Angus with the DUNE mock-up
Our High-Power Targets team are creating the mock-up for this key technology for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility located at Fermilab in Illinois, USA.
The TXS will enable Fermilab's scientists to swap the experiment's targets remotely, using telemanipulator arms, and safely interact with the irradiated environment.
Angus, one of our graduates, is supporting this project by recreating the internal geometry of the magnetic horn - a high-current focusing device that the experiment's target sits within.
It is essential that this geometry is accurate; targets are delicate precision technology, with only a few millimetres of clearance within the horn.
Flexibility is also key. The horn design is structurally optimised for different loading scenarios and instrumentation connections, with adjustable profile plates, allowing small construction misalignments to be corrected before use.
A CAD model of the mock-upOnce the full TXS prototype is assembled, our team will work on perfecting the exchange process and understanding the best methods of operation.
This will ensure that LBNF DUNE remains live for as long as possible, enabling maximum data collection and hopefully providing enough information for a definitive answer to matter and antimatter asymettry.
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