Beam parameters

 

Protons:

 Beam Energy  450 GeV a
 Pulse Energy  up to 2.4 MJ
 Bunch intensity  5.0 · 109 to 1.15 · 1011
 Number of bunches  1 to 288
 Bunch length  11.24 cm
 Bunch spacing  ~25 ns
 Pulse length  ~7 µs
 Beam size at target  variable around 1 mm2 b
 
 a or slightly different (e.g. 445 GeV) to be different from LHC beam to TI2 to provide an additional beam tag for the interlock system
 b Optics tunability: 1σ r.m.s. from 0.5 mm or below (0.1 mm) to 2 mm and possibility to perform an elliptical beam

Heavy ions:

 Beam Energy  177.4 GeV/nucleon (36.9 TeV per ion)
 Pulse Energy  up to 28 kJ
 Pulse length  ~12 µs c
 Beam size at target  variable around 1 mm2
 
 c Note: Present pulse forming networks of the extraction kicker magnet are capable to extract 7 µs pulse length, not 12 µs. To be studied.