High luminosity {mu}{sup +} {mu}{sup {minus}} collider: Report of a feasibility study

Conference · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:442159

Palmer, R B; Gallardo, J C ^[1]; Tollestrup, A ^[2]; Sessler, A ^[3]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
2. Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)

Parameters are given of 4 TeV and 0.5 TeV (c-of-m) high luminosity {mu}{sup +}{mu}{sup -} colliders, and of a 0.5 TeV lower luminosity demonstration machine. We discuss the various systems in such muon colliders, starting from the proton accelerator needed to generate the muons and proceeding through muon cooling, acceleration and storage in a collider ring. Detector background, polarization, and nonstandard operating conditions are analyzed. Muon Colliders have unique technical and physics advantages and disadvantages when compared with both hadron and electron machines. They should thus be regarded as complementary. We briefly mention the luminosity requirements of hadrons and lepton machines and their high-energy-physics advantages and disadvantages in reference to their effective center of mass energy. Finally, we present an R & D plan to determine whether such machines are practical.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016; AC02-76CH03000; AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 442159
• Report Number(s): BNL--63864; CAP--156; CONF-9611138--1; ON: DE97002911; IN: CAP--156-MUON-96C
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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