Title :
Progress on μ+μ- colliders
Author :
Palmer, Robert B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
Advantages and disadvantages of muon colliders are discussed. Recent results of calculations of the radiation hazard from muon decay neutrinos are presented. This is a significant problem for machines with center of mass energy of 4 TeV, but of no consequence for lower energies. Plans are outlined for future theoretical and experimental studies. Besides continued work on the parameters of a 4 TeV collider, studies are now starting on a machine near 100 GeV that could be a factory for the s-channel production of Higgs particles. Proposals are also presented for a demonstration of ionization cooling and of the required targeting, pion capture, and phase rotation RF
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; beam handling techniques; colliding beam accelerators; storage rings; 100 GeV; 4 TeV; Higgs particles; ionization cooling; muon decay neutrinos; muon++muon- colliders; phase rotation RF; pion capture; radiation hazard; s-channel production; storage ring; targeting; Cooling; Hazards; Ionization; Mesons; Muon colliders; Neutrino sources; Particle production; Production facilities; Proposals; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749620
