The impact of the ISR on accelerator physics and technology
P. J. Bryant
TL;DR
The paper reviews the history and technological impact of the ISR, a pioneering proton collider that operated from 1971 to 1984, demonstrating collider physics and advancing accelerator technology.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of the ISR's operational achievements and its role in advancing accelerator physics and technology.
Findings
Demonstrated practicality of collider beam physics
Catalyzed rapid advances in accelerator technology
Achieved high luminosities with superconducting low-β insertion
Abstract
The ISR (Intersecting Storage Rings) were two intersecting proton synchrotron rings each with a circumference of 942 m and eight-fold symmetry that were operational for 13 years from 1971 to 1984. The CERN PS injected 26 GeV/c proton beams into the two rings that could accelerate up to 31.4 GeV/c. The ISR worked for physics with beams of 30-40 A over 40-60 hours with luminosities in its superconducting low-{\beta} insertion of 1031-1032 cm-2 s-1. The ISR demonstrated the practicality of collider beam physics while catalysing a rapid advance in accelerator technologies and techniques.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers · Particle accelerators and beam dynamics · Superconducting Materials and Applications