Domain 4 – Targets, Beam Dumps & Absorbers
MME supports CERN projects throughout the design, material specification, manufacturing, testing, and post-irradiation examination phases of high-energy beam-intercepting devices, including targets, absorbers, and beam dumps.
Research in this domain combines thermo-mechanical simulation, advanced joining and coating processes, and forensic post-operation analysis to ensure the safe and reliable operation of accelerator components under extreme beam loads — continuously learning from past performance to enhance future designs.
From High intensity proton beam impact at 440 GeV/c on Mo and Cu coated CfC/graphite and SiC/SiC absorbers for beam intercepting devices
From Design of the third-generation lead-based neutron spallation target for the neutron time-of-flight facility at CERN
Optical microscopy of a sample containing the HIP diffusion bonded CuCr1Zr-CuCr1Zr interface from Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) assisted diffusion bonding between CuCr1Zr and AISI 316L for application to the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) internal beam dump at CERN
Figure: endoscopy images and portable metrology 3D scanner on robot from Decommissioning and post-irradiation examination of the LHC beam dumps
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