The design, construction, and commissioning of the KATRIN experiment

0545944 - ÚJF 2022 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Aker, M. - Altenmuller, K. - Amsbaugh, J. F. - Arenz, M. - Babutzka, M. - Dragoun, Otokar - Kovalík, Alojz - Lebeda, Ondřej - Ryšavý, Miloš - Šefčík, Michal - Vénos, Drahoslav - Zbořil, Miroslav … Total 231 authors
The design, construction, and commissioning of the KATRIN experiment.
Journal of Instrumentation. Roč. 16, č. 8 (2021), č. článku T08015. ISSN 1748-0221. E-ISSN 1748-0221
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LTT19005
Research Infrastructure: CANAM II - 90056
Institutional support: RVO:61389005
Keywords : KATRIN * Beam-line instrumentation (beam position and profile monitors, beam-intensity monitors, bunch length monitors) * Spectrometers * Gas systems and purification * Neutrino detectors
OECD category: Nuclear related engineering
Impact factor: 1.121, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/08/T08015

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.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0322549