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NuMI Hadron and Muon Monitoring. Fermilab. UWisconsin. UTexas -- Austin. Robert Zwaska University of Texas at Austin. NBI 2003 November 10, 2003. System Geography. u m. p +. Alcove 1. Alcove 2. Alcove 3. m +. Hadron Monitor Max fluxes 10 9 /cm 2 /spill - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NuMI Hadron and Muon Monitoring
Robert Zwaska
University of Texas at Austin
NBI 2003November 10, 2003
Fermilab UTexas -- AustinUWisconsin
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System Geography
Hadron Monitor
• Max fluxes 109/cm2/spill
• Rad levels ~2 109 Rad/yr.
Muon Monitors
• Max fluxes 4 107/cm2/spill
• Rad levels ~ 107 Rad/yr.
Alcove 1 Alcove 3Alcove 2
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109 P
artic
les
/ cm
2 / s
pill 3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
• Neutron fluences are ~ 10 that of charged particles at Hadron Monitor & Alcove 1 locations
• Hadron Monitor insensitive to horn focusing• Muon Monitor distributions flat
Alcove 1Alcove 2Alcove 3107
106
Muo
ns /
cm2 /
spi
llRadius (cm)
Particle Fluences
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Role of Monitors• Commissioning the beam – check of alignment
Proton beam – Hadron MonitorNeutrino beam – Muon Monitor
• Normal beam operations – ensure optimal beamProton beam angle – Hadron MonitorTarget integrity – Hadron MonitorHorn integrity, position – muon monitor
• Re-commissioning the beam if optics moved
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Information in Alcoves
• Hadron Monitor swamped by ’s, protons, ee
• Alcoves have sharp cutoff energies
• Even Alcove0 doesn’t see softest parents
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Flexible Energy Beam
Target
10 m
0.35 – 3.96 m
• Low E beam flat, hard to monitor relevant parent particles.
• Best way to focus higher energy pions: focus smaller angles.
• Place target on rail system for remote motion capability.
M. Kostin, S. Kopp, M. Messier, D. Harris, J. Hylen, A. Para
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Variable Beam as Monitoring Tool• Muon alcoves have narrow acceptance (long decay
tube!)• As E increased, decay products boosted forward• See peak in particle fluxes as energy increases
• Use variable beam as periodic monitoring diagnostic
-D. Harris
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Muon Monitors
• Alignment of beam Beam center to ~ few cm Lever arm is 740, 750, 770 m beam direction to ~ 100 rad Can measure in 1 beam spill Requires special ME/HE running
• As beam monitorRates sensitive to targetingCentroid sensitive to horn focusingCentroid requires ME/HE run (1 spill)
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Parallel Plate Ion Chambers
• 11.4 11.4 cm2 Al2O3 ceramic wafers • Ag-plated Pt electrodes• Similar HV ceramic wafer• Holes in corners for mounting• Vias to solder pads on reverse side.• Separate mechanical support and
electrical contacts• Adopt design with electrical &
mechanical contacts in corner holes Chamber gap depends on station
• Ionization medium: Helium gas at atmospheric pressure
Sense wafer, chamber side
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Booster Beam Test
• Two chambers tested (1mm & 2mm gas gap)
• 2 PCB segmented ion chambers for beam profile.
• Toroid for beam intensity
Fermilab Booster Accelerator
8 GeV proton beam5109 - 51012 protons/spill5 cm2 beam spot size
10 November 2001
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High-Intensity Beam TestFermilab Booster
8 GeV proton beam5109 - 51012 protons/spill5 cm2 beam spot size1mm and 2mm chamber gaps tested
R. Zwaska et al., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 50, 1129 (2003)
• See onset of charge loss at 41010 protons/cm2/spill.
• Effect of recombination as chamber field is screened by ionization.
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Simulating a ChamberPredict Behavior seen in beam test1 Dim. finite element model incorporating:
Charge TransportSpace Charge Build-Up & Dead ZoneGas AmplificationRecombination
Dead Zone
3x Applied Field!
1 mm separation200 V applied1.56 s spill
1E101E11
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Simulate Multiplication and RecombinationUse the same volume recombination:
Include gas multiplication:
Space Charge creates an electric field larger than the applied field
Upturn
nkndt
dn
Ndx
dN
PAexp
B
(E / P)
Data Simulation
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Plateau CurvesCurves converge in a region of voltage near a gain of 1
Data suggests 15-20 electron-ion pairs / cm
Data Simulation
Crossing point moves with multiplication
More Mult.
Less Mult.
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Neutron Backgrounds• Neutron Fluxes are comparable
to charged particle fluxes 10x in Hadron Monitor 10x in Muon Monitor 1
• From Beam Dump
Smaller in other locations
• Neutrons create ionization by nuclear recoils
• Measured ionization from PuBe neutron sources 1-10 MeV 55 Ci
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Neutron Signals
Results signal:noise is 1:1 in monitors?
-preliminary-
He GasHe Gas
Ar GasAr Gas
Ion Pairs / cm He Gas Ar Gas
Neutrons 1.1 ± 0.2 9.6 ± 2.6
Charged Particles 16 120
D. Indurthy et al, submitted to Nucl. Instr. Meth.
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System Design• Hadron Monitor
7x7 grid 1x1 m2
• 1 mm gap chambers Radiation Hard design Mass minimized for residual activation
• 57 Rem/hr
• Muon Monitors 9 tubes of 9 chambers each 2.2x2.2 m2
• 3 mm gap chambers Tube design allows repair
• High Voltage (100-500 V) applied over He gas Signal acquired with charge-integrating amplifiers
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Radiation Damage Tests• Delivered 12GRad 9NuMIyrs
PEEKAl2O3
ceramic
Ceramic putty
Kapton cableSwagelok
Ceramic circuit board
@ UT Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab Reactor
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Hadron Monitor Construction
front window rear feedthrough base
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Muon Monitor Construction
• All detectors complete D. Indurthy, M. Lang,
S. Mendoza, L. Phelps, M. Proga,N. Rao, R. Zwaska
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Assembly1 Ci 241Am
Calibration Source
HV cables
Signal CablesTray
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Muon Monitor Calibration•Establish relative calibration of all 270 chambers to <1%.•Irradiate every chamber with 1Ci Am241 source (30-60 keV ’s)
•Precision of ion current ~0.1pA•Results show ~10% variations due to construction variations
26 / (27+5) Tubes 26 / (27+5) Tubes CalibratedCalibrated
S. Mendoza, D. Indurthy, Z. Pavlovich
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Summary• Hadron & Muon Monitors provide information on:
Beam alignment (proton & secondary) Target Integrity Optics Quality
• Signals come from hadrons, muons, and neutrons• Variable energy beam allows more information to be collected• Detector hardware tested at high intensity
Linearity is adequate Behavior is understood through simulation
• Neutron backgrounds estimated & characterized Neutron signal might be comparable to (other) hadron signal
• Systems designed, built, & calibrated Components tested for radiation damage