High current H{sub 2}{sup +} cyclotrons for neutrino physics: The IsoDAR and DAE{delta}ALUS projects

Journal Article · Fri Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802375· OSTI ID:22116996

Alonso, Jose R. ^[1]

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1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (United States)

Using H{sub 2}{sup +} ions is expected to mitigate the two major impediments to accelerating very high currents in cyclotrons, due to lower space charge at injection, and stripping extraction. Planning for peak currents of 10 particle milliamps at 800 MeV/amu, these cyclotrons can generate adequate neutrino fluxes for Decay-At-Rest (DAR) studies of neutrino oscillation and CP violation. The Injector Cyclotron, at 60 MeV/amu can also provide adequate fluxes of electron antineutrinos from {sup 8}Li decay for sterile neutrino searches in existing liquid scintillator detectors at Kam LAND or SNO+. This paper outlines programs for designing and building these machines.

• OSTI ID: 22116996
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1525, Issue 1; Conference: 22. international conference on application of accelerators in research and industry, Ft. Worth, TX (United States), 5-10 Aug 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BEAM CURRENTS
BEAM EXTRACTION
BEAM INJECTION
BEAM PRODUCTION
CP INVARIANCE
CYCLOTRONS
DESIGN
ELECTRON ANTINEUTRINOS
HYDROGEN IONS 2 PLUS
LITHIUM 8
MEV RANGE
NEUTRINO OSCILLATION
PARTICLE DECAY
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SPACE CHARGE
STRIPPING