Abstract

The LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) experiment at CERN LHC aims at achieving a significantly higher luminosity than originally planned by means of two major upgrades: the Upgrade I that took place during the Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) and the Upgrade II proposed for LS4. Such an increase in instantaneous and integrated luminosity with respect to the design values requires to reassess the radiation exposure of LHC magnets, cryogenics, and electronic equipment placed in the insertion region 8 (IR8) around LHCb. Monte Carlo simulations are a powerful tool to understand and predict the interaction between particle showers and accelerator elements, especially in case of future scenarios. For this purpose, their validation through the comparison with available measurements is a relevant step. A detailed IR8 model, including the LHCb detector, has been implemented with the fluka code. The objective of this study is to evaluate radiation levels due to proton-proton collisions and benchmark the predicted dose values against beam loss monitor measurements performed in 2018. Finally, we comment on the upcoming LHC run (Run 3, from 2022 to 2025), featuring a first luminosity jump in LHCb.11 MoreReceived 10 June 2022Revised 8 February 2023Accepted 18 April 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.26.061002Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI.Published by the American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasBeam lossBeam techniquesParticle interactionsParticle phenomenaPhysical SystemsAccelerator subsystemsAccelerators & storage ringsHigh-energy accelerators & collidersAccelerators & BeamsParticles & Fields

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