Diffusion dynamics in a Tevatron store
arXiv:1109.2909 · doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/10/P10017
Abstract
A separator failure during a store in 2002 led to a drop in luminosity, to increased emittance growth and to a drop in beam lifetimes. We show that a simple diffusion model can be used to explain the changes in emittance growth and beam lifetimes.