Thermal and structural stability of medium energy target carrier assembly for NOvA at Fermilab
Abstract
The NO{\nu}A project will upgrade the existing Neutrino at Main Injector (NuMI) project beamline at Fermilab to accommodate beam power of 700 kW. The Medium Energy (ME) graphite target assembly is provided through an accord with the State Research Center of Russia Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP) at Protvino, Russia. The effects of proton beam energy deposition within beamline components are considered as thermal stability of the target carrier assembly and alignment budget are critical operational issues. Results of finite element thermal and structural analysis involving the target carrier assembly is provided with detail regarding the target's beryllium windows.
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@article{arxiv.1207.4460,
title = {Thermal and structural stability of medium energy target carrier assembly for NOvA at Fermilab},
author = {M. W. McGee and C. Ader and K. Anderson and J. Hylen and M. Martens},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.4460},
year = {2012}
}
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4 pp. 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC'10). 23-28 May 2010. Kyoto, Japan