The design, construction and performance of the MICE target
Instrumentation and Detectors
2016-04-29 v5 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Accelerator Physics
Abstract
The pion-production target that serves the MICE Muon Beam consists of a titanium cylinder that is dipped into the halo of the ISIS proton beam. The design and construction of the MICE target system are described along with the quality-assurance procedures, electromagnetic drive and control systems, the readout electronics, and the data-acquisition system. The performance of the target is presented together with the particle rates delivered to the MICE Muon Beam. Finally, the beam loss in ISIS generated by the operation of the target is evaluated as a function of the particle rate, and the operating parameters of the target are derived.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1211.6343,
title = {The design, construction and performance of the MICE target},
author = {C. N. Booth and P. Hodgson and L. Howlett and R. Nicholson and E. Overton and M. Robinson and P. J. Smith and M. Apollonio and G. Barber and A. Dobbs and J. Leaver and K. R. Long and B. Shepherd and D. Adams and E. Capocci and E. McCarron and J. Tarrant},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.6343},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
58 pages and 49 figures. To be published in JINST