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@inproceedings{damerau:ipac2022-wepotk046, author = {H. Damerau and V.D. Desquiens and A. Huschauer and A. Jibar and A. Lasheen and B. Mikulec and M. Morvillo and C. Rossi and B.J. Woolley}, % author = {H. Damerau and V.D. Desquiens and A. Huschauer and A. Jibar and A. Lasheen and B. Mikulec and others}, % author = {H. Damerau and others}, title = {{Improved Longitudinal Performance of the LHC Beam in the CERN PS}}, booktitle = {Proc. IPAC'22}, % booktitle = {Proc. 13th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC'22)}, pages = {2165--2168}, eid = {WEPOTK046}, language = {english}, keywords = {feedback, extraction, emittance, cavity, flattop}, venue = {Bangkok, Thailand}, series = {International Particle Accelerator Conference}, number = {13}, publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland}, month = {07}, year = {2022}, issn = {2673-5490}, isbn = {978-3-95450-227-1}, doi = {10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-WEPOTK046}, url = {https://jacow.org/ipac2022/papers/wepotk046.pdf}, abstract = {{At the end of the 2018 run the intensity target for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) had just been reached at extraction from the Proton Synchrotron (PS). In the framework of the LHC Injectors Upgrade (LIU) project additional RF improvements have been implemented during the 2019/2020 long shutdown (LS2), mainly impacting the impedance of the 10 MHz, 40 MHz, and 80 MHz RF systems. With the upgraded injection energy of 2 GeV (kinetic), also the intermediate plateau energy for RF manipulations has been increased. Following a campaign of beam studies throughout the 2021 run, a bunch intensity of up to 2.9·10¹¹ p/b in trains of 72 bunches is achieved with the required longitudinal beam quality, surpassing the LIU target of 2.6·10¹¹ p/b. The threshold of longitudinal quadrupolar coupled-bunch instabilities is increased during acceleration, but they are again observed at the flat-top. While dipolar coupled-bunch oscillations are well damped by a dedicated feedback system, the quadrupolar modes are suppressed by operating a 40 MHz system as an active higher-harmonic Landau cavity. The main commissioning steps are outlined, together with the key contributions to the improved beam performance.}}, }