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SUMMARY:Applications of Timepix technology for Beam Instrumentation at CER
 N - James Storey (CERN)
DTSTART:20221129T110000Z
DTEND:20221129T120000Z
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CONTACT:William Fawcett
DESCRIPTION:Beam instrumentation concerns the technologies needed to make 
 direct measurements of beam observables such as beam position\, intensity 
 and size. These observations provide the diagnostic information to operate
  and improve the performance of accelerators and the associated transfer l
 ines. As an example\, to minimise emittance growth - which is needed to ma
 ximize luminosity - accelerator operators & physicists need measurements o
 f the beam size throughout the acceleration cycle. An ideal beam instrumen
 t should have: sufficient accuracy & precision\; be fast enough to measure
  the beam parameters of the individual bunches that make up the beam and s
 hould have no effect on the beam itself. The development of such an instru
 ment to measure beam size has proven to be particularly challenging\, sinc
 e the measurement method typically involves the direct interaction of the 
 beam with the instrument. This seminar will present the realization of a n
 ew type of beam size monitor based on the detection of rest gas ionisation
  electrons with Timepix3 hybrid pixel detectors installed directly inside 
 the accelerator beam pipe. The concept is based on an idea first proposed 
 some 60 years ago\, but the application of the Timepix3 technology to this
  method facilitates new beam diagnostic insights. The seminar will conclud
 e with a survey of possible future applications of Timepix3/4 technology f
 or beam instrumentation at CERN.
LOCATION:Ryle Seminar Room
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