Systems testing of a free hg jet system for use in a high-power target experiment

Author

Graves, V. ; Kirk, Harold ; Park, Heejung ; Tsang, T. ; Fabich, A. ; Efthymiopolous, I. ; Titus, P. ; Carroll, Aaron ; Spampinato, P. ; McDonald, Kyle

Author_Institution

ORNL, Oak Ridge

fYear

2007

fDate

25-29 June 2007

Firstpage

3136

Lastpage

3138

Abstract

The design and operational testing of a mercury jet delivery system is presented. The equipment is part of the Mercury Intense Target (MERIT) Experiment, which is a proof-of-principle experiment to be conducted at CERN in the summer of 2007 to determine the feasibility of using an unconstrained jet of mercury as a target in a Neutrino Factory or Muon Collider. The Hg system is capable of producing a 1 cm diameter, 20 m/s jet of Hg inside a high-field solenoid magnet. A high-speed optical diagnostic system allows observation of the interaction of the jet with a 24 GeV proton beam. Performance of the Hg system will be presented, along with results of integrated systems testing without a beam.

Keywords

accelerator magnets; high-speed optical techniques; jets; muon colliders; particle beam diagnostics; proton accelerators; proton beams; solenoids; storage rings; CERN; Hg; MERIT; Mercury Intense Target; design testing; electron volt energy 24 GeV; feasibility; high-speed optical diagnostic system; integrated systems; mercury jet delivery system; muon collider; neutrino Factory; operational testing; proton beam; size 1 cm; solenoid magnet; Boring; Magnetic fields; Magneto electrical resistivity imaging technique; Mercury (metals); Neutrino sources; Particle beams; Plasma temperature; Protons; Solenoids; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0916-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2007.4440693

Filename

4440693