IPAC2017 - List of Authors (Esposito, R.)

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WEPVA102	Design of the New CERN n_TOF Neutron Spallation Target: R&D and Prototyping Activities	3503
SUSPSIK112	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	R. Esposito, M. Calviani, T. Coiffet, M. Delonca, L. Dufay-Chanat, E. Gallay, M. Guinchard, D. Horvath, T. Koettig, A.P. Perez, A.T. Perez Fontenla, A. Perillo-Marcone, S. Sgobba, M.A. Timmins, A. Vacca, V. Vlachoudis CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Beregret UTBM, Belfort, France L. Gomez Pereira University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain F. Latini University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy R. Logé EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
	A new spallation target for the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility will be installed during Long Shutdown 2 (2019-2020), with the objective of improving operational reliability, avoiding water contamination of spallation products, corrosion/erosion and creep phenomena, as well as optimizing it for the 20 m distant vertical experimental area 2, whilst keeping the same physics performances of the current target at the 200 m far experimental area 1. Several solutions have been studied with FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations in order to find the optimal solution with respect to neutron fluence, photon background, resolution function, energy deposition and radiation damage. Thermo-mechanical studies (including CFD simulations) have been performed in order to evaluate and optimize the target ability to withstand the beam loads in terms of maximum temperatures reached, cooling system efficiency, maximum stresses, creep and fatigue behaviour of the target materials, leading to a preliminary mechanical design of the target. This paper also covers the further prototyping and material characterization activities carried out in order to validate the feasibility of the investigated solutions.
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WEPVA110	Analysis and Operational Feedback on the New Design of the High Energy Beam Dump in the CERN SPS	3524
	P. Rios Rodriguez, J.A. Briz Monago, M. Calviani, K. Cornelis, S. De Man, R. Esposito, S.S. Gilardoni, B. Goddard, J.L. Grenard, D. Grenier, M. Grieco, J. Humbert, V. Kain, F.M. Leaux, C. Pasquino, A. Perillo-Marcone, J.R.F. Poujol, S. Sgobba, D. Steyart, F.M. Velotti, V. Vlachoudis CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	CERN's Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) high-energy internal dump (Target Internal Dump Vertical Graphite, known as TIDVG) is required to intercept beams from 10² to 450 GeV. The equipment installed in 2014 (TIDVG#3) featured an absorbing core composed of different materials surrounded by a water-cooled copper jacket, which hold the UHV of the machine. An inspection of a previous equipment (TIDVG#2) in 2013 revealed significant beam induced damage to the aluminium section of the dump, which required imposing operational limitations to minimise the risk of reproducing this phenomenon. Additionally, in 2016 a vacuum leak was detected in the dump assembly, which imposed further limitations, i.e. a reduction of the beam intensity that could be dumped per SPS supercycle. This paper presents a new design (TIDVG#4), which focuses on improving the operational robustness of the device. Moreover, thanks to the added instrumentation, a careful analysis of its performance (both experimentally and during operation) will be possible. These studies will help validating technical solutions for the design of the future SPS dump to be installed during CERN's Long Shutdown 2 in 2020 (TIDVG#5).
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WEPVA102

Design of the New CERN n_TOF Neutron Spallation Target: R&D and Prototyping Activities

3503

SUSPSIK112

use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code

R. Esposito, M. Calviani, T. Coiffet, M. Delonca, L. Dufay-Chanat, E. Gallay, M. Guinchard, D. Horvath, T. Koettig, A.P. Perez, A.T. Perez Fontenla, A. Perillo-Marcone, S. Sgobba, M.A. Timmins, A. Vacca, V. Vlachoudis
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
M. Beregret
UTBM, Belfort, France
L. Gomez Pereira
University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
F. Latini
University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
R. Logé
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

A new spallation target for the CERN neutron time-of-flight facility will be installed during Long Shutdown 2 (2019-2020), with the objective of improving operational reliability, avoiding water contamination of spallation products, corrosion/erosion and creep phenomena, as well as optimizing it for the 20 m distant vertical experimental area 2, whilst keeping the same physics performances of the current target at the 200 m far experimental area 1. Several solutions have been studied with FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations in order to find the optimal solution with respect to neutron fluence, photon background, resolution function, energy deposition and radiation damage. Thermo-mechanical studies (including CFD simulations) have been performed in order to evaluate and optimize the target ability to withstand the beam loads in terms of maximum temperatures reached, cooling system efficiency, maximum stresses, creep and fatigue behaviour of the target materials, leading to a preliminary mechanical design of the target. This paper also covers the further prototyping and material characterization activities carried out in order to validate the feasibility of the investigated solutions.

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WEPVA110

Analysis and Operational Feedback on the New Design of the High Energy Beam Dump in the CERN SPS

3524

P. Rios Rodriguez, J.A. Briz Monago, M. Calviani, K. Cornelis, S. De Man, R. Esposito, S.S. Gilardoni, B. Goddard, J.L. Grenard, D. Grenier, M. Grieco, J. Humbert, V. Kain, F.M. Leaux, C. Pasquino, A. Perillo-Marcone, J.R.F. Poujol, S. Sgobba, D. Steyart, F.M. Velotti, V. Vlachoudis
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

CERN's Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) high-energy internal dump (Target Internal Dump Vertical Graphite, known as TIDVG) is required to intercept beams from 10² to 450 GeV. The equipment installed in 2014 (TIDVG#3) featured an absorbing core composed of different materials surrounded by a water-cooled copper jacket, which hold the UHV of the machine. An inspection of a previous equipment (TIDVG#2) in 2013 revealed significant beam induced damage to the aluminium section of the dump, which required imposing operational limitations to minimise the risk of reproducing this phenomenon. Additionally, in 2016 a vacuum leak was detected in the dump assembly, which imposed further limitations, i.e. a reduction of the beam intensity that could be dumped per SPS supercycle. This paper presents a new design (TIDVG#4), which focuses on improving the operational robustness of the device. Moreover, thanks to the added instrumentation, a careful analysis of its performance (both experimentally and during operation) will be possible. These studies will help validating technical solutions for the design of the future SPS dump to be installed during CERN's Long Shutdown 2 in 2020 (TIDVG#5).

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