We propose to perform a proof-of-principle test of a target station suitable
for a Neutrino Factory or Muon Collider source using a 24-GeV proton beam incident on a target
consisting of a free mercury jet that is inside a 15-T capture solenoid magnet. This test
could be performed in the TT2A tunnel of the NTOF proton line (upstream of the spallation
target). The tests would require only ~100 fast-extracted pulses of full PS
intensity, delivered in a pulse-on-demand mode of operation over about 10 shifts. The main piece of
apparatus is the LN2-precooled, 15-T copper magnet with a 15-cm-diameter warm bore and total
volume slightly over 1 m3. The principle diagnostic is a high-speed optical camera. The
mercury jet is part of a closed mercury loop that includes an insert into the bore of the
magnet.
Proposal (submitted to INTC): Studies of a Target
System for a 4-MW, 24-GeV Proton Beam
Approved as nToF11, alias MERIT
MERIT Control room (272 S-002): Tel.
75337 or 75622
Cellular(s): 160345 and 162845
CERN Control room (Prevessin): Tel.
76677
or 77500
Online information
about the experiment
- 05 May 2009: Pump-probe analyiss - PAC09 (IE), Vancouver,CA
- 20 March 2009: PartDetectorAnalysis - DR20 (IE), CERN
- 20 March 2009: PartDetectorAnalysis - DL20 (IE), CERN
- 20 March 2009: PartDetectorAnalysis - DR10 (IE), CERN
- 20 March 2009: PartDetectorAnalysis - DL10 (IE), CERN
- 10 October 2008: Beam spot and alignment (IE), VRVS
- 19 December 2007: Patt.Det. - Status (MP), VRVS
- 27 November 2007: Part. Det. - Status (MP), VRVS
- 29 August 2007: Part. Detectors in MERIT beam test (MP), VRVS
- 18 July 2007: Part-detector status (MP), VRVS
- 16 May 2007: Proposed detector positions (MP),
- 16 May 2007: Partcile flux simulations (SS),
- 07 March 2007: Test runs at MIT (2) (TT), VRVS
- 07 March 2007: First analysis of jet images at MIT (HP), VRVS
- 07 March 2007: Particle detectors - status (MP), VRVS
- 13 December 2006: ACEM particle detectors (MK), VRVS
- 20 September 2006: VRVS documents (HK), VRVS
- 30 May 2006: Particle yields - simulations (SS), VRVS
- 30 May 2006: Simulations - folder web site (SS),
- 10 May 2006: Particle flux calculations (SS), VRVS
- 10 May 2006: Particle simulations (SS),
- 05 April 2006: Particle detectors (IE), VRVS
- 05 April 2006: Particle flux simulations (S.Striganov), VRVS
- 31 December 2005: Paper references (),
- 12 December 2005: MERIT review (), BNL
- 17 October 2005: collaboration meeting (), MIT
- 10 October 2005: Target workshop (), ORNL
- 30 July 2005: Jet movies - sample presentation (AF),
- 30 July 2005: Jet movies (AF),
- 30 July 2005: Jet movies (AF),
- 30 July 2005: Jet movies (AF),
- 30 July 2005: Jet movies (AF),
- 21 June 2005: NuFACT'05 (), Frascati
- 15 March 2005: Collaboration meeting (), CERN
- 31 March 2004: MERIT meeting (), CERN
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