Application of Bent Crystals at IHEP 70-GeV Accelerator to Enhance the Efficiency of its Usage
/ Authors
V. Kotov, A. Afonin, V. Biryukov, Y. Chesnokov, N. Galyaev, V. Gres’, V. Maisheev, V. Medvedev, A. V. Minchenko, V. Terekhov
and 6 more authors
E. Troyanov, Y. Fedotov, V. Zapolsky, B. A. Zelenov, Y. Ivanov, W. Scandale
/ Abstract
Bent crystal was extracting 70-GeV protons with average intensity 4*10^11 (as measured in external beamline) per spill of 1.6 s duration, in parallel to the simultaneous work of two internal targets in the accelerator ring. An additional crystal, placed in the external beamline, was deflecting a small part of the extracted beam with intensity 10^7 protons toward another physics experiment. Crystal-extracted beam had a typical size of 4 mm by 4 mm fwhm at the end of the external beamline. Measurements for the extraction efficiency and other characteristics at the simultaneous work of four experimental set-ups are presented. With crystal working in the above-said regime during one month, no degradation of channeling was observed. The studies of extraction efficiency have been continued with new crystals.
Journal: arXiv: High Energy Physics - Experiment