MANX, a 6-D Muon Beam Cooling Experiment for RAL
MANX is a six-dimensional muon ionization cooling demonstration experiment based on the concept of a helical cooling channel in which a beam of muons loses energy in a continuous helium or hydrogen absorber while passing through a special superconducting magnet called a helical solenoid. The goals of the experiment include tests of the theory of the helical cooling channel and the helical solenoid implementation of it, verification of the simulation programs, and a demonstration of effective six-dimensional cooling of a muon beam. We report the status of the experiment and in particular, the proposal to have MANX follow MICE at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory (RAL) as an extension of the MICE experimental program. We describe the economies of such an approach which allow the MICE beam line and much of the MICE apparatus and expertise to be reused.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 956736
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-09-209-AD-APC-TD; TRN: US1002121
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC 09), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4-8 May 2009
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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