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Expected Signal for the TBID and the Ionization Chambers Downstream of the CNGS Target Station
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- L. Sarchiapone, A. Ferrari, E. Gschwendtner, M. Lorenzo Sentis
CERN, Geneva
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Downstream the carbon graphite target of the CNGS (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) facility at CERN it has been decided to install a secondary emission monitor called TBID (Target Beam Instrumentation Downstream) monitor to measure the multiplicities and the left/right as well as up/down asymmetries of secondary particles from target. Calculations show that the titanium windows used to close off the TBID vacuum tank might not withstand the highest beam intensities with small spot sizes expected at CNGS, in case the proton beam accidentally misses the 4-5 mm diameter target rods. Therefore it has been suggested to place two ionisation chambers as a backup for the TBID located left and right of the TBID monitors. Monte Carlo simulations with the particle transport code FLUKA were performed firstly to obtain the fluence of charged particles in the region of interest and secondly to estimate the induced radioactivity (noise) in this area. This allows to assess the actual signal/noise situation and thus to determine the optimal position (lateral displacement with respect to the beamline) of the ionisation chambers. This document presents the results of these calculations.
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