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1. Engineering considerations on targets for a Neutrino Factory and Muon Collider

Author

P. Loveridge, T. Davenne, Chris Densham, and O. Caretta

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Yield (engineering), Muon, Proton, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear physics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Muon collider, Temperature jump, Physics::Accelerator Physics, von Mises yield criterion, High Energy Physics::Experiment, General Materials Science, Neutrino Factory, Beam (structure)
Abstract

Design of a target able to withstand a high intensity beam such as those planned for a Neutrino Factory and Muon Collider requires integration of particle yield optimisation with engineering feasibility studies. This article reports a basic thermo-mechanical analysis of cylinders of common engineering materials irradiated by an 8 GeV proton beam (Neutrino Factory beam energy) of varying sigma. Beam induced peak temperature jump, a typical temperature distribution, peak energy density, peak quasi-static Von Mises stresses and material yield strengths are reported here as a reference guide for target design.

Published
2013
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2. Design of an 18MW vortex flow water beam dump for 500GeV electrons/positrons of an international linear collider

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Chris Densham, Polepalle Satyamurthy, Dieter Walz, Raymond G. Arnold, O. Caretta, Pravin Rai, Robert Appleby, Kiran Kulkarni, Andrei Seryi, Vikas Tiwari, T. Davenne, and John Amann

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, International Linear Collider, Electron, Linear particle accelerator, law.invention, Thermal hydraulics, Nuclear physics, 18 MW beam power, Primary coolant circuit, Beam Dump, law, Beam dump, Window cooling, Instrumentation, Physics, 500 GeV electron/positron, Pressure waves, Radioactivity, Bunches, Thermal design, Antimatter, Physics::Accelerator Physics, CFD analysis, Beam (structure)
Abstract

Beam dumps are essential components of any accelerator system. They are usually located at the end of the beam delivery systems and are designed to safely absorb and dissipate the particle energy. In the second stage of the proposed International Linear Collider (ILC), the electron and positron beams are accelerated to 500 GeV each (1 TeV total). Each bunch will have 2×10 10 electrons/positrons, and 2820 bunches form one beam bunch train with time duration of 0.95 ms and 4 Hz frequency. The average beam power will be 18 MW with a peak power of 4.5 GW. The FLUKA code was used to determine the power deposited by the beam at all critical locations. This data forms the input into the thermal hydraulic analysis CFD code for detailed flow and thermal evaluation. Both 2D and 3D flow analyses were carried out at all the critical regions to arrive at optimum geometry and flow parameters of the beam dump. The generation and propagation of pressure waves due to rapid deposition of heat has also been analyzed. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2012
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3. The production and anatomy of a tungsten powder jet

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C.J. Densham, Thomas W. Davies, R. Woods, and O. Caretta

Subjects
Physics, Jet (fluid), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, General Chemical Engineering, Nuclear engineering, chemistry.chemical_element, Particle accelerator, Jet fuel, Tungsten, law.invention, Nuclear physics, chemistry, law, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Particle, Neutron source, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino Factory, Neutrino
Abstract

A tungsten powder jet is a potential candidate technology for a particle production target in a future high power (i.e. Multi-MW) particle accelerator based facility, such as a so-called conventional neutrino Super Beam, a proposed Neutrino Factory, or a future neutron source. To test the viability of producing a suitable powder jet a few simple experiments were performed using standard pneumatic conveying equipment and the encouraging results are presented.

Published
2010
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4. Publisher’s Note: High intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe [Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams16, 021002 (2013)]

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C. Bobeth, Maurizio Bonesini, M. Marie-Jeanne, M. Apollonio, C. Waaijer, Th. Delbar, Kenneth Long, Ilias Efthymiopoulos, T.K. Ghosh, François Debray, M. Hass, F. Gramegna, D. Wilcox, Jacques Wurtz, Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla, M. Buizza-Avanzini, Morteza Aslaninejad, Thomas Thuillier, C. Bontoiu, T. Lamy, A. Kurup, R. Matev, Silvia Pascoli, G. Collazuol, B. Szybinski, Patrick Huber, S. Machida, A. Bogacz, O. Mena, L. Agostino, G. Gaudiot, G. de Angelis, Marcos Dracos, J. Giraud, M. C. Gonzalez Garcia, E. Fernandez Martinez, L. Tortora, C. Rogers, F. Terranova, J. Bielski, Tommaso Marchi, Jordi Burguet-Castell, Emanuele Vardaci, Paul Soler, M. Marafini, R. Garoby, Erk Jensen, D. Duchesneau, P. Coloma, Walter Winter, M. Zito, M. Loiselet, M. Martini, He Zhang, L. Lacny, J. W. G. Thomason, Camilla Juul Hansen, A. Longhin, M. Cinausero, J. Payet, E. Benedetto, M. Cordwell, Michele Maltoni, C. Fourel, Simone Gilardoni, Shrikant Pattalwar, A. Chancé, Andrew Moss, M. Schaumann, Holger Witte, T. Stora, A. Stahl, Jordi Salvado, M. Kozien, David Neuffer, Eric Baussan, T. R. Edgecock, R. Moro, C. Trophine, Evgeny Kh. Akhmedov, P. F. Harrison, J. Tang, Elena Wildner, L. Mosca, Th. Keutgen, V. Zeter, K. B. Beard, G. La Rana, S. Mitrofanov, G. Prete, Andrea Donini, David Kelliher, Stéphane Veys, Tommy Ohlsson, A. Di Nitto, D. Meloni, J. J. Back, N. Vassilopoulos, Joachim Kopp, P. Poussot, A. Tonazzo, Carlo Giunti, Javier Fernandez Menendez, T. Y. Hirsh, D. Berkovits, Christopher Prior, Błażej Skoczeń, Y. Karadzhov, Manfred Lindner, V. Vlachoudis, Cécile Daversin, Amos Dexter, J. Lopez Pavon, A. Cervera Villanueva, Pavel Snopok, Mattias Blennow, Diktys Stratakis, Porfidio Hernández, M. Rooney, M. Mazzocco, P. Migliozzi, V. Palladino, J. Martín-Albo, M. Mezzetto, Christopher Orme, M. Bogomilov, A.K. Wróblewski, T. Davenne, J. S. Berg, N. Bliss, Thomas Schwetz, R. Bayes, A. Alekou, Jeson Jacob, M. Fitton, Jakob Wehner, Graeme Burt, Piotr Cupiał, T. Patzak, Nicla Gelli, T. Li, Jaroslaw Pasternak, Pascal Sortais, Marco Laveder, A. Bross, Jürgen Pozimski, C. Densam, O. Caretta, A. Laing, P. Loveridge, C. Signorini, T. Melo Mendonca, Ivan Izotov, J. J. Gomez Y Cadenas, B. Lepers, R. Tsenov, P. Balint, A. Kosmicki, A. Brondi, V. L. Kravchuk, L. J. Jenner, J. Osborne, Elian Bouquerel, A. Ustrzycka, L. Scotto-Lavina, F. Osswald, V. G. Zorin, L. Latrasse, G. Prior, R. Wands, Vadim Skalyga, Edgecock, T. . r., Caretta, O., Davenne, T., Densam, C., Fitton, M., Kelliher, D., Loveridge, P., Machida, S., Prior, C., Rogers, C., Rooney, M., Thomason, J., Wilcox, D., Wildner, E., Efthymiopoulos, I., Garoby, R., Gilardoni, S., Hansen, C., Benedetto, E., Jensen, E., Kosmicki, A., Martini, M., Osborne, J., Prior, G., Stora, T., Melo Mendonca, T., Vlachoudis, V., Waaijer, C., Cupial, P., Chance, A., Longhin, A., Payet, J., Zito, M., Baussan, E., Bobeth, C., Bouquerel, E., Dracos, M., Gaudiot, G., Lepers, B., Osswald, F., Poussot, P., Vassilopoulos, N., Wurtz, J., Zeter, V., Bielski, J., Kozien, M., Lacny, L., Skoczen, B., Szybinski, B., Ustrzycka, A., Wroblewski, A., Marie Jeanne, M., Balint, P., Fourel, C., Giraud, J., Jacob, J., Lamy, T., Latrasse, L., Sortais, P., Thuillier, T., Mitrofanov, S., Loiselet, M., Keutgen, T. h., Delbar, T. h., Debray, F., Trophine, C., Veys, S., Daversin, C., Zorin, V., Izotov, I., Skalyga, V., Burt, G., Dexter, A. . c., Kravchuk, V. . l., Marchi, T., Cinausero, M., Gramegna, F., De Angelis, G., Prete, G., Collazuol, G., Laveder, M., Mazzocco, M., Mezzetto, M., Signorini, C., Vardaci, Emanuele, DI NITTO, Antonio, Brondi, Augusto, LA RANA, Giovanni, Migliozzi, P., Moro, RENATA EMILIA MARIA, Palladino, Vittorio, Gelli, N., Berkovits, D., Hass, M., Hirsh, T. . y., Schaumann, M., Stahl, A., Wehner, J., Bross, A., Kopp, J., Neuffer, D., Wands, R., Bayes, R., Laing, A., Soler, P., Agarwalla, S. . k., Cervera Villanueva, A., Donini, A., Ghosh, T., Gomez Cadenas, J. . j., Hernandez, P., Martin Albo, J., Mena, O., Burguet Castell, J., Agostino, L., Buizza Avanzini, M., Marafini, M., Patzak, T., Tonazzo, A., Duchesneau, D., Mosca, L., Bogomilov, M., Karadzhov, Y., Matev, R., Tsenov, R., Akhmedov, E., Blennow, M., Lindner, M., Schwetz, T., Fernandez Martinez, E., Maltoni, M., Menendez, J., Giunti, C., Gonzalez Garcia, M. . c., Salvado, J., Coloma, P., Huber, P., Li, T., Lopez Pavon, J., Orme, C., Pascoli, S., Meloni, D., Tang, J., Winter, W., Ohlsson, T., Zhang, H., Scotto Lavina, L., Terranova, F., Bonesini, M., Tortora, L., Alekou, A., Aslaninejad, M., Bontoiu, C., Kurup, A., Jenner, L. . j., Long, K., Pasternak, J., Pozimski, J., Back, J. . j., Harrison, P., Beard, K., Bogacz, A., Berg, J. . s., Stratakis, D., Witte, H., Snopok, P., Bliss, N., Cordwell, M., Moss, A., Pattalwar, S., and Apollonio, M.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), High intensity, lcsh:QC770-798, lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, Surfaces and Interfaces, Neutrino oscillation
Published
2016

5. Segmented beryllium target for a 2 MW super beam facility

Author

P. Loveridge, O. Caretta, T. Davenne, J. Hylen, Chris Densham, R. Zwaska, M. Fitton, P. Hurh, and Vaia Papadimitriou

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, chemistry.chemical_element, Particle accelerator, Surfaces and Interfaces, Dissipation, law.invention, Nuclear physics, Shock resistance, chemistry, law, lcsh:QC770-798, Physics::Accelerator Physics, CP violation, High Energy Physics::Experiment, lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, SPHERES, Beryllium, Neutrino oscillation, Beam (structure)
Abstract

The Long Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF, formerly the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment) is under design as a next generation neutrino oscillation experiment, with primary objectives to search for CP violation in the leptonic sector, to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to provide a precise measurement of θ_{23}. The facility will generate a neutrino beam at Fermilab by the interaction of a proton beam with a target material. At the ultimate anticipated proton beam power of 2.3 MW the target material must dissipate a heat load of between 10 and 25 kW depending on the target size. This paper presents a target concept based on an array of spheres and compares it to a cylindrical monolithic target such as that which currently operates at the T2K facility. Simulation results show that the proposed technology offers efficient cooling and lower stresses whilst delivering a neutrino production comparable with that of a conventional solid cylindrical target.

Published
2015
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6. The mass-hierarchy and CP-violation discovery reach of the LBNO long-baseline neutrino experiment

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K. Nikolics, S. Narita, D. Duchesneau, J. Lagoda, J.V. Dawson, S. Stoica, P. N. Ratoff, V. A. Matveev, I.M. Brancus, B. Still, Marco Calviani, Ilias Efthymiopoulos, I. Bandac, O. Bésida, Ninetta Saviano, T. Viant, Mario Campanelli, K. Mavrokoridis, O. Caretta, A. Mercadante, R. Steerenberg, Jukka Maalampi, M. G. Catanesi, D. Autiero, S. Di Luise, K. Nguyen, Sigve Haug, Christopher Wiebusch, C. Martin-Mari, A.M. Blebea-Apostu, V. Galymov, M. A.M. Rayner, André Rubbia, S. Emery, E. Scantamburlo, T. Hasegawa, K. K. Loo, F. Di Lodovico, Oleg Mineev, N. J. C. Spooner, Ionel Lazanu, Y. A. Gornushkin, P. Ballett, Yu. G. Kudenko, J. Sarkamo, S. Wu, M. Ravonel, J. Zalipska, M. Zito, Kimmo Kainulainen, A. Tonazzo, M. M. Khabibullin, A. Vorobyev, A. N. Erykalov, L. Epprecht, A. Oprima, L. Magaletti, C. Giganti, F. Sergiampietri, E. Pennacchio, Kari Rummukainen, E. Shaposhnikova, A. Saftoiu, Jouni Suhonen, I. Kreslo, D. Stanca, G. Christodoulou, J. Ilic, V. A. Kudryavtsev, Brennan Goddard, A. Bravar, Timo Enqvist, H. Pessard, L. Periale, Paul E. Sterian, Kalevi Mursula, J. De Jong, R. Asfandiyarov, P. Gorodetzky, Andreea Rodica Sterian, E. Mazzucato, J. Dumarchez, R. Sacco, E. Rondio, A. Eliseev, A. Delbart, J. Odell, J. J. Gomez, M. Fitton, Kimmo Tuominen, G. Vankova-Kirilova, M. Pectu, N. McCauley, D. Kryn, Romul Margineanu, H. M. O'Keeffe, T. Kalliokoski, Alexander Finch, J. Marteau, F. Bay, B. Mitrica, Enrico Borriello, F. Sato, Fanouria Antoniou, P. Przewlocki, G.D. Barr, Yu. N. Novikov, M. Slupecki, D. Sgalaberna, S. Murphy, E. Radicioni, Yannis Papaphilippou, S. B. Boyd, R. P. Litchfield, A. Gendotti, Ara Ioannisian, B. A. Popov, Anatoly Kopylov, Lester D.R. Thompson, Oana Ristea, D. Chesneanu, S. Horikawa, Helmut Vincke, Pasi Kuusiniemi, M. Murdoch, B. Andrieu, Alessandro Mirizzi, M. Sorel, Wladyslaw Henryk Trzaska, M. Quinto, L. Chaussard, M. Valram, Marc Weber, Y. Declais, P. Loveridge, Genady Gavrilov, F. Chipesiu, R. Terri, F. Vanucci, Silvia Pascoli, M. Szeptycka, Gareth J. Barker, V. Palladino, Paolo Crivelli, T. Davenne, Alexandru Jipa, M. Hierholzer, C. Touramanis, G. Toma, Kari Enqvist, T. Patzak, Antonio Ereditato, N. Yershov, J. Kumpulainen, A. Korzenev, S. Kosyanenko, J. P. Coleman, Thomas Strauss, Y. A. Ramachers, F. Resnati, C. Densham, M. D. Haigh, A. Izmaylov, T. Esanu, Akitaka Ariga, A. C. Weber, D. Angus, A. N. Khotjantsev, R. Tsenov, A. Cervera, Y. Karadzhov, Iain Alexander Bertram, J. Hissa, M. Bogomilov, Sanjukta Chakraborty, Katri Huitu, Achim Stahl, P. Del Amo Sanchez, C. Cantini, N. Grant, J.-M. Lévy, D. Franco, L. Agostino, D. Payne, A. Haesler, V. Suvorov, G. Cata-Danil, Vincenzo Berardi, Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla, Etam Noah, B. Morgan, M. Calin, Tomoko Ariga, M. Buizza-Avanzini, Arnaud Robert, G. Vasseur, Dmitrii Nesterenko, A. Blondel, P. Velten, Claudia Gomoiu, Jiro Kawada, I. De Bonis, W. Bartmann, D. L. Wark, M. Aittola, J. R. Wilson, E. Kokko, Debjyoti Banerjee, F. Cafagna, Ken Sakashita, Francesco Velotti, Antonin Vacheret, A. Alekou, Ari Virtanen, L. L. Kormos, C. Pistillo, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, University of Helsinki, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) (-2009), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Asfandiyarov, Ruslan, Blondel, Alain, Bravar, Alessandro, Haesler, Alexis, Karadzhov, Yordan Ivanov, Korzenev, Alexander, Martin Mari, Carlos, Noah Messomo, Etam Albert, Ravonel Salzgeber, Melody, Rayner, Mark, Scantamburlo, Enrico, Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), and Palladino, Vittorio

Subjects
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, far detector, kaukoputket ja teleskoopit, 7. Clean energy, violation [CP], CP violation, Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes, Oscillation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Observatory, mass: hierarchy [neutrino], detector [neutrino], QC, Physics, Time projection chamber, Large Hadron Collider, magnetization [iron], oscillation [neutrino], High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, liquid argon [time projection chamber], Neutrino, Particle physics, CERN Lab, 530 Physics, education, FOS: Physical sciences, ddc:500.2, oscillation [flavor], 114 Physical sciences, Nuclear physics, phase space, near detector, statistical analysis, iron [calorimeter], Particle Physics - Phenomenology, Astroparticle physics, ta114, Física, flavor [neutrino], CP [phase], CERN SPS, MODEL, proposed [observatory], 13. Climate action, Phase space, [PHYS.HPHE]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Phenomenology [hep-ph], gas [argon], beam [neutrino], High Energy Physics::Experiment, MATTER, neutrino detectors
Abstract

The next generation neutrino observatory proposed by the LBNO collaboration will address fundamental questions in particle and astroparticle physics. The experiment consists of a far detector, in its first stage a 20 kt LAr double phase TPC and a magnetised iron calorimeter, situated at 2300 km from CERN and a near detector based on a high-pressure argon gas TPC. The long baseline provides a unique opportunity to study neutrino flavour oscillations over their 1st and 2nd oscillation maxima exploring the $L/E$ behaviour, and distinguishing effects arising from $\delta_{CP}$ and matter. In this paper we have reevaluated the physics potential of this setup for determining the mass hierarchy (MH) and discovering CP-violation (CPV), using a conventional neutrino beam from the CERN SPS with a power of 750 kW. We use conservative assumptions on the knowledge of oscillation parameter priors and systematic uncertainties. The impact of each systematic error and the precision of oscillation prior is shown. We demonstrate that the first stage of LBNO can determine unambiguously the MH to $>5\sigma$C.L. over the whole phase space. We show that the statistical treatment of the experiment is of very high importance, resulting in the conclusion that LBNO has $\sim$ 100% probability to determine the MH in at most 4-5 years of running. Since the knowledge of MH is indispensable to extract $\delta_{CP}$ from the data, the first LBNO phase can convincingly give evidence for CPV on the $3\sigma$C.L. using today's knowledge on oscillation parameters and realistic assumptions on the systematic uncertainties., Comment: 35 pages, 22 figures, added authors

Published
2014
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7. Neutrino super beam based on a superconducting proton linac

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Elian Bouquerel, P. Poussot, F. Osswald, A. Longhin, J. Bielski, C. Bobeth, B. Szybinski, L. Lacny, M. Fitton, Piotr Cupiał, V. Zeter, Marcos Dracos, G. Gaudiot, D. Wilcox, C. J. Densham, A.K. Wróblewski, T. Davenne, N. Vassilopoulos, M. Kozien, M. Zito, Eric Baussan, Jacques Wurtz, P. Loveridge, O. Caretta, Błażej Skoczeń, Aneta Ustrzycka, M. Rooney, and B. Lepers

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Large Hadron Collider, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Proton, Cherenkov detector, Surfaces and Interfaces, Linear particle accelerator, law.invention, Nuclear physics, law, CP violation, Physics::Accelerator Physics, lcsh:QC770-798, High Energy Physics::Experiment, lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, Beam dump, Neutrino, Beam (structure)
Abstract

We present a new design study of the neutrino Super Beam based on the Superconducting Proton Linac at CERN. This beam is aimed at megaton mass physics, a large water Cherenkov detector, proposed for the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane in France, with a baseline of 130 km. The aim of this proposed facility is to study $CP$ violation in the neutrino sector. In the study reported here, we have developed the conceptual design of the neutrino beam, especially the target and the magnetic focusing device. Indeed, this beam presents several unprecedented challenges, related to the high primary proton beam power (4 MW), the high repetition rate (50 Hz), and the low kinetic energy of the protons (4.5 GeV). The design is completed by a study of all the main components of the system, starting from the transport system to guide the beam to the target up to the beam dump. This is the first complete study of a neutrino beam based on a pebble-bed target capable of standing the large heat deposition of MW class proton beams.

Published
2014

8. A very intense neutrino super beam experiment for leptonic CP violation discovery based on the European spallation source linac

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F. Osswald, Elena Wildner, L. Mosca, Tord Ekelof, O. Caretta, Mattias Blennow, R. Matev, J. Wurtz, P. Poussot, Tommy Ohlsson, Marcos Dracos, G. Gaudiot, Piotr Cupiał, E. Fernandez Martinez, Eric Baussan, David McGinnis, Joakim Cederkäll, Peter Christiansen, Chris Densham, D. Wilcox, R. Tsenov, G. Vankova-Kirilova, Richard Hall-Wilton, Håkan Danared, M. Bogomilov, Roger Ruber, T. Davenne, Henrik Ohman, Mohammad Eshraqi, M. Mezzetto, Jingyu Tang, P. Loveridge, Ryoichi Miyamoto, Mats Lindroos, N. Vassilopoulos, P. Coloma, Jean-Pierre Koutchouk, Steve Peggs, and Elian Bouquerel

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Experiment-Simulator, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, 7. Clean energy, Nuclear physics, Subatomär fysik, Subatomic Physics, Fysik, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Neutrino oscillation, Physics, Baryon Asymmetry, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Solar neutrino problem, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Oscillation Experiments, Neutrino detector, 13. Climate action, Physical Sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, CP violation, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Large Volume Detector, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Very intense neutrino beams and large neutrino detectors will be needed in order to enable the discovery of CP violation in the leptonic sector. We propose to use the proton linac of the European Spallation Source currently under construction in Lund, Sweden to deliver, in parallel with the spallation neutron production, a very intense, cost effective and high performance neutrino beam. The baseline program for the European Spallation Source linac is that it will be fully operational at 5 MW average power by 2022, producing 2 GeV 2.86 ms long proton pulses at a rate of 14 Hz. Our proposal is to upgrade the linac to 10 MW average power and 28 Hz, producing 14 pulses/s for neutron production and 14 pulses/s for neutrino production. Furthermore, because of the high current required in the pulsed neutrino horn, the length of the pulses used for neutrino production needs to be compressed to a few $\mu$s with the aid of an accumulator ring. A long baseline experiment using this Super Beam and a megaton underground Water Cherenkov detector located in existing mines 300-600 km from Lund will make it possible to discover leptonic CP violation at 5 $\sigma$ significance level in up to 50% of the leptonic Dirac CP-violating phase range. This experiment could also determine the neutrino mass hierarchy at a significance level of more than 3 $\sigma$ if this issue will not already have been settled by other experiments by then. The mass hierarchy performance could be increased by combining the neutrino beam results with those obtained from atmospheric neutrinos detected by the same large volume detector. This detector will also be used to measure the proton lifetime, detect cosmological neutrinos and neutrinos from supernova explosions. Results on the sensitivity to leptonic CP violation and the neutrino mass hierarchy are presented. Very intense neutrino beams and large neutrino detectors will be needed in order to enable the discovery of CP violation in the leptonic sector. We propose to use the proton linac of the European Spallation Source currently under construction in Lund, Sweden, to deliver, in parallel with the spallation neutron production, a very intense, cost effective and high performance neutrino beam. The baseline program for the European Spallation Source linac is that it will be fully operational at 5 MW average power by 2022, producing 2 GeV 2.86 ms long proton pulses at a rate of 14 Hz. Our proposal is to upgrade the linac to 10 MW average power and 28 Hz, producing 14 pulses/s for neutron production and 14 pulses/s for neutrino production. Furthermore, because of the high current required in the pulsed neutrino horn, the length of the pulses used for neutrino production needs to be compressed to a few μs with the aid of an accumulator ring. A long baseline experiment using this Super Beam and a megaton underground Water Cherenkov detector located in existing mines 300–600 km from Lund will make it possible to discover leptonic CP violation at 5 σ significance level in up to 50% of the leptonic Dirac CP-violating phase range. This experiment could also determine the neutrino mass hierarchy at a significance level of more than 3 σ if this issue will not already have been settled by other experiments by then. The mass hierarchy performance could be increased by combining the neutrino beam results with those obtained from atmospheric neutrinos detected by the same large volume detector. This detector will also be used to measure the proton lifetime, detect cosmological neutrinos and neutrinos from supernova explosions. Results on the sensitivity to leptonic CP violation and the neutrino mass hierarchy are presented. Very intense neutrino beams and large neutrino detectors will be needed in order to enable the discovery of CP violation in the leptonic sector. We propose to use the proton linac of the European Spallation Source currently under construction in Lund, Sweden to deliver, in parallel with the spallation neutron production, a very intense, cost effective and high performance neutrino beam. The baseline program for the European Spallation Source linac is that it will be fully operational at 5 MW average power by 2022, producing 2 GeV 2.86 ms long proton pulses at a rate of 14 Hz. Our proposal is to upgrade the linac to 10 MW average power and 28 Hz, producing 14 pulses/s for neutron production and 14 pulses/s for neutrino production. Furthermore, because of the high current required in the pulsed neutrino horn, the length of the pulses used for neutrino production needs to be compressed to a few $\mu$s with the aid of an accumulator ring. A long baseline experiment using this Super Beam and a megaton underground Water Cherenkov detector located in existing mines 300-600 km from Lund will make it possible to discover leptonic CP violation at 5 $\sigma$ significance level in up to 50% of the leptonic Dirac CP-violating phase range. This experiment could also determine the neutrino mass hierarchy at a significance level of more than 3 $\sigma$ if this issue will not already have been settled by other experiments by then. The mass hierarchy performance could be increased by combining the neutrino beam results with those obtained from atmospheric neutrinos detected by the same large volume detector. This detector will also be used to measure the proton lifetime, detect cosmological neutrinos and neutrinos from supernova explosions. Results on the sensitivity to leptonic CP violation and the neutrino mass hierarchy are presented.

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2014

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