Shielding of superconducting coils for a 4-mw muon-collider target system

R. J. Weggel, N. Souchlas, H. G. Kirk, H. K. Sayed, X. Ding, V. B. Graves, K. T. Mcdonald

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Abstract

The target system envisioned for a Muon Collider/ Neutrino Factory [1] features aliquid Hg jet target immersed in a 20-T solenoidal field. Field quality limits intercoilgaps to ≈ 40% of the O.D. of the fianking coils. Longitudinal sag of the tungstenshielding vessels limits their length to ≈ 7 m. Support members adequate to resistintercryostat axial forces require an aggregate cross section of ≈ 0.1 m2; the cryogenicheat leakage may be large. The innermost shielding vessel wall can be adequately cooled byheliumgas only if its pressure is ≈ 10 atm and its velocity is ≈ 200 m/s. However,the analysis in this paper found none of these engineering challenges to be insurmountable.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPAC 2012 - International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012
Pages2591-2593
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2012
Event3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012, IPAC 2012 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: May 20 2012May 25 2012

Publication series

NameIPAC 2012 - International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012

Conference

Conference3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012, IPAC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period05/20/1205/25/12

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