DocumentCode :
2891741
Title :
Cern Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS): results from commissioning
Author :
Meddahi, M. ; Cornelis, K. ; Elsener, K. ; Gschwendtner, E. ; Herr, W. ; Kain, V. ; Lamont, M. ; Wenninger, J.
Author_Institution :
CNGS Commissioning Team, Geneva
fYear :
2007
fDate :
25-29 June 2007
Firstpage :
692
Lastpage :
694
Abstract :
The CNGS project (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) aims at directly detecting vmu - vtau oscillations. An intense vmu beam is generated at CERN and directed towards LNGS (Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso) in Italy where vtau will be detected in large and complex detectors. An overview of the CNGS beam facility is given. Results from the primary and secondary beam line commissioning performed in summer 2006 are presented. Measurements of proton beam parameters are compared with expectations.
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; commissioning; neutrino oscillations; particle beam bunching; particle beam extraction; proton accelerators; proton beams; CNGS beam facility; Cern Neutrinos To Gran Sasso; Italy; LNGS; Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso; beam line commissioning; bunch length; complex detectors; extraction number; muon neutrino beam; proton beam parameters; Electron tubes; Laboratories; Large Hadron Collider; Liquefied natural gas; Magnets; Mesons; Neutrino sources; Particle beam measurements; Particle beams; Switches;
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.2007.4440738
Filename :
4440738
Link To Document :
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