Abstract
In polarized proton operation, the RHIC performance is limited by the head-on beam-beam effect. To overcome these limitations two electron lenses were installed and are under commissioning. One lens uses a newly manufactured superconducting solenoid, in the other lens the spare superconducting solenoid of the BNL Electron Beam Ion Source (EBIS) is installed to allow for propagation of the electron beam. (This sparemagnetwill be replaced by the same type of superconducting magnet that is also used in the other lens during the 2013 shut-down.) We give an overview of the commissioning configuration of both lenses, and report on first results in commissioning the hardware. We also report on lattice modifications needed to adjust the phase advance between the beam-beam interactions and the electron lenses, as well as upgrades to the RHIC instrumentation for the commissioning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IPAC 2013 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 4th International Particle Accelerator Conference |
| Pages | 1526-1528 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 4th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2013 - Shanghai, China Duration: May 12 2013 → May 17 2013 |
Publication series
| Name | IPAC 2013: Proceedings of the 4th International Particle Accelerator Conference |
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Conference
| Conference | 4th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2013 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 05/12/13 → 05/17/13 |