CERN HiRadMat facility

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The CERN HiRadMat facility is a specialized experimental area designed to expose materials and accelerator components to high-intensity particle beams to study their behavior under extreme conditions.

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instanceOf experimental facility
research infrastructure
abbreviation HiRadMat NERFINISHED
accessPolicy open to external users under proposal review
application development of beam intercepting devices
qualification of accelerator components
studies for future high-intensity accelerators
validation of machine protection devices
beamEnergySource high-energy SPS beam
beamType ion beam
proton beam
country Switzerland
designFeature dedicated experimental area for high-intensity beam impacts
high-radiation environment containment
remote handling capabilities
shielded test area
environment high-energy-density beam impacts
high-radiation environment
fullName High Radiation to Materials facility NERFINISHED
goal improve reliability of accelerator protection systems
understand material behavior under extreme beam loading
locatedNear Geneva NERFINISHED
location CERN Prévessin site NERFINISHED
operator CERN NERFINISHED
partOf CERN accelerator complex NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose materials testing with high-intensity particle beams
testing accelerator components under extreme beam conditions
researchField accelerator physics
high-energy physics technology
materials science
safetyFeature interlock systems
radiation shielding
remote operation of experiments
servesProject LHC machine protection studies
future accelerator design studies
supportsComponentType absorbers
beam dumps
collimators
targets
supportsExperimentType beam impact tests
radiation damage studies
shock-wave studies
thermal shock tests
userCommunity accelerator physicists
engineering teams for high-power targets
materials scientists
usesBeamFrom CERN Super Proton Synchrotron NERFINISHED

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CERN accelerator complex hasPart CERN HiRadMat facility