Speaker
Joachim Grillenberger
(Paul Scherrer Institute)
Description
The High Intensity Proton Accelerator Facility at PSI routinely produces a 590 MeV proton beam with currents of up to 2.4 mA.
The 1.4 MW beam is used to generate neutrons in spallation targets, and pions in meson production targets. The secondary particles are used for condensed matter and particle physics research at the intensity frontier. This presentation will give an overview of the facility and cover aspects of its performance, availability as well as energy efficiency. The control of beam losses, intensity limits, and further upgrades will be addressed.
Primary author
Joachim Grillenberger
(Paul Scherrer Institute)
