17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
Europe/Zurich timezone

Target Complex Integration For A High Intensity Beam Dump Facility In The North Experimental Area At CERN

MOP7138
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC7.T21: Infrastructures Poster session

Speaker

Thomas Banks (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

The Search for Hidden Particles (SHiP) is a new high-intensity fixed-target experiment to be located within the Experimental Cavern North 3 (ECN3) at CERN’s North Area, utilising a 400 GeV proton beam from the SPS. The construction of a Beam Dump Facility (BDF) target complex is required for the successful operation of SHiP. It comprises an underground target station within the Tunnel Target Cave 8 (TCC8) cavern, adjacent to ECN3, which will house a 1.5 m-long, 0.25 m-diameter tungsten target, and an above ground service building that includes the target cooling systems and waste package infrastructure. The required infrastructure to investigate target failures, including the cutting of spent targets and other CERN legacy waste in view of their packaging for disposal, has been studied. This contribution presents the current design status of the target complex, including radiation protection, remote handling, utilities and cooling/ventilation systems, installation and operation procedures, maintenance and decommissioning plans, and sustainability aspects.

In which format do you inted to submit your paper? LaTeX
Preprint marking on your proceeding paper I wish my paper to be marked as preprint.

Author

Gemma Humphreys (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors

Beatriz Martinez Sutil (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Christophe Mucher (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Claudia Ahdida (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Cristina Duran Gutierrez (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Dr Dominika Wasik (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Gerald Dumont (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Jean-Louis Grenard (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Louise Jorat (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Luigi Salvatore Esposito (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Marco Calviani (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Matthew Fraser (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Melvin Liebsch (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Michael Parkin (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Olin Pinto (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Richard Jacobsson (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Roberto Rinaldesi (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Rui Franqueira Ximenes (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Thomas Banks (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Presentation materials

There are no materials yet.