding the discovery potential and …

New LHC optics correction approaches in 2017

EH Maclean, GT Valdivieso, E Coello De Portugal… - 2019 - cds.cern.ch
The optics commissioning strategy for low-$\beta^{*} $ operation of the LHC underwent
significant revision in 2017 [1]. The beam-based correction strategy transitioned from being …

Proof-of-principle direct measurement of Landau damping strength at the large hadron collider with an antidamper

SA Antipov, D Amorim, N Biancacci, X Buffat, E Métral… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Landau damping is an essential mechanism for ensuring collective beam stability in particle
accelerators. Precise knowledge of the strength of Landau damping is key to making …

Report and Analysis from LHC MD 3311: Amplitude detuning at end-of-squeeze

JW Dilly, E Solfaroli Camillocci, EH Maclean… - 2019 - cds.cern.ch
Amplitude detuning at end-of-squeeze is measured during this MD, with both flat-orbit and
crossingangles in IP5. These measurements are conducted to be able to identify the source …