A Cost-Effective Design for a Neutrino Factory

Berg, J. S.; Bogacz, S. A.; Caspi, S.; Cobb, J.; Fernow, R. C.; Gallardo, J. C.; Kahn, S.; Kirk, H.; Neuffer, D.; Palmer, R. B.; Paul, K.; Witte, H.; Zisman, M.

A Cost-Effective Design for a Neutrino Factory

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There have been active efforts in the U.S., Europe, and Japan on the design of a Neutrino Factory. This type of facility produces intense beams of neutrinos from the decay of muons in a high energy storage ring. In the U.S., a second detailed Feasibility Study (FS2) for a Neutrino Factory was completed in 2001. Since that report was published, new ideas in bunching, cooling and acceleration of muon beams have been developed. We have incorporated these ideas into a new facility design, which we designate as Study 2B (ST2B), that should lead to significant cost savings over the FS2 design.
46 pages, 38 figures; to be submitted to Physical Review Special Topics: Accelerators and Beams