BABAR Machine Detector Interface Home Page

This page is an entry point for more information about the Machine Detector Interface Activities.

Meetings:

• See the current agenda.
• Link to previous meetings.
• Link to Background Report Informations.

PEP-II Data Analysis:

• Informations on how to access the PEP-II data can be found here.
• Description of some useful background related variables.

Detector Informations:

• Trickle Injection Review from Matt.
• Description of the SVTRAD system from Brian.
• Introduction to Background Monitors and Neutron Counters from Nicolas.

Machine Informations:

• A drawing of the PEP Rings with PDF images of all PEP regions can be found here.
• Current machine conditions.
• More information on CsI Detectors and LER Collimators.
• Increasing LER current with Wigglers. The wiggler magnets are located in a chicane in the straigh section of PR06 .
• Informations on Damping Rings.
• Link to Mike Sullivan MCC presentations.

Links to MDI Analysis:

• Aperture Scan (05 March 2007).
• Beam Size.
• Beam-Beam.
• 2000 Background Characterization:Babar note 522.
• Belle-Babar: background Task Force.

Publications and Bibliography:

• MDI contributions to EPAC06:
  MOPLS026 - Monitoring of Interaction Point Parameters Using the 3-Dimensional Luminosity Distribution Measured at PEP-II: paper, poster.
  MOPLS050 - Combined Phase Space Characterization at the PEP-II IP using Single Beam and Luminous Region Measurements: paper, poster.
  TUPCH108 - Characterization of the PEP-II Colliding Beam Phase Space by the Boost Method: paper, poster.
• Contributions to the EPAC05 Conference.
• Machine References:
  Luminosity Upgrade Possibilities for the PEP-II B Factory. By John T. Seeman, Michael Sullivan (SLAC),. SLAC-PUB-9752, Jun 1998. Prepared for 6th European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 98), Stockholm, Sweden, 22-26 Jun 1998. Published in *Stockholm 1998, EPAC 98* 421-423
  B Factory Interaction Region Design. By M. Sullivan (SLAC),. SLAC-PUB-7563, SLAC-PEP-II-AP-NOTE-97-18, Jun 1997. 5pp. Talk given at 17th IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC 97): Accelerator Science, Technology and Applications, Vancouver, Canada, 12-16 May 1997. Published in *Vancouver 1997, Particle Accelerator, vol. 1* 296-300
  Synchrotron Radiation Rates for the Commissioning HER IR. By M.K. Sullivan (SLAC),. SLAC-PEP-II-AP-NOTE-97-23, Jul 1997. 7pp.
  The Accelerator - Detector Interface at an E+ E- Factory. By M.K. Sullivan (SLAC),. SLAC-PEP-II-AP-NOTE-96-19, Jul 1996. 12pp. Talk given at Beijing Tau - Charm Factory Workshop 96, Beijing, P.R. China, 5-10 Feb 1996.
  Interaction Region Design at the PEP-II B Factory. M. Sullivan et al.. SLAC-PUB-7206, LBL-39053, LBNL-39053, UCRL-JC-124395, Jun 1996. 3pp. Talk given at 5th European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 96), Sitges, Spain, 10-14 Jun 1996. Published in EPAC 96:460-462 (QCD183:E78:1996)
  The Beam-Stay-Clear Definition of the PEP-II B Factory. By M. Sullivan, S. Ecklund, J. Seeman, U. Wienands (SLAC), M. Zisman (LBL, Berkeley),. SLAC-PUB-7207, LBNL-39054, Jun 1996. 3pp. Talk given at 5th European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 96), Sitges, Spain, 10-14 Jun 1996. Published in EPAC 96:463-465 (QCD183:E78:1996)

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