Title :
A 3-11 GeV recirculating linac for muon acceleration: Design and simulation
Author :
Johnstone, C. ; Neuffer, D. ; Forest, E.
Author_Institution :
FNAL, Batavia, IL, USA
Abstract :
Muon acceleration is one of the most difficult stages to develop for a Neutrino Factory or a Muon Collider. The large transverse and longitudinal admittances which must be designed into the system, and the rapidity with which acceleration must take place because of muon decay preclude the use of conventional synchrotron design. The current baseline approach employs recirculating linacs (RLAs) with separate, fixed-field arcs for each acceleration turn. Here a 3-11 GeV RLA will be described along with sophisticated optical codes and tools developed specifically to accurately track, physically describe, and assist in designing this complex system
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; accelerator cavities; beam handling equipment; linear accelerators; muons; particle beam focusing; particle sources; 3 to 11 GeV; beam spreader; dispersion suppression; fixed-field arcs; horizontal focusing; large transverse admittances; longitudinal admittances; muon acceleration; muon collider; muon decay; muon source; neutrino factory; optical codes; radiofrequency cavities; rapidity; recirculating linear accelerator; synchrotron design; Acceleration; Colliding beam devices; Linear particle accelerator; Mesons; Muon colliders; Neutrino sources; Optical design; Particle beams; Radio frequency; Superconducting magnets;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.988113
