High Rate Tracking Area
About M03
A new area for beam tests of high rate tracking devices will be commissioned when beam returns after the current, long shut down. The new area is in the MTest beam line upstream of the pinhole collimator in the MT3 Alcove. This area will be suitable for tests of detectors with modest transverse dimensions.
Interested users should follow the steps to Become a User.
Beam Details
The beam spot is typically about 1 inch in diameter. It is expected that low rate tests will use pion beams with energy 66 GeV and below. High rate tests will use 120 GeV protons. The maximum rate available will be approximately 2.5 GHz/cm2.
For more information about how the beam is made see Delivery Path.
Infrastructure Details
A 61-inch long air gap has been created in the beam line. The beam is 19.5 inches above the floor.
A Patch pannel for signal and high voltage cables links the enclosure alcove area with the MS3 service Building. Network fiber is also being installed between the two areas, with cababilities for general network access and private network capabilities.
A remotely controlable motion table is being designed so users can perform beam scans, and move detectors completely into and out of the beam, without making accesses to the beam enclosure.
Area Details
An area in the MS3 service building is being set-up for users to monitor their experiment while the beam is on. The MS3 Service Building is located on the access road next to Road A, north of Master Substation, south of Meson Detector Bulding, and east of the Meson berm. Entrance to the MS3 building is with an AC4 key which can be obtained from the MCR, or the FTBF Coordinator.
Entrance to the M03 enclosure is through the southern gate of the MS3 Service Building. (MS3 has entrances to the M03 and M04 enclosures) To enter the M03 enclosure, users will need ODH training, as well as Radworker and Controlled Access training. See Training. Keys to the enclosure are available from the MCR.
Upon enetering the M03 enclosure, users will need to proceed due east, crossing over the MCenter beamline, then turning slightly south, walking upstream along the MTest beamline, until they reach the Alcove.
Current Status
- Network Fiber is being installed between the MT3 Alcove Area, and the MS3 service building, to allow users to monitor their apparatus from MS3.
- Racks being moved to MS3 to create a user area
