Fermilab Booster

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Fermilab Booster is a rapid-cycling synchrotron at Fermilab that accelerates protons to intermediate energies before sending them to higher-energy accelerators and experiments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circular accelerator ⓘ
particle accelerator ⓘ
proton synchrotron ⓘ
rapid-cycling synchrotron ⓘ
accelerates proton ⓘ
alternateName Booster Synchrotron ⓘ
linked to: Booster synchrotron
circumference approximately 474 meters ⓘ
commissioned early 1970s ⓘ
constructionStart late 1960s ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
cycleFrequency on the order of tens of hertz ⓘ
rapid cycling ⓘ
energyRange 400 MeV to 8 GeV ⓘ
extractionEnergy approximately 8 GeV ⓘ
feeds Booster Neutrino Beamline ⓘ
Fermilab Main Injector ⓘ
Fermilab Recycler Ring ⓘ
Muon Campus at Fermilab ⓘ
linked to: Muon g-2 experiment

Short-Baseline Neutrino Program ⓘ
neutrino experiments at Fermilab ⓘ
injectionEnergy approximately 400 MeV ⓘ
injectionSource Fermilab Linac ⓘ
locatedIn Batavia, Illinois ⓘ
Fermilab ⓘ
United States ⓘ
magnetType combined-function magnets ⓘ
rapid-cycling magnets ⓘ
operator Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
Fermilab ⓘ
particleType proton ⓘ
partOf Fermilab accelerator complex ⓘ
purpose accelerate protons to intermediate energies ⓘ
inject protons into higher-energy synchrotrons ⓘ
provide high-intensity proton beams ⓘ
role injector for higher-energy accelerators ⓘ
intermediate-energy accelerator ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
supportsExperiment ICARUS ⓘ
MicroBooNE ⓘ
Mu2e experiment ⓘ
Muon g-2 experiment ⓘ
NOvA ⓘ
linked to: NOvA experiment

SBND ⓘ
technology radio-frequency acceleration ⓘ
synchrotron focusing ⓘ
upgradeProgram Proton Improvement Plan ⓘ
Proton Improvement Plan-II ⓘ
usedFor fixed-target experiments ⓘ
muon experiments ⓘ
neutrino production ⓘ

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Main Injector → injectedFrom → Fermilab Booster ⓘ
Booster synchrotron → category → Fermilab accelerator ⓘ
linked to: Fermilab Booster
Main Ring (Fermilab) → injectionFrom → Booster synchrotron ⓘ
linked to: Fermilab Booster
Booster Neutrino Beam → usesAccelerator → Fermilab Booster synchrotron ⓘ
linked to: Fermilab Booster
Main Injector at Fermilab → injectsFrom → Booster at Fermilab ⓘ
linked to: Fermilab Booster