Plans for High Beta Optics in the LHC

Hans Burkhardt (1) , A. Macpherson (1) , S. Cavalier (2) , P. Puzo (2)

1 CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research
2 LAL - Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire

Based on what has been learned with the first high β* = 90 m operation in 2011, we describe the potential and practical scenarios for reaching very high β* in the LHC in 2012 and beyond. Very high β* optics require dedicated running time and conditions in the LHC. We describe a plan which is optimized to maximize the physics potential in a minimum of dedicated running time.

Domaines: Physique des accélérateurs [physics.acc-ph]; Optique [physics.optics]

Hans Burkhardt, A. Macpherson, S. Cavalier, P. Puzo. Plans for High Beta Optics in the LHC. International Particle Accelerator Conference - IPAC'12, May 2012, New Orleans, United States. Joint Accelerator Conferences Website, moppc007, pp.133-135, 2012. ⟨in2p3-00704078⟩