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Interaction of Super Proton Synchrotron beam with solid copper target: Simulations of future experiments at HiRadMat facility at CERN

  • N. A. Tahir
  • , R. Schmidt
  • , M. Brugger
  • , R. Assmann
  • , A. Shutov
  • , I. V. Lomonosov
  • , V. E. Fortov
  • , A. R. Piriz
  • , C. Deutsch
  • , D. H.H. Hoffmann
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
  • CERN
  • Institute for Chemical Physics Research
  • University of Castilla-La Mancha
  • Universite Paris-Sud
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Abstract

In this paper we present numerical simulations of interaction of 450 GeV/c proton beam that is generated by Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at CERN, with a solid copper target. These simulations have been carried out using a two-dimensional hydrodynamic computer code, BIG2. This study has been done to assess the damage caused by these highly relativistic protons to equipment including collimators, absorbers and others in case of an uncontrolled accidental release of the beam. In fact a dedicated experimental facility named HiRadMat is under construction at CERN that will allow one to study these problems experimentally. The simulations presented in this paper will be very useful in designing these experiments and later to interpret the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)186-192
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume606
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • High Enegry Density physics
  • Large Hadron Collider
  • Strongly coupled plasmas
  • Super Proton Synchrotron

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