Author: Ammigan, K.
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WEPTY015 Examination of Beryllium under Intense High Energy Proton Beam at CERN's HiRadMat Facility 3289
 
  • K. Ammigan, B.D. Hartsell, P. Hurh, R.M. Zwaska
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
  • A.R. Atherton
    STFC/RAL/ASTeC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
  • M. Butcher, M. Calviani, M. Guinchard, R. Losito
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • O. Caretta, T.R. Davenne, C.J. Densham, M.D. Fitton, P. Loveridge, J. O'Dell
    STFC/RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
  • V.I. Kuksenko, S.G. Roberts
    University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
 
  Funding: Work supported by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Beryllium is extensively used in various accelerator beam lines and target facilities as material for beam windows, and to a lesser extent, as secondary particle production targets. With increasing beam intensities of future accelerator facilities, it is critical to understand the response of beryllium under extreme conditions to avoid compromising particle production efficiency by limiting beam parameters. As a result, the planned experiment at CERN’s HiRadMat facility will take advantage of the test facility’s tunable high intensity proton beam to probe and investigate the damage mechanisms of several grades of beryllium. The test matrix will consist of multiple arrays of thin discs of varying thicknesses as well as cylinders, each exposed to increasing beam intensities. Online instrumentations will acquire real time temperature, strain, and vibration data of the cylinders, while Post-Irradiation-Examination (PIE) of the discs will exploit advanced microstructural characterization and imaging techniques to analyze grain structures, crack morphology and surface evolution. Details on the experimental design, online measurements and planned PIE efforts are described in this paper.
 
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WEPTY023 LBNF 1.2 MW Target: Conceptual Design & Fabrication 3315
 
  • C.F. Crowley, K. Ammigan, K. Anderson, B.D. Hartsell, P. Hurh, J. Hylen, R.M. Zwaska
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
 
  Fermilab’s Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) will utilize a modified design based on the NuMI low energy target that is reconfigured to accommodate beam operation at 1.2 MW. Achieving this power with a graphite target material and ancillary systems originally rated for 400 kW requires several design changes and R&D efforts related to material bonding and electrical isolation. Target cooling, structural design, and fabrication techniques must address higher stresses and heat loads that will be present during 1.2 MW operation, as the assembly will be subject to cyclic loads and thermal expansion. Mitigations must be balanced against compromises in neutrino yield. Beam monitoring and subsystem instrumentation will be updated and added to ensure confidence in target positioning and monitoring. Remote connection to the target hall support structure must provide for the eventual upgrade to a 2.4 MW target design, without producing excessive radioactive waste or unreasonable exposure to technicians during reconfiguration. Current designs and assembly layouts will be presented, in addition to current findings on processes and possibilities for prototype and final assembly fabrication.  
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