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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN operates with lead-ion beams for about one month each year, requiring a high-performance collimation system to protect the machine from beam losses. The baseline ion-collimation scheme includes crystal collimation. In 2025, additional ion runs were carried out using oxygen and neon beams, enabling the first experimental comparison of collimation performance between crystal-based and standard systems for these lighter ions.
This work presents a comparative review of measured and simulated collimation performance for lead, oxygen, and neon ions at the LHC using both standard and crystal collimation techniques. The results offer a valuable benchmark for simulation tools used to predict collimation efficiency and provide key input for future LHC ion runs, where ion species other than lead are being considered.
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