Studies for the LHeC Beam Transfer System

The LHeC would allow for collisions between an electron beam from a new accelerator with the existing LHC hadron beam. Two possible configurations were studied: a separate linac (Linac-Ring) or a new electron ring superimposed on the LHC (Ring-Ring). The racetrack linac is now considered as the baseline for the LHeC design, with the Ring-Ring solution as a backup. The studies performed for the considered options are presented in this paper. For the Linac-Ring option the requirements for the post collision line and the beam dump design have been evaluated in the case of a 60 GeV and a 140 GeV electron beam. In the Ring-Ring option, studies have been performed on the optics design of the transfer line from a 10 GeV injector linac into the LHeC ring and of the injection system. The internal 60 GeV electron beam dump design has also been considered.