The OLYMPUS internal hydrogen target

An internal hydrogen target system was developed for the OLYMPUS experiment at DESY, in Hamburg, Germany. The target consisted of a long, thin-walled, tubular cell within an aluminum scattering chamber. Hydrogen entered at the center of the cell and exited through the ends, where it was removed from...

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Main Authors: Carassiti, V., Ciullo, G., Lenisa, P., Statera, M., Bernauer, Jan Christopher, Henderson, Brian Scott, Ihloff, Ernest E, Kelsey, James E, Milner, Richard G, Schmidt, Axel William
Other Authors: Bates Linear Accelerator Center
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109439
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9133-5559
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-1963
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-2954
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Summary:An internal hydrogen target system was developed for the OLYMPUS experiment at DESY, in Hamburg, Germany. The target consisted of a long, thin-walled, tubular cell within an aluminum scattering chamber. Hydrogen entered at the center of the cell and exited through the ends, where it was removed from the beamline by a multistage pumping system. A cryogenic coldhead cooled the target cell to counteract heating from the beam and increase the density of hydrogen in the target. A fixed collimator protected the cell from synchrotron radiation and the beam halo. A series of wakefield suppressors reduced heating from beam wakefields. The target system was installed within the DORIS storage ring and was successfully operated during the course of the OLYMPUS experiment in 2012. Information on the design, fabrication, and performance of the target system is reported.