Dynamic Response of Graphitic Targets with Tantalum Cores Impacted by Pulsed 440-GeV Proton Beams

Figure 1

Experimental setup mounted in the HiRadMat irradiation area. The irradiation chamber housing the target holder is indicated by the dashed green frame. The horizontal translation stage with the mirror/rad-hard camera assembly is indicated by the red frame. The beam television (BTV) used to record the transversal beam size is indicated by the blue frame (a). Detailed view of the target holder that hosts the six individual target stations. The cross-shaped object fixed on the right side of the frame holds four sheets of radiation-hard glass to protect the main viewport from potential ejecta (b).

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