Speaker
Description
A novel double-crystal experiment is being considered for installation in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to measure precession properties of short-lived baryons such as Λc+. The experiment utilizes a first bent silicon crystal to deflect halo particles away from the circulating proton beam by 50 µrad. Further downstream, a second crystal is installed, which produces a significantly greater bending angle of 7 mrad. While the former is well established for operations in the LHC, the latter presents a new challenge for existing simulation tools. Using particle tracking programs, SixTrack and the newly developed Xsuite, we simulate a single pass experiment to calculate the expected channelling efficiency of these crystals. The results serve as a prediction for the performance of prototype crystals recently tested in CERN’s North Area at 180 GeV/c, that are planned to be installed in the LHC in 2025 for use in the multi-TeV energy range.
| Region represented | Europe |
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| Paper preparation format | LaTeX |
