Physical Review Letters · 2007 · 133 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsNuclear PhysicsParticle PhysicsRadiation PhysicsAccelerator PhysicsCollider PhysicsHadron PhysicsHeavy-ion PhysicsBeam CollimationHadron AcceleratorsHadron Collider PhysicsOrientationsRelativistic Heavy-ion Collisions
The volume reflection phenomenon was detected while investigating 400 GeV proton interactions with bent silicon crystals in the external beam H8 of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. Such a process was observed for a wide interval of crystal orientations relative to the beam axis, and its efficiency exceeds 95%, thereby surpassing any previously observed value. These observations suggest new perspectives for the manipulation of high-energy beams, e.g., for collimation and extraction in new-generation hadron colliders, such as the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
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Volume Reflection of a Proton Beam in a Bent Crystal
Y. Ivanov, A. A. Petrunin, V.V. Skorobogatov et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2006 · 78 citations