Quasi-Isochronous Muon Collection Channels (CRADA FRA-2009-0001 Final Report)

Technical Report · Mon Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1617216· OSTI ID:1617216

Ankenbrandt, Charles ^[1]; Shiltsev, Vladmir

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1. Muons, Inc., Batavia, IL (United States)

Intense muon beams have many potential applications, including neutrino factories and muon colliders. However, muons are produced as tertiary beams, resulting in diffuse phase space distributions. To make useful beams, the muons must be rapidly cooled before they decay. An idea conceived recently for the collection and cooling of muon beams, namely, the use of a Quasi-Isochronous Helical Channel (QIHC) to facilitate capture of muons into RF buckets, has been developed further. The resulting distribution could be cooled quickly and coalesced into a single bunch to optimize the luminosity of a muon collider. After a brief elaboration of the QIHC concept, recent developments are described.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Muons, Inc., Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1617216
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-CRADA-FRA-2009-0001; oai:inspirehep.net:1794213; TRN: US2106492
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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