Speakers
Chris Densham
(Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
Peter Loveridge
(Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
Description
Two experiments conducted at HiRadMat have revealed the disruption of granular and powdered materials by intense proton beam pulses, and that the results are consistent with an electrostatic mechanism. While the initial purpose was to investigate practical issues of concern for granular target technology, these experiments have opened a window onto the behaviour of granular media that we believe has not previously been observed and is of more general interest. Furthermore, it is believed that future experiments at HiRadMat have the potential to probe more fundamental aspects of physics, and may even offer tantalising insights into some astrophysical phenomena.
Authors
Chris Densham
(Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
Tristan Davenne
Robert Bingham
Dan Wilcox
(STFC)
Michael David Fitton
(STFC - Rutherford Appleton Lab. (GB))
Mr
Joseph O'Dell
(STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
Ilias Efthymiopoulos
(CERN)
Nikolaos Charitonidis
(CERN)
Dr
Ottone Caretta
(UKAEA Culham Laboratory)
Adrian Fabich
Peter Loveridge
(Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))