A high-power target experiment at the CERN PS

Kirk, H.; Park, H.-J.; Tsang, T.; Fabich, A.; Efthymiopoulos, I.; Haug, F.; Lettry, J.; Palm, Marcus; Mokhov, N.V.; Striganov, S.; Carroll, Adam J.; Graves, Van; Spampinato, P.T.; McDonald, Kirk T.; Bennett, J.R.J.; Cannetta, O.; Loveridge, P.

doi:10.1109/pac.2007.4440307

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“…The beam's emittance is then reduced using ionization cooling. The MERIT high intensity liquid mercury target experiment [3] successfully demonstrated a pulsed version of such a target.…”

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Meson Production Simulations for a Mercury Jet Target

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“…The beam's emittance is then reduced using ionization cooling. The MERIT high intensity liquid mercury target experiment [3] successfully demonstrated a pulsed version of such a target.…”

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confidence: 99%

Meson Production Simulations for a Mercury Jet Target

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“…For this 24-GeV, 30 × 10 12 beam, the total energy content of the beam is 115 kJ, which coupled with a 70 Hz beam rep-rate, would correspond to a total beam power of 8 MW. Additional results from the analysis of the optical diagnostics system can be found in [10]. 9 shows the signal from the four particle detectors located at different angles around the target showing good agreement with the MARS [11] simulation predictions.The relatively small ratio between the target-in and target-out case can be attributed to the material from beam windows in the beam line.…”

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MERIT - The high intensity liquid mercury target experiment at the CERN PS

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2008

2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

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Abstract-The MERIT experiment is a proof-of-principle test of a target system for high power proton beams to be used as front-end for a neutrino factory complex or a muon collider. The experiment took data in autumn 2007 with the fast extracted beam from the CERN Proton Synchrotron (PS) to a maximum intensity of about 30 × 10 12 protons per pulse. The target system, based on a free mercury jet, allows to investigate the interseption of a 4-MW proton beam inside a 15-T magnetic field required to capture the low-energy secondary pions as the source of the required intense muon beams. Particle detectors have been installed around the target setup capable to measure the secondary particle flux out of the target and probe cavitation effects in the mercury jet when exited with a beam of variable intensity. With the analysis of the data ongoing, results will be presented here that demonstrate the validity of the liquid target concept.

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“…The MERIT experiment [4] was run in the fall of 2007 utilizing the primary proton beam from the CERN PS. A cross-sectional view of the experimental apparatus is shown in Figure 2.…”

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Recent Results from the MERIT Experiment

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2010

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Abstract. MERIT is a proof-of-principle experiment which demonstrates the key target concepts for the production of muons required for a muon collider or a neutrino factory. The experiment was run at CERN utilizing 14 and 24 GeV proton beams from the PS. The key elements of the experiment include the impact of the proton beam with a free flowing mercury jet within the confines of a 15-T solenoid field. Results from the experiment are reported.

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A high-power target experiment at the CERN PS

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Meson Production Simulations for a Mercury Jet Target

Meson Production Simulations for a Mercury Jet Target

MERIT - The high intensity liquid mercury target experiment at the CERN PS

Recent Results from the MERIT Experiment

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