The Fermilab Test Beam Facility (FTBF) is a Particle Physics Division-operated, high-energy beam facility devoted to Detector R&D. The Facility is located on the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory site in Illinois, United States, on the west side of the Meson Detector Building. The FTBF program provides flexible, equal, and open access to test beams for all detector tests, with relatively low bureaucratic overhead and a guarantee of safety, coordination, and oversight.
Hundreds of researchers come and go through the FTBF, testing their detectors on one of the two beamlines. MTest and MCenter produce a variety of particle types and a range of energies in which users can test equipment to prepare for running a full experiment. FTBF is the only facility in the United States that allows scientists from all over the world to test their detectors with high-energy hadron beams. Experiments can run for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for several weeks. Sharing beam time is also allowed and encouraged.
Current MTest Beam Status
Please contact the FTBF coordinators at ftbf_co@fnal.gov for status of beam and scheduling experiments.
Irradiation Test Area
The Irradiation Test Area (ITA) is an additional facility devoted to studying the effects of radiation on components and materials. Please visit the facility website for more information and scheduling requests.
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