Review of linear optics measurement and correction for charged particle accelerators

R Tomás, M Aiba, A Franchi, U Iriso - Physical review accelerators and beams, 2017 - APS
Measurement and correction of charged particle beam optics have been a major concern
since the advent of strong focusing synchrotron accelerators. Traditionally, particle colliders …

The large hadron collider

O Brüning, H Burkhardt, S Myers - Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2012 - Elsevier
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and most energetic particle collider. It
took many years to plan and build this large complex machine which promises exciting, new …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning for beam dynamics studies at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

P Arpaia, G Azzopardi, F Blanc, G Bregliozzi… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning entails a broad range of techniques that have been widely used
in Science and Engineering since decades. High-energy physics has also profited from the …

Record low beating in the LHC

R Tomás, T Bach, R Calaga, A Langner… - Physical Review Special …, 2012 - APS
The LHC is currently operating with a proton energy of 4 TeV and β* functions at the ATLAS
and CMS interaction points of 0.6 m. This is close to the design value at 7 TeV (β*= 0.55 m) …

Optics for Landau damping with minimized octupolar resonances in the LHC

R Tomás, F Carlier, F Chudoba, L Deniau… - Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Operation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) requires strong octupolar magnetic
fields to suppress coherent beam instabilities. The amplitude detuning that is generated by …

Calculations of safe collimator settings and at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

R Bruce, RW Assmann, S Redaelli - Physical Review Special Topics …, 2015 - APS
The first run of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN was very successful and resulted
in important physics discoveries. One way of increasing the luminosity in a collider, which …

Improved control of the betatron coupling in the Large Hadron Collider

T Persson, R Tomás - Physical Review Special Topics-Accelerators and …, 2014 - APS
The control of the betatron coupling is of importance for safe beam operation in the LHC. In
this article we show recent advancements in methods and algorithms to measure and …

Optics measurement algorithms and error analysis for the proton energy frontier

A Langner, R Tomás - Physical Review Special Topics-Accelerators and …, 2015 - APS
Optics measurement algorithms have been improved in preparation for the commissioning
of the LHC at higher energy, ie, with an increased damage potential. Due to machine …

Direct amplitude detuning measurement with ac dipole

S White, E Maclean, R Tomás - Physical Review Special Topics—Accelerators …, 2013 - APS
In circular machines, nonlinear dynamics can impact parameters such as beam lifetime and
could result in limitations on the performance reach of the accelerator. Assessing and …

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 …