Speaker
Description
Fermilab plays host to the Fermilab Test Beam Facility(FTBF) and the Irradiation Test Area (ITA). The FTBF is one of the highest energy facilities in the world which is dedicated to helping experimenters develop, test, and calibrate particle detectors. The Fermilab accelerator complex can deliver a 120 GeV primary proton beam and secondary/tertiary beams of varying momenta and particle content to FTBF when operating. The ITA provides access to high intensity (up to 2.7e15/hr) 400 MeV protons directly from the FNAL linac. FTBF and ITA provide beamline instrumentation, sources, ancillary equipment, and technical support needed to run successful experiments. This talk will cover the basics and status of the FTBF and ITA facilities with a look to prospects for future facility operations after extended hibernation while the Fermilab accelerator complex evolves.