The High Intensity Proton Accelerator Facility
J. Grillenberger, C. Baumgarten, M. Seidel
Abstract
The High Intensity Proton Accelerator Facility at PSI routinely produces a proton beam with up to 1.4 MW power at a kinetic energy of 590 MeV. The beam is used to generate neutrons in spallation targets, and pions in meson production targets. The pions decay into muons and neutrinos. Pions and muons are used for condensed matter and particle physics research at the intensity frontier. This section presents the main physics and technology concepts utilized in the facility. It includes beam dynamics and the control of beam losses and activation, power conversion, efficiency aspects, and performance figures, including the availability of the facility.
Topics & Concepts
Nuclear physicsPhysicsProtonPionSpallationMuon colliderBeam (structure)MuonParticle acceleratorNeutrinoNeutronParticle physicsOpticsParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsNuclear Physics and ApplicationsMagnetic confinement fusion research