Acceleration and Storage of Radioactive Ions for a Neutrino Factory.

Autin, B. ; Benedikt, M. ; Hancock, S. ; Haseroth, H. ; Jansson, A. ; Koester, U. ; Lindroos, M. ; Russenschuck, S. ; Wenander, F.

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关键词: Acceleration;    Ions;    Neutrinos;    Storage rings;    Decay;   

RP-ID  :  DE2004820516

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The term beta-beam has been coined for the production of a pure beam of electron neutrinos or their antiparticles through the decay of radioactive ions circulating in a storage ring. This concept requires radioactive ions to be accelerated to a Lorentz gamma of 150 for (sup 6)He and 60 for (sup 18)Ne. The neutrino source itself consists of a storage ring for this energy range, with long straight sections in line with the experiment(s). Such a decay ring does not exist at CERN today, nor does a high-intensity proton source for the production of the radioactive ions. Nevertheless, the existing CERN accelerator infrastructure could be used as this would still represent an important saving for a beta-beam facility. This paper outlines the first study, while some of the more speculative ideas will need further investigations.