Secondary Beams at Jefferson Laboratory

Abstract

This thesis explores the possibility of producing secondary beams at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF). Their possible applications in future experiments are studied using advanced Monte Carlo simulations with state-of-the-art software. In Jefferson Lab’s Hall-A, the interaction of the high-current O(100) µA, medium-energy O(11) GeV electron beam produced by the Continuous Electron Beams Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) with the Beam-Dump (BD) generates a substantial shower of standard model particles. This interaction creates a high-intensity secondary muon and neutrino beam and hypothetical Light Dark Matter (LDM) particles. Additionally, with the proposed Compact Photon Source (CPS), Hall-D could offer the possibility of producing an intense muon beam alongside a photon beam.