17–22 May 2026
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Impact of Landau damping from octupoles on instability growth rates measured in the LHC

WEP5099
20 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC5.D04: Beam Coupling Impedance Theory, Simulations, Measurements, Code Development Poster session

Speaker

Nicolas Mounet (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

Dedicated instability studies were performed in the LHC to quantify the impact of Landau octupoles on transverse beam stability. Controlled single-bunch instabilities were intentionally triggered at injection energy, and the corresponding growth rates were measured while systematically varying the Landau octupole knob. A clear correlation between the octupole current and the measured instability growth rate was observed. These measurements are compared with theoretical expectations to improve and benchmark the real part of the LHC impedance model, in particular its broadband component. The results not only provide valuable input for refining the impedance model, but also represent a direct quantitative observation of Landau damping in the LHC.

Funding Agency

Research supported by the HL-LHC project

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Authors

Chiara Antuono (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Nicolas Mounet (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Xavier Buffat (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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