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S-Cooling

Stochastic cooling is a complementary cooling mechanism used in AD to cool antiproton beams at 3.575 GeV/c and 2 GeV/c

S-cooling at CERN

  • 2021: W. Hofle, Recommissioning of the CERN AD Stochastic Cooling System in 2021 after Long Shutdown 2 - presentation at COOL2021 link - proceedings

General References on s-cooling

  • 2016: Stockhorst, H. et al. Beam Cooling at COSY and HESR Theory and Simulation – Part 1 Theory link
    • Nice overview of theory of S-cooling, with hands-on suggestions of what should measure in real life.
  • 2012: F. Caspers and D. M\"ohl, History of stochastic beam cooling and its application in many different projects EPJ H 36, 601–632 (2012)
    • History of Stochastic cooling with references to most important papers
  • 2003: M. Blaskiewicz, Stochastic Cooling Studies in RHIC PAC2003
    • Conference proceeding with some useful formula
  • 2000: C. Carli and F. Caspers, STOCHASTIC COOLING AT THE CERN ANTIPROTON DECELERATOR, EPAC2000
    • Conference proceedings with achieved performance of s-cooling and some observations (e.g. longit. signal in transverse BTF)
  • 1984: S. van der Meer, Stochastic Cooling and the Accumulation of Antiprotons noble lecture
    • Description of cooling by its inventor for antiproton cooling in AA
  • 1983: C.S. Taylor, Stochastic Cooling Hardware CAS1983
    • Description of main concepts, hardware needed, and possible faults and solutions
  • 1978: F. Sacherer, Stochastic Cooling Theory inspire
    • Reference paper with details on theory of s-cooling using Fokker-Planch equation