The NuMI Beam System: Commissioning and Initial Operation

by S. Childress (FNAL, USA)

Thursday 29 Sept 2005, 14:15 → 15:15 Europe/Zurich

AB Auditorium Prevessin (CERN)

The Fermilab NuMI (NeUtrinos at the Main Injector) beam system produces an intense beam of neutrinos directed at the MINOS far detector, located in Soudan,MN at a baseline length of 735 km. Completion of the NuMI construction project was accomplished early this year, along with beam commissioning. High intensity operation at 200 kW beam power for MINOS neutrino oscillation measurements is in progress, with more than 5E19 protons targeted to date. A key to successful NuMI beam running has been integration into mixed mode operation with the ongoing TeVatron P-Pbar collider program. Details of the NuMI beam system, the beam commissioning process, and progression to high intensity operation are presented. Problems and solutions found are also covered, along with projections toward increased NuMI beam power.


Organiser(s): Werner Herr (AB/ABP)
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