  The design and performance of a novel crystal deflector for proton beams are
reported. A silicon crystal was used to channel and extract 70 GeV protons from
the U-70 accelerator in Protvino with an efficiency of 85%, as measured for a
beam of ~1e12 protons directed towards crystals of ~2 mm length in spills of ~2
s duration. Experimental data agree with the theoretically predicted Monte
Carlo results for channeling. The technique allows one to manufacture a very
short deflector along the beam direction (2 mm). Consequently, multiple
encounters of circulating particles with the crystal are possible with little
probability of multiple scattering and nuclear interactions per encounter.
Thus, drastic increase in efficiency for particle extraction out of the
accelerator was attained. We show the characteristics of the crystal- deflector
and the technology behind it. Such an achievement is important in devising a
more efficient use of the U-70 accelerator and provides crucial support for
implementing crystal-assisted slow extraction and collimation in other
machines, such as the Tevatron, RHIC, the AGS, the SNS, COSY, and the LHC.
