| Article | |
| Title | Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) |
| Author(s) | Zisman, M S |
| Affiliation | (LBNL, Berkeley) |
| Publication | 2004 |
| In: | 22nd International Linear Accelerator Conference, Lubeck, Germany, 16 - 20 Aug 2004, pp.832 |
| Subject category | Accelerators and Storage Rings |
| Abstract | There is presently considerable activity worldwide on developing the technical capability for a “neutrino factory” based on a muon storage ring and, a muon collider. Muons are obtained from the decay of pions produced when an intense proton beam hits a high-Z target, so the initial muon beam has a large 6-dimensional phase space. To increase the muons’ phase-space density, we use ionization cooling, which is based on energy loss in an absorber, followed by re-acceleration with high-gradient, normal-conducting RF cavities. The absorber of choice is liquid hydrogen to minimize multiple scattering. A superimposed solenoidal focusing channel contains the muons. Although the physics is straightforward, the technology and its implementation are not. The international MICE collaboration will demonstrate ionization cooling of a muon beam in a short section of a typical cooling channel. The experiment is approved for operation at Rutherford Appleton Lab. We will measure the cooling effects of various absorber materials at various initial emittance values using single-particle counting techniques. The experiment layout and goals will be discussed, along with the status of component R&D. |
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