Design and development of a test zone for methodological studies of detectors at a linear electron accelerator LINAC-200 in the DLNP
Scientific and methodological studies of elementary particle detectors are a necessary condition for the progress of nuclear physics and high energy physics.
Preparation of experiments at future accelerators requires new types of detectors capable ofcoping with large loads and providing the required accuracy and reliability of particle detection. Development of newdetectors is also important for applied research based on the use of synchrotron radiation sources and intense X-ray facilities. In particular, creation of new SR sources and super-powerful lasers in the JINR Member States leads to the creation ofexperimental stations based on detectors with high spatial and energy resolution.
The lack of facilities with test electron beams at JINR significantly slows down progress in development of new types ofelectromagnetic calorimeters and coordinate detectors for future MPD and SPD experiments at the NICA collider, photonimaging detectors, radiation-resistant detectors and dosimetric instruments. The purpose of the presented project is to create aninfrastructure based on the linear electron accelerator LINAC for methodological research on electron beams with an energyof 20 MeV and 200 MeV. It is planned to use a test area based on LINAC and for conducting experiments on the study ofphotonuclear reactions, for applied research (radiation materials science, radiation genetics, etc.).
Expected results upon completion of the project:
As a result of the implementation of the project, an equipped test zone will appear at the LINAC accelerator of DLNP JINRfor carrying out scientific methodological and scientific experimental work by JINR groups and institutes of the JINRMember States.
