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V. Zarucheisky

Publications and source records attributed to V. Zarucheisky.

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arXiv2002

The Hadron Hose: Continuous Toroidal Focusing for Conventional Neutrino Beams

We have developed a new focusing system for conventional neutrino beams. The ``Hadron Hose'' is a wire located in the meson decay volume, downstream of the target and focusing horns. The wire is pulsed with high current to provide a toroidal magnetic field which continuously focuses mesons. The hose increases the neutrino event rate and reduces differences between near-field and far-field neutrino spectra for oscillation experiments. We have studied this device as part of the development of the Neutrinos at the Main Injector (NuMI) project, but it might also be of use for other conventional neutrino beams.

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arXiv2001

U-70 Proton Synchrotron Extracted Beam Lines Control System Modernization

A 70 GeV Proton Synchrotron Extracted Beam Lines Control System is described. About 130 Magnet Dipoles and Quadrupoles, 20 Correction Magnets, 50 Beam Collimators, BPM equipment spread over 1 Km have to be controlled. The old System was based on the PDP-11/40 and LSI-11 compatible computers and the MIL 1553 STD as a Field Bus. It successfully operated about 15 years. A new system includes home made Equipment Controllers based on I 8051 Processors, CAN Field Bus, FECs, Servers, Consoles connected by Ethernet. On the first stage of modernization PDPs and LSIs are replaced with PCs connected by Ethernet. Equipment controllers are being successfully tested in the Collimators and Corrector Magnets Controls during a run.

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arXiv2001

The NuMI Hadronic Hose

The Neutrinos at the Main Injector (NuMI) beam supplies an intense $ν_μ$ beam to the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS). The $ν_μ$'s are derived from a secondary $π^+$ beam that is allowed to decay within a 675 m decay tunnel. As part of this effort, we are developing a continuous toroidal magnetic focusing system, called the Hadronic Hose, to better steer the secondary beam. The Hose will both increase the net neutrino flux reaching the MINOS detectors and reduce systematic differences in the neutrino energy spectra at the two detectors due to solid angle acceptances.

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