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    A time resolved study of injection backgrounds during the first commissioning phase of SuperKEKB

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    We report on measurements of beam backgrounds during the first commissioning phase of the SuperKEKB collider in 2016, performed with the plastic scintillator and silicon photomultiplier-based CLAWS detector system. The sub-nanosecond time resolution and single particle detection capability of the sensors allow bunch-by-bunch measurements, enable CLAWS to perform a novel time resolved analysis of beam backgrounds, and make the system uniquely suited for the study of injection backgrounds. We present measurements of various aspects of regular beam background and injection backgrounds which include time structure and decay behavior of injection backgrounds, hit-energy spectra and overall background rates. These measurements show that the elevated background rates following an injection generally last for several milliseconds, with the majority of the background particles typically observed within the first 500 us. The injection backgrounds exhibit pronounced patterns in time, connected to betatron and synchrotron oscillations in the accelerator rings. The frequencies of these patterns are determined from detector data.Comment: 19 pages, 12 figures, published in EPJ

    SEY and clearing studies at KEKB

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    Studies on the structure of beam ducts, the inner surfaces with a low secondary electron yield (SEY) and clearing electrodes have been continuously progressing at the KEK B-factory (KEKB), in order to mitigate the electron cloud effect. Copper beam ducts with ante- chambers were installed in the positron ring. Test chambers with TiN and NEG coatings were also installed in the ring, and the effect of those on the electron cloud was investigated. A rod-type clearing electrode with low beam impedance was proposed, and the RF properties were preliminarily evaluated
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