Operating Procedure Changes to Improve Antiproton Production at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider*
B. Drendel#, J. P. Morgan, D. Vander Meulen, FNAL, Batavia, IL 60510, U.S.A.

Abstract
Since the start of Fermilab Collider Run II in 2001, the maximum weekly antiproton accumulation rate has increased from 400 x 1010 Pbars/week to approximately 3,700 x 1010 Pbars/week. There are many factors contributing to this increase, one of which involves changes to operational procedures that have streamlined and automated Antiproton Source production. Automation has been added to the beam line orbit control, stochastic cooling power level management, and RF settings. In addition, daily tuning efforts have been streamlined by implementing sequencer driven tuning software.

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*Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy
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