The design, construction, and commissioning of the KATRIN experiment

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作者
Aker, M. [1 ]
Altenmueller, K. [2 ,3 ]
Amsbaugh, J. F. [4 ,5 ]
Arenz, M. [6 ]
Babutzka, M. [1 ,7 ]
Bast, J. [1 ]
Bauer, S. [8 ]
Bechtler, H. [1 ]
Beck, M. [8 ]
Beglarian, A. [9 ]
Behrens, J. [1 ,7 ,8 ]
Bender, B. [1 ]
Berendes, R. [8 ]
Berlev, A. [10 ]
Besserer, U. [1 ]
Bettin, C. [1 ]
Bieringer, B. [8 ]
Blaum, K. [11 ]
Block, F. [7 ]
Bobien, S. [12 ]
Boettcher, M. [8 ]
Bohn, J. [1 ]
Bokeloh, K. [8 ]
Bolz, H. [1 ]
Bornschein, B. [1 ]
Bornschein, L. [1 ]
Bouquet, H. [9 ]
Boyd, N. M. [4 ,5 ]
Brunst, T. [2 ,13 ]
Burritt, T. H. [4 ,5 ]
Caldwell, T. S. [14 ,15 ]
Chaoui, Z. [4 ,5 ,16 ]
Chilingaryan, S. [9 ]
Choi, W. [7 ]
Corona, T. J. [14 ,15 ]
Cox, G. A. [1 ]
Debowski, K. [17 ]
Deffert, M. [7 ]
Descher, M. [7 ]
Barrero, D. Diaz [18 ]
Doe, P. J. [4 ,5 ]
Dragoun, O. [19 ]
Drexlin, G. [7 ]
Dunmore, J. A. [4 ,5 ]
Dyba, S. [8 ]
Edzards, F. [2 ,13 ]
Eichelhardt, F. [1 ,7 ]
Eitel, K. [1 ]
Ellinger, E. [17 ]
Engel, R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Inst Astroparticle Phys IAP, Hermann von Helmholtz Pl 1, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
[2] Tech Univ Munich, James Franck Str 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[3] Univ Paris Saclay, CEA, IRFU DPhP & APC, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[4] Univ Washington, Ctr Expt Nucl Phys & Astrophys, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[5] Univ Washington, Dept Phys, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[6] Rhein Friedrich Wilhelms Univ Bonn, Helmholtz Inst Strahlen & Kernphys, Nussallee 14-16, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
[7] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Inst Expt Particle Phys ETP, Wolfgang Gaede Str 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
[8] Westfalische Wilhelms Univ Munster, Inst Kernphys, Wilhelm Klemm Str 9, D-48149 Munster, Germany
[9] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Inst Data Proc & Elect IPE, Hermann von Helmholtz Pl 1, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
[10] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Res, 60th October Anniversary Prospect 7a, Moscow 117312, Russia
[11] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, Saupfercheckweg 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
[12] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Inst Tech Phys ITEP, Hermann von Helmholtz Pl 1, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
[13] Max Planck Inst Phys & Astrophys, Fohringer Ring 6, D-80805 Munich, Germany
[14] Univ N Carolina, Dept Phys & Astron, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
[15] Triangle Univ Nucl Lab, Durham, NC 27708 USA
[16] Univ Setif 1, Phys Dept, Lab Optoelect & Devices, Fac Sci, Setif 19000, Algeria
[17] Univ Wuppertal, Fac Math & Nat Sci, Dept Phys, Gaussstr 20, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
[18] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Quim Fis Aplicada, Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
[19] CAS, Nucl Phys Inst, Vvi, CZ-25068 Rez, Czech Republic
[20] MIT, Nucl Sci Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[21] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Phys, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[22] Swansea Univ, Dept Phys, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales
[23] Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Inst Nucl & Particle Astrophys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[24] Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Div Nucl Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[25] Univ Appl Sci HFD Fulda, Leipziger Str 123, D-36037 Fulda, Germany
[26] Cardiff Univ, Sch Phys & Astron, Cardiff CF24 3AA, Wales
[27] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Phys, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[28] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[29] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, Newtonstr 15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[30] Karlsruhe Inst Technol KIT, Project Proc & Qual Management PPQ, Hermann von Helmholtz Pl 1, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, Germany
关键词
Beam-line instrumentation (beam position and profile monitors; beam-intensity monitors; bunch length monitors); Spectrometers; Gas systems and purification; Neutrino detectors; TIME-OF-FLIGHT; HIGH-RESOLUTION; TRITIUM SOURCE; GASEOUS TRITIUM; BETA-DECAY; REAL-TIME; MASS; SPECTROMETER; SYSTEM; TRAP;
D O I
10.1088/1748-0221/16/08/T08015
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment, which aims to make a direct and model-independent determination of the absolute neutrino mass scale, is a complex experiment with many components. More than 15 years ago, we published a technical design report (TDR) [1] to describe the hardware design and requirements to achieve our sensitivity goal of 0.2 eV at 90% C.L. on the neutrino mass. Since then there has been considerable progress, culminating in the publication of first neutrino mass results with the entire beamline operating [2]. In this paper, we document the current state of all completed beamline components (as of the first neutrino mass measurement campaign), demonstrate our ability to reliably and stably control them over long times, and present details on their respective commissioning campaigns.
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