Target enclosure and system design for a mercury-target neutrino producing facility

Author

Spampinato, P.T. ; Chesser, J.B. ; Conner, D.L. ; Gabriel, T.A. ; Gallmeier, F.X. ; Haines, J.R. ; McManamy, T.J.

Author_Institution

Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1580

Abstract

A conceptual design for a neutrino producing facility has been developed based on a mercury jet target that interacts with a 24 GeV, 1 MW proton beam. The facility consists of a target region where pions and muons are produced, a crane hall, and hot cells for radioactive component handling. The major components include the target containment system, a high magnetic field target solenoid region, a beam absorber, a low-field solenoid decay channel, and steel and concrete radiation shielding. The design was based in part, on meeting a system operating availability of 10⁷ sec/yr, and on remotely replacing life-limited components that are exposed to neutron and gamma radiation damage

Keywords

accelerator magnets; beam handling equipment; electromagnets; linear colliders; mercury (metal); meson effects; neutron effects; nuclear bombardment targets; particle beam dynamics; proton accelerators; proton beams; safety; shielding; 1 MW; 24 GeV; Hg; beam absorber; concrete radiation shielding; crane hall; gamma radiation damage; high magnetic field target solenoid region; hot cells; life-limited components; low-field solenoid decay channel; mercury jet target; mercury-target neutrino producing facility; muon production; neutron radiation damage; pion production; proton beam; radioactive component handling; steel radiation shielding; system design; target containment system; target enclosure; Concrete; Cranes; Magnetic shielding; Mesons; Neutrino sources; Neutrons; Particle beams; Solenoids; Steel; Structural beams;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7191-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2001.986754

Filename

986754