Speaker
Jean-Baptiste Lallement
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Description
The Linac4 H⁻ ion source plays a vital role for the CERN operation and experimental users. Its performance and availability have a direct and critical impact on the CERN's proton accelerator chain and the physics programs it supports. This paper presents an overview of the system, the operational experience and the lessons learned during the full five years of official running. Key topics as installation and maintenance strategy, spare parts management, cesiation procedure, automated RF power regulation and recent upgrade and improvements are discussed together with current performance metrics and availability figures.
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Author
Jean-Baptiste Lallement
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Co-authors
Alessandra Lombardi
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Aristeidis Mamaras
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Christian Mastrostefano
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Edgar Sargsyan
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Eleonora Pasino
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Francesco Di Lorenzo
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Giulia Bellodi
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Michael O'Neil
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Sebastien Bertolo
(European Organization for Nuclear Research)
