United States crab cavity program springs forward into production after successful test of prototypes

United States crab cavity program springs forward into production after successful test of prototypes

A crab cavity prototype developed at the US High-Luminosity LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project (AUP) undergoing inspections at Fermilab (Image: Fermilab)

A crab cavity prototype developed at the US High-Luminosity LHC Accelerator Upgrade Project (AUP) undergoing inspections at Fermilab (Image: Fermilab)

By Rama Calaga (CERN) and Leonardo Ristori (Fermilab) - Crab cavities are critical to increase the number of interactions. After successful prototyping and testing, the US programme has entered series production, Accelerating News.