7–11 Sept 2025
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Performance of the Beam Gas Curtain as emittance monitor at the Large Hadron Collider

TUPCO04
9 Sept 2025, 16:00
2h
Courtyard, Liverpool Guild of Students

Courtyard, Liverpool Guild of Students

Liverpool Guild of Students, University of Liverpool
Poster Presentation MC04: Transverse Profile and Emittance Monitors Tuesday Poster Session

Speaker

Daniele Butti (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

The Beam Gas Curtain (BGC) is an instrument for transverse diagnostics in operation at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The transverse beam profile is obtained by imaging the fluorescence light resulting from the interaction between the beam and a thin supersonic neon gas jet. This technique can provide minimally invasive and absolute measurements of LHC high-intensity beams, throughout the full machine cycle. It is therefore a potential candidate to complement the limitations of existing LHC transverse diagnostic systems.
This contribution highlights the results obtained during the ongoing LHC Run 3. The instrument configuration has been optimized for best performance by combining observations in two spectral ranges of the fluorescence signal: a yellow range, originating from the fluorescence of neutral neon atoms, and a UV range, emitted by ionic neon species. The measurements are consistent with those from other profile monitors within operational requirements and allow real-time tracking of the average beam emittance.
Finally, an overview of planned upgrades is presented, aimed at further improving system performance and progressing towards a fully operational instrument.

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Author

Daniele Butti (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors

Thibaut Lefevre (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Stefano Mazzoni (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Chiara Pasquino (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Gerhard Schneider (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Raymond Veness (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Ondrej Sedlacek (University of Liverpool) Oliver Stringer (University of Liverpool) Carsten Welsch (University of Liverpool) Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool) Peter Forck (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Serban Udrea (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Liam Cantu (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Cesar Vazquez Pelaez (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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