The MESA accelerator

Aulenbacher, Kurt

doi:10.1063/1.4829369

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The MESA accelerator

Aulenbacher, Kurt

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The MESA accelerator will operate for particle and nuclear physics experiments in two different modes. A first option is conventional c.w. acceleration yielding 150-200MeV spin-polarized external beam. Second, MESA will be operated as a superconducting multi-turn energy recovery linac (ERL), opening the opportunity to perform experiments with a windowless target with beam current of up to 10 mA. The perspectives for innovative experiments with such a machine are discussed together with a sketch of the accelerator physics issues that have to be solved.

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Aulenbacher, Kurt. 2013-11-07. The MESA accelerator. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4829369

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