LHC High-𝜷^∗ Runs: Transport and Unfolding Methods

Figure 1

The anticipated positions of protons with different energy loss (Δ𝐸) and transverse momentum (𝑝_𝑇) at the first ALFA station for the two different LHC optics settings. The solid lines mark the beam pipe aperture and the ALFA detector active area.

(a) Early high-𝛽^∗

(b) Nominal high-𝛽^∗