2016/12/28 by David Neuffer, Neuffer, D., Y. Alexahin +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Muon and positron interactions and applications #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1612.08977
openalex publication_date 2016/12/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A neutrino factory or muon collider requires the capture and cooling of a large number of muons. Scenarios for capture, bunching, phase-energy rotation and initial cooling of μ's produced from a proton source target have been developed, for neutrino factory and muon collider scenarios. They require a drift section from the target, a bunching section and a ϕ-δE rotation section leading into the cooling channel. The currently preferred cooling channel design is an "HFOFO Snake" configuration that cools both μ+ and μ- transversely and longitudinally. The status of the design is presented and variations are discussed.