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A1 DIAMOND BEAM LOSS MONITOR
Machine Protection – Bunch-by-Bunch
The A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor is used to measure beam losses at particle accelerators. It is designed for beam loss diagnostics and machine protection of all types of particle accelerators (e.g. synchrotrons and linear colliders for high-energy physics, electron accelerators for synchrotron light sources, medical accelerators for hadron therapy).

The system measures fast AC beam losses from bunched beams simultaneously with continuous DC beam losses. It is sensitive to single MIP particles and has a very high dynamic range. Bunch-by-bunch losses are resolved in real time with the ROSY® Beam Loss Application. ROSY® AX106 is designed to be integrated into any control system.
The A1 is available as remotely controlled Beam Loss Monitoring System including ROSY®
with integrated power supply and GUI, for fast and reliable machine protection.
FEATURES
Detector type:
pCVD Diamond Beam Loss Detector
AC-DC Splitter:
decouples AC from DC part of the detector signal
AC Amplifier:
2 GHz, 40 dB Broadband Current Amplifier
DC Amplifier:
Electrometer Amplifier
Cables and Connectors:
for immediate operation
OPTIONS
The A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor (DBLM) is customized for various applications and available in the following configurations:
  • DBLM for 1 MIP - 105 particles per bunch, our standard DBLM configuration.
  • High-Radiation DBLM for 105 - 109 particles per bunch.
  • DBLM for applications in cryogenic environments.
  • DBLM for electron accelerators.
  • Full DBLM System including ROSY® AX106 with integrated Beam Loss Application (DBLM-App).
  • Full DBLM System including ROSY® AX106 with DBLM-App and integrated power supply, as autonomous, portable beam loss monitoring system.
  • DBLM for extended dynamic range, as used at the LHC at CERN, Geneva/Switzerland.
ADDITIONAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
The A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor has an excellent linearity over 9 orders of magnitude.

The equivalent charge yield of the A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor in its standard configuration, as used at the LHC at CERN, is shown in the Figure in red.

The A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor for high-radiation environments, as used at the HiRadMat facility at CERN, is shown in blue.
With the A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor the performance of an accelerator can be analyzed on a bunch-by-bunch basis in every detail, thanks to the excellent time resolution of 1 ns and double pulse resolution of 5 ns.

The DBLM system at the LHC reveals the characteristic beam structures of the accelerator, such as the 3 μs beam abort gap. The DBLM-App analyzes the beam losses as function of the accelerator turn clock, as shown in the Figure.
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A1 Diamond Beam Loss Monitor

RELEVANT PROJECTS
Beam Loss Monitors at LHC
Diamond Beam Loss Monitors are in use as fast beam loss monitors at the CERN-LHC, Geneva/Switzerland, since 2010. They are used to measure beam losses synchronous to the revolution period of the accelerator. The dedicated electronic chain of the Diamond Beam Loss Monitors includes AC-DC splitters to allow measuring bunch-to-bunch losses as well as the integrated loss on the DC path. For the real-time analysis of the LHC Diamond Beam Loss Monitors ROSY® AX106 is in operation as time loss histogram monitor.
http://home.cern/topics/large-hadron-collider
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Investigation of Injection Losses at the Large Hadron Collider with Diamond based Particle Detectors
O. Stein, et al., Proceedings of IPAC2016, MOPMR031, 310-312, 2016

ISBN 978-3-95450-147-2

Beam Losses at CERNs PS and SPS measured with Diamond Particle Detectors
F. Burkart, et al., Proceedings of IPAC2016, THPOR048, 3898-3900, 2016

ISBN 978-3-95450-147-2

Response of Polycrystalline Diamond Particle Detectors measured with a high Intensity Electron Beam
O. Stein, et al., Proceedings of IPAC2015, MOPTY058, 1069-1072, 2015

ISBN 978-3-95450-168-7

In Situ Radiation Test of Silicon and Diamond Detectors operating in Superfluid Helium and Developed for Beam Loss Monitoring
C. Kurfürst, et al., NIMA, 782, 149-158, 2015

DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2015.02.002

A Prototype Readout System for the Diamond Beam Loss Monitors at LHC
E. Griesmayer, et al., Proceedings of IBIC2013, MOPC45, 182-185, 2013

ISBN 978-3-95450-127-4

Radiation Tolerance of Cryogenic Beam Loss Monitor Detectors
C. Kurfürst, et al., Proceedings of IPAC2013, THPEA044, 3240-3242, 2013

ISBN 978-3-95450-122-9

Diamond Detectors for LHC
E. Griesmayer, et al., Proceedings of IBIC2012, MOPA10, 71-73, 2012

ISBN 978-3-95450-119-9

Bunch-by-Bunch Beam Loss Diagnostics with Diamond Detectors at the LHC
M. Hempel, et al., Proceedings of HB2012, MOP203, 41-45, 2012

ISBN 978-3-95450-118-2

Overview of LHC Beam Loss Measurements
B. Dehning, et al., Proceedings of IPAC2011, THOAA03, 2854-2856, 2011