Prospect for Interaction Region Local Coupling Correction in the LHC Run 3

Successful operation of large scale particle accelerators depends on the precise correction of unavoidable magnet field or alignment errors present in the machine. In the LHC Run 2, local linear coupling in the Interaction Regions (IR) has been proven to have a severe impact on beam size and hence the luminosity - up to a 50% decrease -, making its handling a target for Run 3 and High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). However, current measurement methods are not optimised for local IR coupling. In this contribution, an approach to accurately minimise IR local coupling based on correlated external variables such as the |C-| is proposed. The validity of the method is demonstrated through simulations and benchmarked against theoretical values, such as Resonance Driving Terms (RDTs) and Ripken parameters.