Machine Protection and Operation for LHC

Authors

  • J. Wenninger CERN, Geneva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5170/CERN-2016-002.377

Keywords:

Operation, machine protection, beam loss, LHC.

Abstract

Since 2010 the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the accelerator with the highest stored energy per beam, with a record of 140 MJ at a beam energy of 4 TeV,
almost a factor of 50 higher than other accelerators. With such a high stored energy, machine protection aspects set the boundary conditions for operation
during all phases of the machine cycle. Only the low-intensity commissioning beams can be considered as relatively safe. This document discusses the
interplay of machine operation and machine protection at the LHC, from commissioning to regular operation.

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Published

2016-01-29

Issue

Vol. 2 (2016): Proceedings of the 2014 Joint International Accelerator School: Beam Loss and Accelerator Protection

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