Interplay of space charge and intrabeam scattering in the LHC ion injector chain

Michail Zampetakis, Fanouria Antoniou, Foteini Asvesta +3

The ion injectors of the CERN accelerator chain, in particular the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) and the Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR), operate in a strong space charge~(SC) and intr…