Exit Conditions of Phase A.6:

 

 

Exit condition

Priority
      
O.A.6.1.1 Two 450 GeV beams stored

1

O.A.6.1.2 Lifetime 5 - 10 hours

1

O.A.6.1.3 Differences between the two beams: emittance < 40 %, intensity < 20 % 1
O.A.6.1.4 Separation bumps fully commissioned at 450 GeV with common correctors 1
O.A.6.1.5 Injections and injection protection re optimized and validated with the separation bumps on 1
O.A.6.1.6 Apertures in triplets and IR fully characterized for both beams:        n1 >> 7 (about 10 -11 for Q2/Q3  and more for Q1) 1
O.A.6.1.7 Triplet alignment checked 2
O.A.6.1.8 Safe two beam operation  (reference for correctors in SIS, collimation, BLMs) 1
O.A.6.1.9 2-beam collimation commissioned 1
O.A.6.1.10 Interleaved injections working 2
O.A.6.1.11 Possibly: first collisions 2