Silicon crystals for steering of high-intensity particle beams at ultra-high energy accelerators

TL;DR

This paper discusses advanced crystal manufacturing techniques for high-energy particle accelerators, highlighting their potential to improve beam control and collimation, especially in the context of the upgraded Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

Contribution

It introduces novel manufacturing methods for crystals suitable for ultra-high energy accelerators and demonstrates their application in beam collimation at CERN's LHC.

Findings

Crystals can effectively steer high-intensity particle beams.

Manufacturing techniques enable crystals to operate at ultra-high energies.

Potential for improved beam collimation in future accelerators.

Abstract

Experimental results and simulation models show that crystals might play a relevant role for the development of new generations of high-energy and high-intensity particle accelerators and might disclose innovative possibilities at existing ones. In this paper we describe the most advanced manufacturing techniques of crystals suitable for operations at ultra-high energy and ultra-high intensity particle accelerators, reporting as an example of potential applications the collimation of the particle beams circulating in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, which will be upgraded through the addition of bent crystals in the frame of the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider project.