Commissioning of RHIC deuteron-gold collisions

Satogata, T.; Ahrens, L.; Bai, Mei; Beebe‐Wang, J.; Blaskiewicz, M.; Brennan, J.M.; Brown, K.; Bruno, D.; Cameron, P.; Cardona, Javier; Connolly, R.; Drees, A.; Fischer, W.; Fliller, R.; Ganetis, G.; Gardner, C.; Glenn, J.W.; Hahn, H.; Hayes, T.; Huang, H.; Iriso-Ariz, U.; MacKay, W. W.; Marušić, A.; Michnoff, R.; Montag, C.; Pilat, F.; Ptitsyn, V.; Roser, T.; Smith, Kevin S.; Tepikian, S.; Trbojević, D.; Tsoupas, N.; Zeijts, J. van

doi:10.1109/pac.2003.1288643

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“…However the heavy-ion physics programme at the LHC is expected to include further stages not yet scheduled within the CERN programme. These may include: p-Pb collisions are a crucial element of the physics programme, just as d-Au collisions are at RHIC [15]. A preliminary study [16] has shown that the injector chains for protons and ions can work in tandem to efficiently fill the two LHC rings with matching bunch trains.…”

Section: Beyond Pb-pb Collisionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The LHC as a nucleus–nucleus collider

Jowett

2008

J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.

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This paper begins with a summary of the status of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, including the lead-ion injector chain and the plans for the first phases of commissioning and operation with colliding proton beams. In a later phase, the LHC will collide lead nuclei at centre-of-mass energies of 5.5 TeV per colliding nucleon pair. This leap to 28 times beyond what is presently accessible will open up a new regime, not only in the experimental study of nuclear matter, but also in the beam physics of hadron colliders. Ultraperipheral and hadronic interactions of highlycharged beam nuclei will cause beam losses that dominate the luminosity decay and may quench superconducting magnets, setting upper limits on luminosity and stored beam current. Lower limits are set by beam instrumentation. On the other hand, coherent radiation by the nuclear charges should provide natural cooling to overcome intra-beam scattering. As with protons, a flexible, staged approach to full performance will test the limits and make optimal use of scheduled beam time.

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Section: Beyond Pb-pb Collisionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The LHC as a nucleus–nucleus collider

Jowett

2008

J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.

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“…In the first asymmetric run in 2003, d and Au beams were initially injected and accelerated with the same rigidity, resulting in different revolution frequencies [61]. This lead to modulated long-range beam-beam interactions, including tune modulations [62], which resulted in unacceptable beam loss and emittance growth.…”

Section: Acceleration Of Asymmetric Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ion Colliders

Fischer

Jowett

2014

Rev. Accl. Sci. Tech.

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High-energy ion colliders are large research tools in nuclear physics to study the QuarkGluon-Plasma (QGP). The range of collision energy and high luminosity are important design and operational considerations. The experiments also expect flexibility with frequent changes in the collision energy, detector fields, and ion species. Ion species range from protons, including polarized protons in RHIC, to heavy nuclei like gold, lead and uranium. Asymmetric collision combinations (e.g. protons against heavy ions) are also essential. For the creation, acceleration, and storage of bright intense ion beams, limits are set by space charge, charge change, and intrabeam scattering effects, as well as beam losses due to a variety of other phenomena. Currently, there are two operating ion colliders, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

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“…The setup and performance of the collider during Runs 7 and 3 are summarized in [3] and [4] respectively. The deuteron beam intensity in RHIC was 1.2 x 10 11 per bunch.…”

Section: Preparation For Deuteron-gold Operations In Run-8mentioning

confidence: 99%