2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227292The R&D efforts towards a neutrino factory are outlined with special emphasis on the muon cooling issue and the data collected for target optimization.contribution to NOW08, Conca Specchiulla, Otranto, 2008Instrumentation and DetectorsAccelerator PhysicsR&D efforts towards a neutrino factorytext