Physics at a Neutrino Factory

In response to the growing interest in building a Neutrino Factory to produce high intensity beams of electron- and muon-neutrinos and antineutrinos, in October 1999 the Fermilab Directorate initiated two six-month studies. The first study, organized by N. Holtkamp and D. Finley, was to investigate...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2000-08
Main Authors: Albright, C, Anderson, G, Barger, V, Bernstein, R, Blazey, G, Bodek, A, Buckley-Geer, E, Bueno, A, Campanelli, M, Carey, D, Casper, D, Cervera, A, Crisan, C, DeJongh, F, Eichblatt, S, Erner, A, Fernow, R, Finley, D, maggio, J, Gallardo, J, Geer, S, Goodman, M, Harris, D, Hawker, E, Hill, J, Johnson, R, Kaplan, D, Kahn, S, Kayser, B, Kearns, E, King, B J, Kirk, H, Krane, J, Krop, D, Ligeti, Z, Lykken, J, McDonald, K, McFarland, K, Mocioiu, I, J Morfin, Murayama, H, Nelson, J, Neuffer, D, Nienaber, P, Palmer, R, Parke, S, Parsa, Z, Plunkett, R, Prebys, E, Quigg, C, Raja, R, Rigolin, S, Rubbia, A, Schellman, H, Shaevitz, M, Shanahan, P, Shrock, R, Spentzouris, P, Stefanski, R, Stone, J, Sulak, L, Unel, G, Velasco, M, Whisnant, K, J Yu, Zimmerman, E D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineutrinos
Electron beams
Feasibility studies
Muons
Neutrinos
Particle beams
Physics
R&D
Research & development
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Summary:In response to the growing interest in building a Neutrino Factory to produce high intensity beams of electron- and muon-neutrinos and antineutrinos, in October 1999 the Fermilab Directorate initiated two six-month studies. The first study, organized by N. Holtkamp and D. Finley, was to investigate the technical feasibility of an intense neutrino source based on a muon storage ring. This design study has produced a report in which the basic conclusion is that a Neutrino Factory is technically feasible, although it requires an aggressive R&D program. The second study, which is the subject of this report, was to explore the physics potential of a Neutrino Factory as a function of the muon beam energy and intensity, and for oscillation physics, the potential as a function of baseline.
ISSN:2331-8422