The MERIT Experiment: a Proof-of-Principle Demonstration of a Mercury Jet Target for Megawatt Proton Beams

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Beams-doc-3080-v1

Document type:

Talk

Submitted by:

Camille M. Ginsburg

Updated by:

Camille M. Ginsburg

Document Created:

29 Apr 2008, 10:21

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29 Apr 2008, 10:21

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29 Apr 2008, 10:21

Abstract:

The MERIT experiment was designed as a proof-of-principle test of a target system based on a free mercury jet inside a 15-T solenoid that is capable of sustaining proton beam powers of up to 4MW. The experiment was run at CERN in the fall of 2007. This talk describes the background of this experiment, the results of the tests and their implications for new facilities including a muon collider.

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• targettrans62.pdf (5.4 MB)

Topics:

• Regular Meetings:Accelerator Seminar

Authors:

• Kirk T. McDonald