Beam Dynamics

There are two linear cooling channel designs for the Neutrino Factory that have been studied in some detail:

The CERN 44/88 MHz cooling channel
The US 201 MHz cooling channel

using different sets of simulation tools. Studies were made to complete the simulation matrix by analyzing the performance of each channel with the tools used by the other group. There have also been studies of a cooling experiment concept based on components designed for these channels.

For MICE, we are planning to build a section (one complete cell) of the 201 MHz cooling channel based on the Super-FOFO design as reported in the second neutrino factory feasibility study by the Muon Collaboration.

Please contact Ulisse Bravar or Robert Palmer if you are interested in this effort and join the mice-optics mailing list.

Here are some useful documents:

A Compendium of MICE Beta Functions -- MICE-Note 83 (J. H. Cobb)
Further Results on MICE Magnet Construction Tolerances -- MICE-Note 77 (U. Bravar et al.)
Initial Study of MICE Magnet Alignment Requirements -- MICE-Note 64 (U. Bravar, J. H. Cobb)
MICE with & without Flips -- MICE-Note 49 (R. B. Palmer)
MICE Required Stay Clear -- MICE-Note 44 (R. B. Palmer)
200 MHz cooling experiment design -- MICE-Note 18 and MICE-Note 9 (R. B. Palmer, R. C. Fernow)
Summary of Simulation Results for a Muon Cooling Experiment based on the 88MHz CERN Cooling Channel -- CERN-NF-Note 108 (M. Aleksa et al.)
Pseudo-Realistic GEANT4 Simulation of a 44/88 MHz Cooling Channel for the Neutrino Factory -- FNAL-MC-Note 230 (V. D. Elvira, H. Li, P. Spentzouris)
Beam Dynamics Study of a Cooling Experiment Based on 88 MHz CERN Cooling Channel -- CERN-NF-Note 90 (K. Hanke, E.-S. Kim)
Possible 200 MHz cooling experiment designs -- FNAL-MC-Note 219 (R.B. Palmer, R.C. Fernow) and MICE-Note 3 (revised lattice)
An example from Neutrino Factory Feasibility Study II

Yagmur Torun - torun@iit.edu
November 3, 2004