Beam-Wall Interaction in the CERN Proton Synchrotron for LHC Upgrade

Coupling impedances and wakefields are fundamental quantities to characterize the electromagnetic interaction of a particle beam with the surrounding environment. In particular, collective effects, triggered by these self-induced fields, may play an important role in beam stability and machine performance. Within the framework of the LHC Injectors Upgrade project, since a significantly higher beam intensity is planned for the CERN Proton Synchrotron (PS), wakefields are expected to increase their influence on the beam dynamics, and their evaluation is becoming important. In this paper we present the results of recent measurements of the longitudinal broadband coupling impedance by means of incoherent quadrupole synchrotron frequency shift as a function of beam intensity. A detailed evaluation of the contribution of several machine installations to the total impedance budget is also presented and compared with the measurements.