Design Considerations for Fermilab Multi-MW Proton Facility in the DUNE/LBNF era
Abstract
Fermilab has submitted two Snowmass whitepapers on a future 2.4~MW upgrade for DUNE/LBNF featuring a 2 GeV extension of the PIP-II linac and the construction of a new rapid-cycling-synchrotron. This paper summarizes the relationship between these two scenarios, emphasizing the commonalities and tracing the differences to their original design questions. In addition to a high-level summary of the two 2.4~MW upgrade scenarios, there is a brief discussion of staging, beamline capabilities, subsequent upgrades, and relevant R\&D. We are proposing a vigorous program to address various challenges associated with each scenario and to down-select the concept, most suitable to provide proton beams for years to come.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2203.08276,
title = {Design Considerations for Fermilab Multi-MW Proton Facility in the DUNE/LBNF era},
author = {Jeffrey Eldred and Sergei Nagaitsev and Vladimir Shiltsev and Alexander Valishev and Robert Zwaska and Michael Syphers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.08276},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
13 pages, 1 figure, Snowmass 21 contributed paper