Tevatron collider: status and prospects

During the 1988-89 run, the Fermilab Tevatron proton-antiproton collider exceeded the design luminosity goal of 1030/cm2/sec and delivered 9.6 pb-1 of integrated luminosity at 1800 GeV to the CDF experiment. Based on the operational experience accumulated during this collider run, the performance of the Tevatron collider will be reviewed. This review will treat not only the Tevatron itself, but also the auxiliary accelerator systems necessary for collider operation. The performance and the limitations in each of the accelerator subsystems will be discussed and analyzed. The plans to overcome some of these limitations in the next collider run will also be discussed. Finally, the status of longer-term upgrade proposals for the early 1990's focused on increased luminosity will be presented. (author) 10 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs