Muon acceleration with a very fast ramping synchrotron for a neutrino factory

2002/12/16 by D. J. Summers, J. Scott Berg, J. S. Berg +4
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle accelerators and beam dynamics #hep-ex

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0954-3899/29/8/339

published as J.Phys.G29:1727-1734,2003 · 8 pages, 2 figures, LaTex, 4th NuFact '02 Workshop (Neutrino Factories based on Muon Storage Rings), London, England, 1-6 Jul 2002, submitted to J. Phys. G

arxiv created 2002/12/16 · openalex publication_date 2003/07/15 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

A 4600 Hz fast ramping synchrotron is explored as an economical way of accelerating muons from 4 to 20 GeV/ c for a neutrino factory. Eddy current losses are minimized by the low machine duty cycle plus thin grain oriented silicon steel laminations and thin copper wires. Combined function magnets with high gradients alternating within single magnets form the lattice we describe. Muon survival is 83%.

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