Sep 16 – 18, 2024
Granada
Europe/Madrid timezone

Novel materials for high-power accelerator components

Sep 17, 2024, 2:25 PM
25m
Granada

Granada

Speaker

Kavin Ammigan (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

Description

As beam power continues to increase in next-generation accelerator facilities, high-power target systems face crucial challenges. Components like beam windows and particle-production targets must endure significantly higher levels of particle fluence. The primary beam’s energy deposition causes rapid heating (thermal shock) and induces microstructural changes (radiation damage) within the target material. These effects ultimately deteriorate the components’ properties and lifespan. With conventional materials already stretched to their limits, we are exploring novel materials including High-Entropy Alloys and Electrospun Nanofibers that offer a fresh approach to enhancing tolerance against thermal shock and radiation damage. This talk will provide an update on our efforts to develop these novel materials.

abstract Talk

Primary author

Kavin Ammigan (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

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