European Organization for Nuclear Research Cern - Ps Division Cern/ps 2002-034 (rf) Status and Plans of the Spl Study at Cern

The study of the SPL (Superconducting Proton Linac), a 4 MW / 2.2 GeV H linac, began at CERN in 1999. Based on the large inventory of RF equipment decommissioned from the LEP (Large Electron Positron collider), it was originally proposed as an upgrade to the injector complex for the high energy accelerators. Since that time, the proposal has attracted the interest of an increasing number of physics communities and the design has evolved in consequence. The present design of the SPL is presented in this paper, together with a proposal for a staged realization. 20 ICFA Advanced Beam Dynamics Workshop on High Intensity and High Brightness Hadron Beams, 8-12 April 2002, Fermilab, Chicago, USA Geneva, Switzerland 21 June 2002 Status and Plans of the SPL Study at CERN R. Garoby for the SPL Study Team CERN, Geneva, Switzerland Abstract. The study of the SPL (Superconducting Proton Linac), a 4 MW / 2.2 GeV H linac, began at CERN in 1999. Based on the large inventory of RF equipment decommissioned from the LEP (Large Electron Positron collider), it was originally proposed as an upgrade to the injector complex for the high energy accelerators. Since that time, the proposal has attracted the interest of an increasing number of physics communities and the design has evolved in consequence. The present design of the SPL is presented in this paper, together with a proposal for a staged realization. The study of the SPL (Superconducting Proton Linac), a 4 MW / 2.2 GeV H linac, began at CERN in 1999. Based on the large inventory of RF equipment decommissioned from the LEP (Large Electron Positron collider), it was originally proposed as an upgrade to the injector complex for the high energy accelerators. Since that time, the proposal has attracted the interest of an increasing number of physics communities and the design has evolved in consequence. The present design of the SPL is presented in this paper, together with a proposal for a staged realization.