Muon-cooling research and development

Abstract

The MuCool R&D program is described. The aim of MuCool is to develop all key pieces of hardware required for ionization cooling of a muon beam. This effort will lead to a more detailed understanding of the construction and operating costs of such hardware, as well as to optimized designs that can be used to build a Neutrino Factory or Muon Collider. This work is being undertaken by a broad collaboration including physicists and engineers from many national laboratories and universities in the U.S. and abroad. The intended schedule of work will lead to ionization cooling being well enough established that a construction decision for a Neutrino Factory could be taken before the end of this decade based on a solid technical foundation.

Design and Principles of Synchrotrons and Circular Colliders

“…With the revival of interest for muon colliders and, related to that, neutrino factories [187], large collaborations (including more than 15 institutes, [188]) is undertaking a demonstration experiment. The ISIS accelerator at the Rutherford lab.…”

Cryogenics for the MuCool Test Area (MTA)

“…Cooling channels are fundamental components for the development of a future Muon Collider or Neutrino Factory [1]. Because muons decay very quickly, ionization cooling appears as the preferred principle to reduce the normalized emittance of muon beams.…”