SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE MCENTER BEAMLINE AT THE FERMILAB TEST BEAM FACILITY FOR THE NOVA TEST BEAM EXPERIMENT

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This thesis presents a systematic analysis of the MCenter beamline at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility to help to generate improved beam profiles for the NOvA Test Beam Experiment. Several studies were carried out to understand beam transport to the experiment, including optics calculations and... Show moreThis thesis presents a systematic analysis of the MCenter beamline at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility to help to generate improved beam profiles for the NOvA Test Beam Experiment. Several studies were carried out to understand beam transport to the experiment, including optics calculations and computer simulations using a novel procedure for incorporating the acceptance of the channel. Data from beam profile monitors was used to trace the beam phase space and compared to simulation results. Detailed analysis revealed that the beam sizes on the NOvA target were large compared to its transverse size. New tunes were proposed for a detailed beam optics study. Analysis of the new tunes shows that the new optics produce two components corresponding to two different peaks at different energies in the horizontal profile at the NOvA target. Show less

Details
Department

PHYS / Physics

Title

SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE MCENTER BEAMLINE AT THE FERMILAB TEST BEAM FACILITY FOR THE NOVA TEST BEAM EXPERIMENT

Institution

Illinois Institute of Technology

Creator(s)

Temizel, Buse Naz

Advisor(s)

Torun, Yagmur

Date

2021

Description

This thesis presents a systematic analysis of the MCenter beamline at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility to help to generate improved beam profiles for the NOvA Test Beam Experiment. Several studies... Show moreThis thesis presents a systematic analysis of the MCenter beamline at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility to help to generate improved beam profiles for the NOvA Test Beam Experiment. Several studies were carried out to understand beam transport to the experiment, including optics calculations and computer simulations using a novel procedure for incorporating the acceptance of the channel. Data from beam profile monitors was used to trace the beam phase space and compared to simulation results. Detailed analysis revealed that the beam sizes on the NOvA target were large compared to its transverse size. New tunes were proposed for a detailed beam optics study. Analysis of the new tunes shows that the new optics produce two components corresponding to two different peaks at different energies in the horizontal profile at the NOvA target. Show less

Type

Thesis

File type

application/pdf

Subject

Physics
Particle physics
MCenter Beamline
Accelerator physics
Beam Dynamics
Betatron Motion
Neutrino Oscillations
NOvA Test Beam Experiment

Access

Restricted Access

Rights

In Copyright
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Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1024957

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