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Progressive beam loss

Magnet protection might off three choices:

  1. serious beam loss - dump beam no questions
  2. progressively worsening beam loss in ramp - freeze ramp - emergency stop
  3. progressively worsening beam loss at injection or flat top (say) - freeze operator action

2 & 3 are open for discussion.