Entry Conditions for Phase A.6:

 

Entry condition

E.A.6.1   Operation at pilot intensity up to 3 x 1010 protons:
E.A.6.1.1  Both beams have completed single-beam commissioning (phases A.1 to A.4)
E.A.6.1.2  Emittance ≤ 3.75 μm
E.A.6.1.3  Lifetime > 5 h
E.A.6.1.4  Orbit and optics adjusted for required n1 in aperture
E.A.6.1.5  Nominal injection tunes
E.A.6.1.6  Hardware commissioning of separation bump magnets
E.A.6.1.7  Detector magnets OFF
E.A.6.1.8  Simultaneous operation of the two RF systems
E.A.6.1.9  Injection bucket monitor/selector commissioned
E.A.6.1.10  Tagging of 25 ns slots done
E.A.6.1.11  Agreement on where bunch 1 should collide (e.g. IP1)
E.A.6.1.12  Radial position consistent for both beams (from phase A.2)
E.A.6.1.13  Separation bump knobs prepared in LSA (base bump, orthogonal bumps)
E.A.6.1.14  Simultaneous acquisition of beam parameters for both beams
E.A.6.2  Operation at higher intensities:
E.A.6.2.1  Phase A.5 completed for both beams
E.A.6.2.3  Strategy for filling both rings established (interleaved,...)