We hit 1.4 MW of beam power on target this past weekend. Now I'm knee-deep in changing a target...
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Spallation Neutron Source staff gave its current mercury target a run for its money in its final hours of service over the weekend, and they reached the SNS design power load of 1.4 megawatts for the first time.
The target, installed last November and reduced to receiving 850 kilowatts of beam power following a couple of premature target failures, took the punishment on Sunday, ramping up to slightly more than 1.4 MW. A maintenance shutdown begins Tuesday, Oct. 1, during which the well-worn target will be changed out.
Higher beam power means more neutrons at higher intensity, so attaining the design power is good news for the neutron scattering community of users. In the meantime, the SNS will continue on the conservative side when it restarts at 850 kilowatts following the maintenance outage.
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