A Wedge Test in MICE
Emittance exchange mediated by wedge absorbers can be used for longitudinal ionization cooling and for final transverse emittance minimization for a muon collider. A wedge absorber within the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) could serve as a demonstration of the type of emittance exchange needed for six-dimensional (6D) cooling, including the configurations needed for muon colliders. Parameters for this test have been explored in simulation and applied to experimental configurations using a wedge-shaped absorber. A polyethylene wedge absorber has been fabricated and placed in MICE and data has been collected for both direct emittance exchange, where the longitudinal emittance decreases, and reverse emittance exchange, where the transverse emittance decreases. The simulation studies that led to the magnet and beam configurations are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Organization:
- MICE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1463633
- Report Number(s):
- arXiv:1806.01824; FERMILAB-CONF-18-234-APC; 1676456
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9th International Particle Accelerator Conference, Vancouver, BC Canada, 04/29-05/04/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
WEDGE ABSORBERS FOR MUON COOLING WITH A TEST BEAM AT MICE
Use of Wedge Absorbers in MICE