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PS Booster

The PS Booster receives H- ions from Linac 4, strips electrons during injection, and raises the energy to about 2 GeV in a compact ring train design. In this simplified model, stacked rings are shown as synchronized energy bands.

Input

H- packet from Linac 4

Process

Injection, electron stripping, synchrotron acceleration

Output

Proton beam ~2 GeV

Energy

~2 GeV

Interactive simulator

How the beam moves through this stage.

Stripping, RF capture, and tune controls are simplified into a single handoff stage.

Particleproton
Energy~2 GeV
Beam formatbunch

Scale note

Compact chain before main ring stack-up

Key terms

RF cavity, Synchrotron, and Superconducting magnet.

What happens, in order

  1. 01InputH- packet from Linac 4
  2. 02ProcessInjection, electron stripping, synchrotron acceleration
  3. 03OutputProton beam ~2 GeV

Key terms: RF cavity, Synchrotron, and Superconducting magnet.

Quick facts

Technology
Synchrotron booster

electron stripping on entry

Main role
Intensity buildup and transfer to PS
Particle transformation
H- to proton
Typical energy
~2 GeV

Record sources

What anchors this machine page.

Guided tour

Guided learning path

A four-step arc: follow the beam, see the aftermath, compare with spacetime signals, then test your intuition.

Continue · See the collision aftermath
  1. 01 · You are here

    Follow the beam

    Start with the injector chain so the rest of the site follows a physical sequence.

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  2. 02 · Next

    See the collision aftermath

    See which detectors catch which particles after a collision.

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  3. 03 · Next

    Compare with spacetime signals

    Switch to gravitational waves: tune mass, distance, and noise to find the signal.

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  4. 04 · Next

    Test your intuition

    Short quizzes on accelerator ordering, detector choice, and signal tuning.

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