Design and Performance of the CNGS Secondary Beam Line

An intense muon-neutrino beam (1017nm /day) is generated at CERN and directed towards the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, LNGS, in Italy, 732 km away from CERN. In the presently approved physics programme, it is foreseen to run the CNGS facility with 4.5.1019 protons per year for five years. During a nominal CNGS cycle, i.e. every 6s, two nominal SPS extractions of 2.4.1013 protons each at 400GeV/c are sent down the proton beam line to the target. The CNGS secondary beam line, starting with the target, has to cope with this situation, which pushes the beam line equipment and instrumentation to the limits of radiation hardness and mechanical stresses during the CNGS operation. An overview of the CNGS secondary beam line is given. Emphasis is on the target, the magnetic focusing lenses (horn and reflector) and the muon monitors. The performance of the secondary beam line during beam commissioning and physics operation is discussed and measurements are compared with simulations

The TOTEM Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

The TOTEM Experiment will measure the total pp cross-section with the luminosity independent method and study elastic and diffractive scattering at the LHC. To achieve optimum forward coverage for charged particles emitted by the pp collisions in the interaction point IP5, two tracking telescopes, T1 and T2, will be installed on each side in the pseudorapidity region 3,1 <h< 6,5, and Roman Pot stations will be placed at distances of 147m and 220m from IP5. Being an independent experiment but technically integrated into CMS, TOTEM will first operate in standalone mode to pursue its own physics programme and at a later stage together with CMS for a common physics programme. This article gives a description of the TOTEM apparatus and its performance

First Operational Experience Of The CNGS Facility

The CNGS project (CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso) aims at directly detecting ν μ −ν τ oscillation. An intense muon‐neutrino beam (10 17 ν μ / day ) is generated at CERN and directed towards the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, LNGS, in Italy, where the ν τ will be detected in large and complex detectors. An overview of the CNGS beam facility is given. The performance of the primary and secondary beam line during beam commissioning and physics operation is discussed. Modifications on the magneti

CNGS Progress Report 2004

The CNGS project is progressing according to schedule, with the aim to be ready for beam in spring 2006. In this paper, the project status and recent changes to the design of systems and components are summarized. The actions taken in response to the recommendations of the 2003 CNGS Review are described. This report has been drafted in view of the third CNGS Review, held in June 2004