FPD OVERVIEW

P2Q
p

D2 D1

P_bar
S

A2I

57

33

Q2

Q3 Q4

Q4 Q3 Q2

A1I

23

P1D

23

P2D

33

AT THE PROTON SIDE WE HAVE THAT THE RATIOS OUT/IN ARE

SEPARATOR
Protons

IP2D ~100 kHz

IP1D ~26 kHz

IP2D / IP1D
5.12
5.28
22.08
6.88
5.6

EP1D / EP2D
5.22
18.0
18.0
25.68
22.2

SEPARATOR

EP1D ~25 kHz

antiprotons

EP2D ~0.5 kHz

According to the rate ratio there are ~6 times more particles after the proton bunch crosses the
separator. Also there is a factor of ~20 in the rate at the outside of the same separator for the
antiproton bunch.
These numbers indicate that particles are being created in the separator; these problems may
be due to beam-gas scattering or to misalignment of the separator with respect to the beam.
Need to make some tests like turn on the vacuum pump of the separator more often, turn on/off
the HV of the separator to see if some change is made.
Other tests could be to measure the halo rates with other pots at the same stations in order to
check if the rates are the same at the four positions within the same castle.

AT THE ANTIPROTON SIDE WE HAVE THAT THE RATIOS OUT/IN ARE

SEPARATOR
Protons

EA2I ~10 kHz

EA1I ~20 kHz

EA1I / EA2I
0.41
0.6
1.1
1.9

IA1I / IA2I
1.26
0.99
1.1
1.1

According to these rates separators are behaving normally

SEPARATOR

IA2I ~25 kHz

Antiprotons

IA1I ~ 40 kHz