M2 beam line

E24273

accelerator facility component particle beam line

M2 beam line is a high-energy particle beam facility at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron used to deliver intense hadron and muon beams for fixed-target experiments such as COMPASS.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	accelerator facility component → particle beam line →
abbreviationOfHost	CERN →
application	hadron structure studies → quantum chromodynamics tests → spin physics →
beamDeliveryMode	secondary beam → tertiary beam →
beamEnergySource	400 GeV SPS proton beam →
beamIntensity	high-intensity →
beamLineNumber	M2 →
beamType	hadron beam → muon beam →
beamUse	fixed-target experiments →
belongsTo	North Area of SPS →
country	Switzerland →
designedFor	high-intensity beams →
energyRange	high-energy →
hasUserCommunity	COMPASS collaboration →
hostLaboratory	European Organization for Nuclear Research →
infrastructureType	fixed-target beam line →
locatedIn	CERN → Meyrin, Switzerland →
operator	CERN →
partOf	Super Proton Synchrotron complex →
physicsProgram	charm physics → hadron spectroscopy → nucleon structure →
primaryBeamSource	SPS proton beam →
primaryExperiment	COMPASS experiment →
producesSecondaryParticles	hadrons → muons →
scientificDiscipline	high-energy physics → particle physics →
servesExperiment	COMPASS experiment → NA58 experiment →
sitedAt	CERN North Area experimental hall →
status	operational →
supportsBeamPolarity	negative hadron beams → negative muon beams → positive hadron beams → positive muon beams →
supportsDetector	COMPASS spectrometer →
targetType	fixed target →
usedFor	search for new hadronic states → test of Standard Model →
usedSince	late 1990s →
usesAccelerator	Super Proton Synchrotron →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
COMPASS →	basedAt
North Area of CERN SPS →	hasBeamLine