Accelerator Challenges and Opportunities for Future Neutrino Experiments

Conference · Fri Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI ID:1017061

Zisman, Michael S

There are three types of future neutrino facilities currently under study, one based on decays of stored beta-unstable ion beams (?Beta Beams?), one based on decays of stored muon beams (?Neutrino Factory?), and one based on the decays of an intense pion beam (?Superbeam?). In this paper we discuss the challenges each design team must face and the R&D being carried out to turn those challenges into technical opportunities. A new program, the Muon Accelerator Program, has begun in the U.S. to carry out the R&D for muon-based facilities, including both the Neutrino Factory and, as its ultimate goal, a Muon Collider. The goals of this program will be briefly described.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Accelerator& Fusion Research Division
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1017061
• Report Number(s): LBNL-4609E; TRN: US1103163
• Resource Relation: Conference: 12th International Workshop on Neutrino Factories, Suberbeams and Beta Beams, Mumbai, India, October 20-25, 2010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCELERATORS
DESIGN
ION BEAMS
MUON BEAMS
MUONS
NEUTRINOS
PION BEAMS
Beta Beams
Neutrino Factory
Superbeam