The HIBEAM instrument at the European spallation source

V. Santoro; D. Milstead; P. Fierlinger; W. M. Snow; J. Amaral; J. Barrow; M. Bartis; P. Bentley; L. Björk; G. Brooijmans; L. Broussard; A. Burgman; G. Croci; N. de la Cour; D. D. Di Julio; K. Dunne; H. Eriksson; M. J. Ferreira; U. Friman-Gayer; P. Golubev; G. Gorini; G. P. Guedes; V. Hehl; A. Heinz; H. Henriksson; M. Holl; Y. Kamyshkov; E. Kemp; M. Kickulies; R. Kolevatov; A. Kozela; H. T. Johansson; B. Jönsson; W. T. Lee; W. Lejon; G. Luzin; J. I. Marquez Damian; B. Meirose; G. Muhrer; A. Muraro; A. Nepomuceno; T. Nilsson; A. Oskarsson; T. Pałasz; R. Pasechnik; L. B. Persson; O. Putignano; K. Pysz; T. Quirino; B. Rataj; A. Ripa; J. Rogers; F. Scioscioli; S. Silverstein; Y. V. Stadnik; R. Wagner; M. Wolke; J. Womersley; S. C. Yiu; L. Zanini; L. Åstrand

doi:10.1088/1361-6471/adc8c2

The HIBEAM instrument at the European spallation source

V. Santoro
, D. Milstead
, P. Fierlinger
, W. M. Snow
, J. Amaral
, J. Barrow
, M. Bartis
, P. Bentley
, L. Björk
, G. Brooijmans
, L. Broussard
, A. Burgman
, G. Croci
, N. de la Cour
, D. D. Di Julio
, K. Dunne
, H. Eriksson
, M. J. Ferreira
, U. Friman-Gayer
, P. Golubev

G. Gorini, G. P. Guedes, V. Hehl, A. Heinz, H. Henriksson, M. Holl, Y. Kamyshkov, E. Kemp, M. Kickulies, R. Kolevatov, A. Kozela, H. T. Johansson, B. Jönsson, W. T. Lee, W. Lejon, G. Luzin, J. I. Marquez Damian, B. Meirose, G. Muhrer, A. Muraro, A. Nepomuceno, T. Nilsson, A. Oskarsson, T. Pałasz, R. Pasechnik, L. B. Persson, O. Putignano, K. Pysz, T. Quirino, B. Rataj, A. Ripa, J. Rogers, F. Scioscioli, S. Silverstein, Y. V. Stadnik, R. Wagner, M. Wolke, J. Womersley, S. C. Yiu, L. Zanini, L. Åstrand

Chair of Precision Measurements at Extreme Conditions

European Spallation Source (ESS)
Lund University
Stockholm University
Indiana University Bloomington
State University of Rio de Janeiro
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tel Aviv University
Technical University of Munich
Columbia University
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Plasmi
Universit̀ Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
Chalmers University of Technology
University of Tennessee
University of Campinas
European Spallation Source Consultant
Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
Federal Fluminense University
Jagiellonian University
University of Sydney
University Paris-Sud
Uppsala University
University of Edinburgh

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Abstract

The European spallation source (ESS) will be the world’s brightest neutron source and will open a new intensity frontier in particle physics. The HIBEAM collaboration aims to exploit the unique potential of the ESS with a dedicated ESS instrument for particle physics which offers world-leading capability in a number of areas. The HIBEAM program includes the first search in thirty years for free neutrons converting to antineutrons and searches for sterile neutrons, ultralight axion dark matter and nonzero neutron electric charge. This paper outlines the capabilities, design, infrastructure, and scientific potential of the HIBEAM program, including its dedicated beamline, neutron optical system, magnetic shielding and control, and detectors for neutrons and antineutrons. Additionally, we discuss the long-term scientific exploitation of HIBEAM, which may include measurements of the neutron electric dipole moment and precision studies of neutron decays.

Original language	English
Article number	040501
Journal	Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume	52
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/adc8c2
State	Published - 30 Apr 2025

Keywords

European spallation source
HIBEAM
axion
baryon number violation
neutron instrument
neutron oscillations
sterile neutron

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Santoro, V., Milstead, D., Fierlinger, P., Snow, W. M., Amaral, J., Barrow, J., Bartis, M., Bentley, P., Björk, L., Brooijmans, G., Broussard, L., Burgman, A., Croci, G., de la Cour, N., Di Julio, D. D., Dunne, K., Eriksson, H., Ferreira, M. J., Friman-Gayer, U., ... Åstrand, L. (2025). The HIBEAM instrument at the European spallation source. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 52(4), Article 040501. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/adc8c2

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