A 4-MW Target Station for a Muon Collider or Neutrino Factory

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · Proceedings of IPAC10

OSTI ID:1034040

Kirk, H G; Ding, X; Graves, V B; McDonald, K T; Densham, C J; Loveridge, P; Ladeinde, F; Zhan, Y; Back, J

We outline a program of engineering design and simulation for a target station and pion production/capture system for a 4-MW proton beam at the front end of a Muon Collider or a Neutrino Factory. The target system consists of a free liquid-metal (nominally mercury) jet immersed in a high-field solenoid magnet capture system that also incorporates the proton beam dump. Topics to be studied include optimization of proton beam and jet target parameters, of the magnetic configuration for capture and subsequent transport of pions and muons, of the beam dump, of the radiation/thermal shielding of the capture magnets, and of the beam windows. While the principle of a liquid-metal jet target inside a 20-T solenoid has been validated by the MERIT experiment for beam pulses equivalent to 4-MW beam power at 50 Hz, substantial effort is still required to turn this concept into a viable engineering design. We are embarking on a several-year program of simulation and technical design for a 4-MW target station in preparation for the Muon Collider Design Feasibility Study and the International Design Study for a Neutrino Factory.

• Research Organization: BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 1034040
• Report Number(s): BNL--96258-2011-JA
• Journal Information: Proceedings of IPAC10, Journal Name: Proceedings of IPAC10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
BEAM DUMPS
CONFIGURATION
DESIGN
MAGNETS
MERCURY
MUONS
NEUTRINOS
OPTIMIZATION
PIONS
PROTON BEAMS
SHIELDING
SIMULATION
SOLENOIDS
TARGETS