Simultaneous Bunching and Precooling Muon Beams with Gas-Filled RF Cavities

Conference · Mon May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:861038

Paul, K; Johnson, R P; Roberts, T J; Derbenev, Y S; Neuffer, D V

High-gradient, pressurized RF cavities are investigated as a means to improve the capture efficiency, to effect phase rotation to reduce momentum spread, and to reduce the angular divergence of a muon beam. Starting close to the pion production target to take advantage of the short incident proton bunch, a series of pressurized RF cavities imbedded in a strong solenoidal field is used to capture, cool, and bunch the muon beam. We discuss the anticipated improvements from this approach to the first stage of a muon cooling channel as well as the requirements of the RF cavities needed to provide high gradients while operating in intense magnetic and radiation fields.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE - Office of Energy Research (ER)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-03ER83722; AC05-84ER40150
• OSTI ID: 861038
• Report Number(s): JLAB-ACP-05-423; DOE/ER/40150-3650; TRN: US0600234
• Resource Relation: Conference: PAC 2005, 16-20 May 2005, Knoxville, Tennessee
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CAVITIES
EFFICIENCY
MUON BEAMS
MUONS
PIONS
PRODUCTION
PROTONS
RADIATIONS
ROTATION
TARGETS