1. Summary of visit to BNL and LARP workshop High Bandwidth Feedback perspective Preliminary Report by W. Hofle 21.05.2014

2. Monday:discussions on stochastic cooling with colleagues from BNL, LLRF and transverse feedback; Tuesday:dedicated Highbandwidth Feedback meeting jointly with M. Brennan and M. Blaskiewicz, LARP team present (J. Fox, O. Turgut, C. Rivetta, S. de Santis) + remote participants (presentations LHC feedback, SPS feedback, stochastic cooling in RHIC) https://indico.fnal.gov/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=8477 Wednesday  Thursday:official LARP part, dedicated session on feedback, kickers, power amplifiers, reduced models, electronic hardware, and summary presentation by J. Fox in plenary session Overview https://indico.bnl.gov/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=730

3. Phased Schedule LHC post LS1 Physics Run Year 1 Phase 1: 20172014 201320122011 20152016 2018 Year 2Year 3 Demonstrator 1 phase 2 beam tests with Bunch trains (ecloud) Scrubbing beam In ramp and at 450 GeV flat top Phase 2: Phase 3:Full implementation decisions phase 3: 2019 LS1LS2 Bunch Train Demonstrator R&D and operation New Kicker New Power amplifiers Electronics R&D New Pick-up R&D / prototyping ? as proposed July 2013

4. Location of Kickers, Infrastructure SPS Sextant 3, LSS3 Housed in the second half of the 321 period of the SPS. Approximately 8 m of usable space following the dipole magnet 8 new 7/8” cables pulled to kicker location during LS1 Power amplifiers still needed – Essential for operation of new kickers! – Critical items for post LS1 operation 4 LARP/HiLumi Collaboration Meeting, CM22 5/7/14 Courtesy of E. Montesinos

5. 15S. De Santis – May 7 th, 2014 The stripline kicker essentially transforms the amplifier output voltage applied at the downstream feedthroughs into a transverse force applied to the travelling particles (integrated deflecting voltage) Full Assembly - CAD 156 mm 55 mm 92 mm 40 mm

6. Beam Induced Voltage 17S. De Santis – May 7 th, 2014 The stripline characteristic impedance has been designed to be 50 Ω in the kicking mode (odd TEM), but it is 74 Ω for the even TEM mode. Usual remedies (ground planes) are not practicable due to large horizontal stay-clear requirements. Beam induced voltage on downstream port (i.e. the amplifier’s) have been estimated by analytical models (time domain, frequency domain) and simulations (Particle Studio)

7. Power Amplifiers Evaluation Evaluation of 4 power amplifiers in 2013, loaned to us by manufacturers (work by K. Pollock) – Amplifier Research 250W1000AM4 – Amplifier Research KAW-2300 (modified) – MilMega 80RF1000-250 – R&K GA020M102-5454R Developed testing methods and procedure to characterize amplifiers in both time and frequency domains – Typical frequency domain measurements with network and spectrum analyzers, measure frequency response, phase linearity – Time-domain measurements performed with 4 GS/s high speed DAC with the capability of generating arbitrary signals Burst signals, much like those needed for feedback R&K (Japan) seemed to have most desirable characteristics in time-domain, but tests on going Specifications: – Frequency = 20 – 1000 MHz – Power = 250 – 500 W – Instantaneous BW – 100% amplitude modulation – Linear phase across band 7 LARP/HiLumi Collaboration Meeting, CM22 5/7/14 Time-domain measurements Time (ns)

8. R&K (Japan) We are working with manufacturers to improve impulse response and fidelity of amplifiers – Cater to our specifications – Expect modified amplifier to test from R&K R&K time-domain test using a 40 MHz burst signal – Able to remove tail of signal – Many manufacturers don’t have the capability to make the time-domain measurements we do – Therefore, we need to use our equipment to fully characterize the amplifiers Status on R&K – As of April, they’ve informed us that they need to redesign the 90 degree hybrid combiners – Seems to be a common issue using several stage amplifiers – Additional 2.5 months of development 8 R&K’s impulse response measurements Before After LARP/HiLumi Collaboration Meeting, CM22 5/7/14

9. New Power Amplifier Developments We’ve reached out to additional amplifier vendors and have had a very positive response of interest in working with us Additional companies – Rhode & Schwarz – AR Pennsylvania – Intertronic Solutions Rhode & Schwarz – Most amps are developed for broadcasting transmission purposes – Berlin development laboratory, a 80 – 1000 MHz, 125 W module, with goal of 1 kW in summer 2015. – Sent us preliminary result, using 200, 400, 800 MHz continuous input signals at 100 W output – Another case where the vendor does not have the equipment necessary to properly characterize the amplifier for our needs. They have invited us to Berlin to test the amplifier with our high speed DAC – Very excited to work with us, “…we will do everything humanly possible to make sure we are your amp of choice.” 95/7/14 LARP/HiLumi Collaboration Meeting, CM22 Rhode & Schwarz test of BC125 Source Signal Amp Output 400 MHz

10. Good progress !

11. Q20

12. Power system Strip-line kickers to be installed before start-up with beam Set of power amplifiers / alternative: use existing power amplifiers, two amplifier companies seem to qualify, R&K (Japan), R&S Berlin, ramp-up CERN involvement in the selection and purchase Re-work phase compensation and signal splitting (new cables, different transfer function) Expanded demonstrator FPGA code for bunch trains (planned was 48 bunches)  16 bunches now considered feasible No dedicated FPGA code for bunchlet scrubbing (24x2 bunches) Control algorithmn for Q20 Pick-up keep existing PU system for the moment, possibility to use old or new cables Clocks: Revisit synchronization with SPS clocks, tests w/o beam end of August Plans for immediate future