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arxiv: 2604.18028 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-20 · ✦ hep-ex

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Design of High-energy Proton-beam Experiment Station at CSNS

Yu-Hang Guo , Han-Tao Jing , Ming-Yi Dong , Zhi-Ping Li , Yong-Ji Yu , Yan-Liang Han , Zhi-Xin Tan , Zhi-Jun Liang
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Sen Qian Hong-Yu Zhang Han Yi You Lv Qiang Li Xin Shi Xiao-Fei Gu Yi Liu Xiu-Xia Cao Si-Xuan Zhuang Lan-Kun Li Meng-Zhao Li Yun-Yun Fan Hao He Li-Shuang Ma Rui-Rui Fan Zhi-Jia Sun Yuan-Bo Chen
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The High-energy Proton-beam Experiment Station at CSNS will deliver 1.6 GeV protons with flux adjustable from 1,000 to 100 million per second, supported by monitors, a 10-micrometer telescope, and 1% energy-resolution TOF spectrometer.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

This paper presents the design of China's first proton test beam facility, the High-energy Proton-beam Experiment Station (HPES), now under construction at the China Spallation Neutron Source as part of the CSNS-II upgrade. It will use slowly extracted protons from the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron to supply beams for three main uses: testing particle detectors, studying radiation hardness of aerospace electronics, and measuring nuclear reaction data at GeV energies. The station includes flux and profile monitors to characterize the beam, a high-precision proton telescope for tracking, a time-of-flight spectrometer for energy measurement, and a trigger unit for event tagging. These components are chosen to give experimenters adjustable intensity, accurate positioning, and reliable energy tagging without external facilities. If realized, the station would provide a domestic platform for precision beam work that previously required overseas access.

Core claim

The HPES is designed to extract 1.6 GeV protons from the CSNS Rapid Cycling Synchrotron at controllable rates between 10^3 and 10^8 protons per second. Dedicated flux and profile monitors will measure beam properties, while user experiments are served by a proton telescope with 10 micrometer positioning resolution, a TOF spectrometer with 1% energy resolution, and a compatible trigger logic unit for precise event tagging. This combination enables comprehensive beam tests for detector development, irradiation hardness studies of aerospace chips, and GeV-proton nuclear data measurements.

What carries the argument

Slow extraction of protons from the CSNS Rapid Cycling Synchrotron combined with integrated flux/profile monitors, a high-precision proton telescope, and a TOF spectrometer to deliver characterized beams and precise event data.

If this is right

  • Detector developers gain access to a controllable 1.6 GeV proton beam for performance tests without relying on foreign facilities.
  • Aerospace chip qualification can use the station's adjustable flux and positioning for irradiation hardness studies.
  • Nuclear physicists can measure GeV-proton-induced reactions with 1% energy resolution and 10 micrometer tracking.
  • The trigger logic unit enables precise event-by-event data alignment for all three classes of experiments.
  • The two dedicated test terminals allow parallel or sequential use by different user groups.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Successful operation would demonstrate that existing synchrotron infrastructure can be repurposed for dedicated test-beam service with modest additional hardware.
  • The quoted resolutions set a benchmark that future stations at other accelerators could aim to match or exceed.
  • Data collected here could feed into improved models of proton interactions in detector materials and electronic components.
  • Long-term use might reveal whether the flux range is sufficient for both low-rate precision tracking and high-rate irradiation work.

Load-bearing premise

Protons can be slowly extracted from the CSNS Rapid Cycling Synchrotron at the full stated flux range and the custom monitors, telescope, and spectrometer will reach their quoted resolutions once installed.

What would settle it

Post-commissioning measurements showing either that the extracted flux cannot be tuned across the full 10^3 to 10^8 protons-per-second range or that the telescope and TOF spectrometer fail to meet 10 micrometer and 1% resolutions under actual beam conditions.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.18028 by Han-Tao Jing, Han Yi, Hao He, Hong-Yu Zhang, Lan-Kun Li, Li-Shuang Ma, Meng-Zhao Li, Ming-Yi Dong, Qiang Li, Rui-Rui Fan, Sen Qian, Si-Xuan Zhuang, Xiao-Fei Gu, Xin Shi, Xiu-Xia Cao, Yan-Liang Han, Yi Liu, Yong-Ji Yu, You Lv, Yuan-Bo Chen, Yu-Hang Guo, Yun-Yun Fan, Zhi-Jia Sun, Zhi-Jun Liang, Zhi-Ping Li, Zhi-Xin Tan.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Energy range of representative test beams. HPES poses a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Layout of HPES. Two terminals have been designed. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Temporal structure of the proton beam in HPES. It is com [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Simulated profile of beam spot at test point in terminals of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Simulated proton flux with different traversing length in de [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Diagram of the HEPTel. Six MIMOSA-28 pixel detectors [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Reconstructed DUT resolution of a MIMOSA-28 detector [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_7.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: The schematic of LEMS. Two LGAD arrays with [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: Demonstration to the PALET [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Diagrams to the proton trigger device. (a) Deployment [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: Demonstration to the PROUD. To address these requirements, we have developed the beam tuning detectors named of PROton flUx calibration De￾tector (PROUD). As illustrated in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: Diagram of the beam flux online monitor incorporates in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: Illustration to the strategy of the dual-section trigger ID, which is composed of fine ID and coarse ID. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: The pin definition concerning the delivery of the dual [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: Strategy of delivering the coarse ID to a DUT adhering to the AIDA-2020 architecture [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_16.png] view at source ↗
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China's first proton test beam facility, named the High-energy Proton-beam Experiment Station (HPES), is currently under construction in campus of CSNS, as part of the CSNS-II project. Utilizing protons slowly extracted from the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron of CSNS, HPES will deliver 1.6 GeV proton beam with an adjustable flux ranging from 1E3 to 1E8 protons per second. The station is composed of two dedicated test terminals designed to support comprehensive beam tests, serving as an advanced platform for particle detector development, irradiation hardness studies of aerospace chips, and GeV-proton-induced nuclear data measurements.To characterize the beam, HPES incorporates dedicated flux and profile monitors. For user experiments, the facility is equipped with a high-precision proton telescope offering a positioning resolution of 10 $\mu$m, and a Time-of-Flight (TOF) spectrometer achieving an energy resolution of 1%. Furthermore, a compatible trigger logic unit have been designed to provide precise event tagging, which is essential for data alignment. This paper presents an overview of the detector systems within HPES, discusses their design considerations, and outlines the future prospects of the facility.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript provides an overview of the design for the High-energy Proton-beam Experiment Station (HPES) at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). It describes the delivery of a 1.6 GeV proton beam with flux adjustable from 10^3 to 10^8 protons per second extracted from the Rapid Cycling Synchrotron, two test terminals for detector tests and irradiation studies, dedicated flux and profile monitors, a high-precision proton telescope with 10 μm positioning resolution, a Time-of-Flight spectrometer with 1% energy resolution, and a trigger logic unit for event tagging. The paper discusses design considerations for these systems and outlines future prospects.

Significance. If realized, HPES would establish an important new test beam capability in China for particle detector R&D, aerospace chip irradiation testing, and GeV-proton nuclear data measurements. The significance of this design paper lies in documenting the planned technical specifications and instrumentation; however, without presented simulations or calculations, it serves more as a facility announcement than a validated technical design.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The central performance specifications—including the beam energy of 1.6 GeV, flux range of 1E3 to 1E8 protons per second, 10 μm telescope resolution, and 1% TOF energy resolution—are stated as design goals without any supporting engineering calculations, Monte Carlo simulations, or error analysis. This absence is load-bearing because the manuscript's value rests on the credibility of these claims for the facility's intended uses.
minor comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] The notation '1E3' is informal and should be replaced with scientific notation such as 10^3 throughout the text.
  2. [Abstract] Grammatical error: 'a compatible trigger logic unit have been designed' should read 'has been designed'.
  3. [Abstract] The paper mentions 'two dedicated test terminals' but provides no further details on their specific configurations or differences in the provided overview.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed review and for highlighting the need for greater transparency regarding the basis of the quoted performance specifications. The manuscript is conceived as a facility overview rather than a comprehensive technical design validation; we address the concern directly below and will incorporate revisions to strengthen the presentation.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The central performance specifications—including the beam energy of 1.6 GeV, flux range of 1E3 to 1E8 protons per second, 10 μm telescope resolution, and 1% TOF energy resolution—are stated as design goals without any supporting engineering calculations, Monte Carlo simulations, or error analysis. This absence is load-bearing because the manuscript's value rests on the credibility of these claims for the facility's intended uses.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the current manuscript does not include explicit engineering calculations, Monte Carlo simulations, or error analyses supporting the listed specifications. The 1.6 GeV beam energy and flux range of 10^3–10^8 protons/s are taken directly from the established operating envelope of the CSNS Rapid Cycling Synchrotron; these parameters are documented in prior CSNS technical reports and accelerator commissioning papers. The 10 μm telescope resolution and 1% TOF energy resolution are stated design targets derived from standard silicon-strip and scintillator technologies, respectively, together with preliminary optical and timing budgets. In the revised manuscript we will (i) add a short paragraph in the introduction or a new subsection clarifying the provenance of each figure, (ii) cite the relevant CSNS RCS and detector-technology references, and (iii) note that detailed Monte Carlo studies and full error budgets for the telescope and spectrometer are in preparation and will appear in dedicated subsystem papers. We believe these additions will address the referee’s concern without altering the overview character of the present work. revision: yes

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged

No significant circularity; purely descriptive design overview

full rationale

The manuscript is a prospective engineering design document for a planned test-beam facility. It states target beam parameters (1.6 GeV, 10^3–10^8 p/s) and instrument performance goals (10 μm positioning, 1% energy resolution) as design specifications rather than derived predictions or fitted results. No equations, parameter extractions, uniqueness theorems, or self-citations appear as load-bearing steps in the provided text. All claims are forward-looking statements about components under construction, with no internal reduction of outputs to inputs by construction. The work is therefore self-contained as a technical overview and receives the default non-circularity finding.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

The abstract contains no equations, physical models, or derivations. No free parameters are fitted, no background axioms are invoked, and no new physical entities are postulated beyond naming the planned station and its standard instrumentation components.

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