Radiation Studies for the Target Station of the MOMENT

TL;DR

This paper investigates radiation effects on the target station of the MOMENT neutrino facility, focusing on the superconducting solenoid system and proposing a cooling solution to mitigate radiation damage.

Contribution

It provides initial radiation studies for MOMENT's target station and introduces a conceptual cooling system to address radiation challenges.

Findings

Radiation impacts on solenoid structures analyzed

Proposed cooling system for radiation mitigation

Initial radiation effect assessments for high-power proton beam

Abstract

The discovery of the neutrino mixing angle $\theta_{13}$ opens new opportunities for the discovery of the leptonic CP violation for high intensity neutrino beams. MOMENT a future neutrino facility with a high-power proton beam of 15 MW from a continuous-wave linac is focused on that discovery. The high power of the proton beam causes extreme radiation conditions for the facility and especially for the target station where the pion capture system of five superconducting solenoids is located. In this paper initial studies are performed for the effects of the radiation on the solenoid structure and the area surrounding it. A concept cooling system is also proposed.