# Presentation: 701706

## AccApp05 Dedicated High Power Target Test FacilitiesSummary

**AccApp05 ****Dedicated High Power Target Test Facilities****Summary**

**T. J. McManamy**
***Lead Engineer, SNS Target Systems***

**October 10–14, 2005**

**2nd International High-Power Targetry Workshop**

## High Power Target Test Facilities Session

- The purpose of this session was to review some of the recent work on new high power target facilities and to begin discussions to explore the need and potential uses for a test facility
- Presentations on included:
- G. Bollen – The Rare Isotope Accelerator Project
- E. Pitcher – LANSCE Materials Test Station for Fast Neutron Irradiations
- B. Graves – A Free Jet Hg Target Operating in a High Magnetic Field Intersecting a High Power Proton Beam
- J. Bennett- Some Problems Encountered with High Power Targets and Special Reference to Neutrino Facilities
- B. Riemer – Requirements for a High Power Target Test Facility
- A round table discussion followed the presentations

## The Rare Isotope Accelerator Project Concept and Target Issues

- RIA-Science
- Rare Isotope Production
- RIA Facility
**RIA target area**
- Production targets
- Beam dumps
- Target area concepts
**Conclusion**

**The Rare Isotope Accelerator Project ****Concept and Target Issues**

**G. Bollen****National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory NSCL****Michigan State University**

**RIA – an intense source of rare isotopes**

## Rare Isotope Accelerator - RIA

-  _Most intense source of rare isotopes_
-  **High power primary beams** protons to U at >100 kW and E > 400 MeV/nucleon.
-  Possibility to **optimize the production method** for a given nuclide.
- _ __Four Experimental Areas (simultaneous users) _

## Two-step fission targets for  100 kW beam power

**Two-step fission targets for ******** 100 kW beam power**

**Choice of converter type has impact on design of target area ******

- Investigation of neutron/fission yields, beam and decay heating, radiation damage for 400 kW 2-step target
- Conceptual design studies of cooling schemes

**Are there alternatives to Li +W ?**
**Mercury as target and coolant**
**2)****	****H****2****O or D****2****O cooled W**

**Original proposal (J. Nolen, ANL): ****       ****Li-cooled W converter**

**?**

**Principle of 2-step fission targets:**
- Neutron converter for neutron production and dissipation of beam power
- Surrounding blanket of fissionable material for rare isotope production

## Water-cooled tungsten converter target

- TARGET

- BEAM

**D. Connor, M. Wendel, A. Carroll/ORNL**

- Thermal and stress analysis  W converter target can be cooled up to 400 kW
- Al and SST for coolant tube – temperatures and stresses not critical

**Water-cooled tungsten converter target**

**Primary target : W (80%) + H****2****0 or D****2****O (20%), 2.5 cm diameter**
**Temperatures: ****Tungsten < 225****o****C, Water < 140****o****C**
**Water flow of ~ 2 liters/s, Pressure drop ~ 0.7 MPa, Water velocity ~ 18 m/s**

## Summary and Conclusions

- RIA would become the most intense and versatile facility for rare isotope research
- R&D focus has shifted towards beam production areas
- Some target concepts for up to 100 kW beams for ISOL and fragmentation beam production appear realistic
- R&D towards > 100 kW looks promising
- Conceptual design of target area has started

- A lot of R&D work ahead but no showstoppers in sight

- Follow-up on RIA developments at **http://www.orau.org/ria/**

**High-power target testing will be an intrinsic component of RIA**

## LANSCE Materials Test Station for Fast Neutron Irradiations

- M. Cappiello, R. Wood, E. Pitcher, B. BergmanLos Alamos National LaboratoryInternational Conference on Accelerator Applications 2005Venice, Italy31 August 2005

## MTS capitalizes on the pulsed nature of the LANSCE beam to illuminate two target halves, thereby creating a “flux trap” in between

- The 1.5-cm-wide by 6-cm-high proton beam spot is directed on to a target half during a 625-μs macropulse
- Between macropulses, the beam is switched to the other target half
- 50 macropulses hit each target half every second

**spallation****target**

**materials and****fuel samples****in flux trap**

## The high-energy tail of the MTS spectrum produces 10x more helium than a FR spectrum

- Very little effect of helium is observed on swelling in 316 stainless steel at 500 to 750 oC (Brager and Garner, JNM, 1983)

## MTS will be located in the 3,000 m2 LANSCE “Area A” experiment hall

**Existing assets include: ****800-MeV proton linac****30-T crane****Secondary cooling loops****Back-up generator****Shield blocks****Utilities**

***MTS will provide the first fast neutron irradiation capability since the shutdown of the FFTF and EBR-II***** **

## The spallation target uses well established technology

- 					_MTS__	__	__ISIS__	__	__APT_Target material	      Ta-clad W      Ta-clad W     SS-clad WCoolant			D2O		D2O		H2OBeam energy (MeV)	800		800                800Beam current (mA)	 	 1		 0.2		  1

**ISIS target**

**MTS target**

## Slide 13

## Some High Power Accelerator Facilities

| Type of Facility | Facility
 | Beam | Beam Power 
(mean, approximate) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spallation Neutron Source
 | PSI
SNS
ESS | p, cw 
p, pulsed
p, pulsed | 1.1 MW
1-2 MW
5 MW |
| Neutrino Factory 

(1-2 MW of circulating muons) | J-PARC
SPL
USA, EU | p, pulsed
p, pulsed
p, pulsed | ~1 MW
4 MW
4 MW |
| Transmutation of Nuclear Waste | USA | p, cw/pulsed | 50 MW |
| Tritium Production | USA | p, cw/pulsed | 200 MW |
| Radioactive Beams | RIA, EURISOL | proton, (heavy ions) | 5 MW |
| Neutron Irradiation | IFMIF | deuterons, cw | 5 MW |
| High Energy Physics | SPS (400 GeV, CNGS)
SLAC
ILC | p, pulse
e, pulse
e, pulse | 170 kW
5 kW |

**Some High Power Accelerator Facilities**

- Colour Code:	machines in operation     	machines being built or proposed

## }

** ****Accelerator:**
- The only high power (~1 MW) accelerators are LANL (linac) and PSI (cw cyclotron).
- Short pulse machines - synchrotrons and accumulator rings - may give problems at high charge density - ep instability.
** ****Target:**
- 	Heat Dissipation
- 	Thermal Shock (pulsed beams)
- 	Radiation Damage
- If the beam is spread over a large volume the temperature rise is correspondingly small; it is easier to remove the heat and the thermal shock and radiation damage is less.

- DEPENDENT ON ENERGY DENSITY

## The Radiation Cooled Rotating Toroid

**The Radiation Cooled Rotating Toroid**
**RAL, UK**

## Test Facility

- Hence, need a
**Test Facility**
- Consisting of
- Accelerator (cost of order £1000 M)
- Target Station(s); **with**** ****hot cells, analysis equipment, specialist staff. **(cost of order £100 M)

## Conclusions

-  NEED a Test Facility – long term, 	in particular for solid targets 	with pulse beams
-  Very Expensive
-  Unlikely to be funded (my view)
-  Each facility will have to do its own 	tests.

## A Free Jet Hg Target Operating in a High Magnetic Field Intersecting a High Power Proton Beam

- Van Graves, ORNL
- P. Spampinato,T. Gabriel, *ORNL*
- H. Kirk, N. Simos, T. Tsang, *BNL*
- K. McDonald, *Princeton*
- P. Titus, *MIT*
- A. Fabich, H. Haseroth, J. Lettry, *CERN*
- International Conference on Accelerator Applications 2005
- Venice, Italy
- August 29 – Sept 1, 2005

## Experiment Layout

- Hg target is a self-contained module inserted into the magnet bore
- Two containment barriers between the Hg and the tunnel environment

## Primary Containment Xsec

## Requirements for a High Power Target Test Facility

- Bernie Riemer
- T. A Gabriel, J. R. Haines, T. J. McManamy
- August 29  - September 1, 2005
- Venice, Italy

- International** **Conference on **A****cc**elerator** A****pp**lications **2005**

## Why talk about a High Power Target Test Facility?

- The SNS foresees the need for a test facility to develop technology that increases the neutron brightness *and* lifetime of its short pulse liquid metal spallation target.
- Users of neutron sources are expected to demand brighter source performance.
- Brightness (driven by beam power) and lifetime are strongly coupled.
- What other research areas might also be interested in such a facility?
- Long pulse or solid spallation targets
- Neutrino factory targets
- Rare isotope production targets
- Accelerator transmutation of waste
- Material irradiation
- Advanced moderator material radiation effects
- Semiconductor neutron radiation effects
- Are there sufficiently common requirements for multi-purpose test facility?

**Notes:**
Explain why SNS (and JSNS) anticipate the need for HPT testing.
Point of this talk is stimulate discussion with other research areas that might have similar needs.
Hopefully this will lead to consensus and mutual support to support a test facility.
The particulars for the facility, both technical and fiducial, are a long way from being established.

## What will limit the power capacity and lifetime of short pulse liquid metal spallation targets?

- Cavitation Damage Erosion (CDE) has been observed in tests of mercury target hit with prototypically intense beam pulses.
- Considerable research has been done including both in-beam and off-line testing to improve understanding and explore directions for solving the problem.

**Notes:**
Explaining the cavitation damage issue explains our motivation for wanting a HPTD facility.
The phenomena has been experimentally verified and researched over the passed several years.

## Current knowledge and strategy

- CDE *rate* is strongly sensitive to beam power; *perhaps*  P4.
- Pulse frequency effect on CDE has been demonstrated in MIMTM but remains unknown for in-beam conditions.
- Alternate materials and surface hardening treatments can provide only modest potential for extending target life.
- Required improvements in target life and power capacity must come by mitigation of the damage mechanism, either by:
- Reducing pressure wave magnitude at generation, e.g. through gas bubble injection.
- Isolating the vessel wall from damaging bubble collapse by creating a layer of gas between it and the mercury.
- New bubble generation and gas wall technologies will need:
- Off-line R&D for fundamental development.
- Testing under more prototypic flow, beam and target geometry conditions than currently is possible.

**Notes:**
I think these are our key points.  
I will point out there are results pending on beam intensity dependence of damage.  It seems true from off-line evidence and is suggested by some of the in-beam evidence.
Some may ask why not test / develop in SNS?
It is a user facility whose main purpose is serving neutron scientists.  Interrupting the user schedule is unfeasible.
The target service bay (hot cell) is designed for supporting normal SNS operations only and is not sufficiently flexible to serve R&D tasks.

## Discussion topics

- Where can commonality be found between various research areas interests in terms of:
- Required beam parameters?
- Test cell size and required utilities?
- Shielding?
- Remote handling requirements?
- PIE infrastructure?
- What are the possibilities for locating a facility?
- Addition or modification to existing facility.
- Green field construction.
- Does phased construction make sense?
- How to fund such a facility, considering:
- Substantial construction cost
- Substantial operating cost
- Cooperation and commitment from multiple agencies and / or multiple governments.

## Summary	

- There currently exists no test facility with sufficient beam performance and infrastructure necessary for advancement of short pulse liquid metal spallation targets.
- Such a facility could potentially serve other research areas that utilize high power targets.
- Although there are challenges, it is hoped discussion and consensus can lead to a dedicated high power test facility that will push target development into the multi-megawatt range.

- Round table discussions were held after the presentations
- Some preliminary observations included:
- No single project is likely to fund such a facility
- The facility must be able to satisfy multiple different users
- Areas of common interest should be found with radiation damage identified as one potential area
- Post Irradiation Examination (PIE) should be give a high priority
- Some capability may exist at current facility such as at LANSCE
- An agreement was made to circulate a form to poll the attendees and others to find the desired beam and support facility characteristics

**Session Conclusion**