Progress toward a high-energy, high-luminosity {mu}{sup +}-{mu}{sup {minus}} collider

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49615· OSTI ID:284185

Neuffer, D V ^[1]; Palmer, R B ^[2]

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1. CEBAF, 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Virginia 23606 (United States)
2. SLAC, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)

In the past two years, considerable progress has been made in development of the {mu}{sup +}-{mu}{sup {minus}} collider concept. This collider concept could permit exploration of elementary particle physics at energy frontiers beyond the reach of currently existing and proposed electron and hadron colliders. As a bench-mark prototype, we present a candidate design for a high-energy high-luminosity {mu}{sup +}-{mu}{sup {minus}} collider, with E{sub cm}=4 TeV, L=3{times}10{sup 34} cm{sup {minus}2}s{sup {minus}1}, based on existing technical capabilities. The design uses a rapid-cycling medium-energy proton synchrotron, producing proton beam pulses which are focused onto two {pi}-producing targets, with two {pi}-decay transport lines producing {mu}{sup +}{close_quote}s and {mu}{sup {minus}}{close_quote}s. The {mu}{close_quote}s are collected, rf-rotated, cooled and compressed into a recirculating linac for acceleration, and then transferred into a storage ring collider. The keys to high luminosity are maximal {mu} collection and cooling, and innovations with these goals are presented. Possible variations and improvements are discussed. Recent progress in collider concept development is summarized, and future plans for collider development are discussed. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 284185
• Report Number(s): CONF-9411120--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 356; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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