Evaluation of strip-line pick-up system for the SPS wideband transverse feedback system

The proposed SPS Wideband Transverse Feedback system requires a wide-band pick-up system to be able to detect intra-bunch motion within the SPS proton bunches, captured and accelerated in a 200 MHz bucket. We present the electro-magnetic design of transverse beam position pick-up options optimised for installation in the SPS and evaluate their performance reach with respect to direct time domain sampling of the intra-bunch motion. The analysis also discusses the achieved subsystem responses of the associated cabling with new low dispersion smooth wall coaxial cables, wide-band generation of intensity and position signals by means of 180 degree RF hybrids as well as passive techniques to electronically suppress the beam off-set signal, needed to optimise the dynamic range and position resolution of the planned digital intra-bunch feedback system.