3 papers
physics.acc-ph2026
Design and Development of the P-cubed Target Insertion Device (P-TID)
R. Mena-Andrade, Ramiro Mena-Andrade, J-L. Grenard +23
The P-cubed Target Insertion Device (P-TID) is a research instrument dedicated to test novel positron source target configurations inside of the proof-of-principle PSI Positron…
physics.acc-ph2026
Manufacturability studies for the FCC-ee positron source target: determination of the minimum bending radius and ovalization in tantalum cooling tube elbows
Ramiro Mena-Andrade, Mickaell Crouvizier, Jean-Philippe Rigaud +2
Beam intercepting devices rely on cooling systems to effectively dissipate the thermal energy generated during the impact of a high-energy beam. Regardless of the device's size, in…
physics.acc-ph2025
Conical Targets for Enhanced High-Current Positron Sources
Nicolas Vallis, Ramiro Mena-Andrade, Barbara Humann +10
Previous pair-production-driven positron source designs have assumed that the transverse dimension of the target is significantly greater than the secondary beam it generates. This…