Reports and Papers
Comprehensive Reports
- J. Gallardo, R. Palmer, A. Tollestrup, A. Sessler, A. Skrinsky et al.,
"μ+ μ- Collider: A Feasibility Study," DPF/DPB Summer Study
on New Directions for High Energy Physics, Snow- mass, Colorado, 25 Jun – 12 Jul
1996, BNL - 52503, Fermilab - Conf - 96 - 092, LBNL - 38946, http://www.cap.bnl.gov/mumu/pubs/snowmass96.html
- C. Ankenbrandt et al.,"Status of muon collider research and development and future
plans," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 2 (1999) 081001, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v2/i8/e081001
- M. M. Alsharo'a et al., "Recent progress in neutrino factory and muon collider
research within the Muon Collaboration," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 6 (2003) 081001,
http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v6/i8/e081001
- C. Ankenbrandt et al. "Muon Collider Task Force Report," Fermilab -TM -2399 -APC
(Jan 2008), http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-tm/2000/fermilab-tm-2399-apc.pdf
- S. Geer, "Muon colliders and neutrino factories," Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 59
(2009) 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.nucl.010909.083736
Some Early Papers
- G. I. Budker, "Accelerators and colliding beams," 7th International Conference on
High-Energy Accelerators, Yerevan, USSR, 27 Aug - 2 Sep 1969, pp. 33, AIP Conf. Proc
352 (1996) 4.
- G. I. Budker, "Research work on the colliding beams of the Novosibirsk Institute of
Nuclear Physics (present state of experiments and perspectives)," 15th International
Conference on High Energy Physics, 26 Aug - 4 Sep 1970, Kiev, USSR, pp. 1017, AIP Conf.
Proc 352 (1996) 5.
- A. N. Skrinsky,"Intersecting storage rings at Novosibirsk," International Seminar
on Prospects of High-Energy Physics, Morges, Switzerland, Mar 1971, AIP Conf.Proc. 352
(1996) 6, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/mumu/physics/skrinsky_aipcp_352_6_94.pdf
- Y. Ado and V. Balbekov, "Use of ionization friction in the storage of heavy
particles," Sov. Atom. Energ. 31 (1971) 731, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/mumu/physics/ado_sae_31_731_71.pdf
- A. Skrinsky and V. Parkhomchuk, "Cooling methods for beams of charged particles,"
Sov. J. Part. Nucl. 12 (1981) 223, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/mumu/physics/skrinsky_sjpn 12_223_81.pdf
- D. Neuffer, "Principles and applications of muon cooling," Part. Accel. 14 (1983)
75, http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-fn/0000/fermilab-fn-0378.shtml
- V. Parkhomchuk and A. Skrinsky, "Ionization cooling: physics and applications," 12
th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accel., Batavia, IL, 11-16 Aug 1983, pp. 485, AIP Conf.
Proc 352 (1996) 7, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/mumu/physics/mc-003.pdf
- D. Neuffer, "Multi-TeV muon colliders," AIP Conf. Proc. 156 (1987) 201, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/mumu/physics/neuffer_aipcp_156_201_87.pdf
- David Neuffer and Robert Palmer, "A high-energy high-luminosity μ+
μ- collider," EPAC 94 - London, pp. 52, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e94/PDF/EPAC1994_0052.PDF
Megawatt Proton Beams and Targets
- S. D. Holmes, "Pro ject X at Fermilab: prospects and plans," PAC 09 -Vancouver,
http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/2009/conf/fermilab-conf-09-136-di.pdf
- H. Hotchi et al. "Beam commissioning of the 3 - GeV rapid cycling synchrotron of
the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 12 (2009)
040403, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v12/i4/e040402
- H. Kirk et al., "Target studies with BNL E951 at the AGS," PAC 01 - Chicago, pp.
1535 http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p01/PAPERS/TPAH137.PDF
- K.T.McDonald et al., "The MERIT high-power target experiment at the CERN PS,"
PAC09 - Vancouver, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/mumu/target/pac09/tu4gri03.pdf
- H. G. Kirk et al., "The MERIT high-power target experiment at the CERN PS," EPAC 08
- Genoa, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e08/papers/wepp169.pdf
Muon Capture and Phase Rotation
Transverse Muon Ionization Cooling
- R. C. Fernow and J. C. Gallardo, "Muon transverse ionization cooling: Stochastic
approach," Phys. Rev. E52 (1995) 1039, http://arXiv.org/pdf/acc-phys/9503003
- Kwang-Je Kim and Chun-xi Wang, "Formulas for transverse ionization cooling in
solenoidal focus- ing channels," Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000) 760, http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v85/i4/p760_1
- G. Penn and J. S. Wurtele, "Beam envelope equations for cooling of muons in
solenoid fields," Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000) 764, http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v85/i4/p764_1
- N. Holtkamp, D. Finley et al., "Feasibility study of a neutrino source based on a
muon storage ring," Fermilab-Pub-00-108-E (2000), http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-preprint/fermilab-pub-00-108-e.shtml
- S. Ozaki, R. Palmer, M. Zisman, J. Gallardo et al., "Feasibility study 2 of a muon
based neutrino source," BNL-52623 (2001), http://www.cap.bnl.gov/mumu/studyii/FS2-report.html
- Mary Anne Cummings, "New technology in hydrogen absorbers for muon cooling
channels," PAC 05 -Knoxville, pp. 84, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p05/PAPERS/FOAA001.PDF
- Linda Coney, "Status of the MICE Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment," PAC 09 -
Vancouver, http://www.mice.iit.edu/pc/pc375/pc375_coney_micestatuspaper.pdf
Six Dimensional Muon Cooling and Emittance Exchange
- V. I. Balbekov and A. Van Ginneken, "Ring cooler for muon collider," AIP Conf.
Proc. 441 (1998) 310, http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-preprint/fermilab-conf-98-045.shtml
- C.X. Wang and K.Y. Kim, "Linear theory of ionization cooling in 6D phase space,"
Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 (2002) 184801, http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v88/i18/e184801
- A. A. Mikhailichenko and M. S. Zolotorev, "Optical stochastic cooling," Phys. Rev.
Lett. 71 (1993) 4146, http://slac.stanford.edu/pubs/slacpubs/6250/slac-pub-6272.pdf
- R. B. Palmer, V. Balbekov, J. S. Berg, S. Bracker, L. Cremaldi, R. C. Fernow, J. C.
Gallardo, R. Godang, G. Hanson, A. Klier, and D. Summers, "Ionization cooling ring for
muons," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 8 (2005) 061003, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v8/i6/e061003
- Y. Derbenev and R. P. Johnson, "Six-dimensional muon beam cooling using a
homogeneous absorber: Concepts, beam dynamics, cooling decrements, and equilibrium
emittances in a helical dipole channel," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 8 (2005) 041002,
http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v8/i4/e041002
- Y. Derbenev and R. P. Johnson, "Advances in parametric-resonance ionization
cooling," EPAC 08 - Genoa, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e08/papers/wepp149.pdf
- H. Abramowicz, A. Caldwell, R. Galea, and S. Schlenstedt, "A Muon collider scheme
based on fric- tional cooling" Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A546 (2006) 356, http://arXiv.org/pdf/physics/0410017
- D. J. Summers, S. B. Bracker, L. M. Cremaldi, R. Godang, and R. B. Palmer "6D muon
ionization cooling with an inverse cyclotron," AIP Conf. Proc. 821 (2006) 432, http://arXiv.org/pdf/physics/0510034
- Robert B. Palmer, J. Scott Berg, Richard C. Fernow, Juan C. Gallardo, Harold G.
Kirk, Yuri Alexahin, David Neuffer, Stephen A. Kahn, and Don Summers, "A complete
scheme of ionization cooling for a muon collider," PAC 07 - Albuquerque, pp. 3193,
http://arXiv.org/pdf/0711.4275
- S. A. Kahn et al., "High field HTS solenoid for muon cooling," PAC 07 -
Albuquerque, pp. 446, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p07/PAPERS/MOPAN118.PDF
- H. W. Weijers, W. D. Markiewicz, K. W. Pickard, P. D. Noyes, U. P. Trociewitz, J.
Jiang, and D. C. Larbalestier, "Tests of HTS insert coils above 30 T," International
Symposium on Superconductivity, Tsukuba, Japan, 27-29 Oct 2008, http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/library/presentations/NHMFL_Presentation-4065.pdf
- Drew Hazelton, "Continued developments in high magnetic fields enabled by
second-generation high-temperature superconductors," Magnetics Conference, Chicago, IL,
15 -16 Apr 2009,
http://www.superpower-inc.com/system/files/2009_0415_Magnetics_Conf_2G_Coils_DWH.pdf
- P. Snopok, G. Hanson, and A. Klier, "Recent progress on the 6D cooling simulations
in the Guggenheim channel," Int. J. Mod. Phys. A24 (2009) 987, http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmpa/24/2405/S0217751X09044449.html
Muon Acceleration
- David Neuffer, "Analyses and simulations of longitudinal motion in
μ-recirculating linacs," Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A384 (1997) 263, http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-preprint/fermilab-pub-96-262.shtml
- J. Norem V. Wu, A. Moretti, M. Popovic, Z. Qian, L. Ducas, Y. Torun, and N.
Solomey, "Dark current, breakdown, and magnetic field effects in a multicell, 805 MHz
cavity," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 6 (2003) 072001, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v6/i7/e072001
- A. Moretti, Z. Qian, J. Norem, Y. Torun, D. Li, and M. Zisman, "Effects of high
solenoidal magnetic fields on RF accelerating cavities," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 8
(2005) 072001, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v8/i7/e072001
- J. Norem, A. Bross, A. Moretti, Z. Qian, D. Huang, Y. Torun, R. Rimmer, D. Li, and
M. Zisman, "Recent RF results from the MuCool Test Area," PAC 07 - Albuquerque, pp.
2239, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p07/PAPERS/WEPMN090.PDF
- J. Norem et al., "Results from atomic layer deposition and tunneling spectroscopy
for supercon- ducting RF cavities," EPAC 08, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e08/papers/wepp099.pdf
- Michael Green, Derun Li, Steve Virostek, Michael Zisman, An Bin Chen, XingLong Guo,
XiaoKun Liu, Heng Pan, Li Wang, Hong Wu, FengYu Xu, Shi Xian Zheng, and Don Summers,
"Progress on the MuCOOL and MICE Coupling Coils," PAC09 -Vancouver, MO6PFP069, http://www.mice.iit.edu/pc/pc375/pc375_green_couplingcoilspaper.pdf
- R. B. Palmer, R. C. Fernow, Juan C. Gallardo, Diktys Stratakis, and Derun Li, "RF
breakdown with external magnetic fields in 201 and 805 MHz cavities," Phys. Rev. ST
Accel. Beams 12 (2009) 031002, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v12/i3/e031002
- D. Li, A. Ladran, J. Staples, S. Virostek, M. Zisman, W. Lau, S. Yang, and R.
Rimmer, "201 MHz RF cavity design with non-stressed and pre-curved beryllium windows
for muon cooling channels," PAC 03 - Portland, pp. 1243, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p03/PAPERS/TPAB024.pdf
- R. B. Palmer et al., "New fit to breakdown versus magnetic field," MuCool RF
Workshop, Fer- milab, 7-8 Jul 2009, http://mice.iit.edu/mta/mcrf3/mcrf3_palmer_materialtempdependence.pdf (explores beryllium RF cavities to mitigate
breakdown)
- R. Geng, P. Barnes, D. Hartill, H. Padamsee, and J. Sears, "First RF test at 4.2K
of a 200 MHz superconducting Nb-Cu cavity," Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC 03),
Portland, Oregon, 12-16 May 2003, pp. 1309, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p03/PAPERS/TPAB049.pdf
- S. Berg, C. Johnstone, and D. Summers, "Dogbone geometry for recirculating
accelerators," PAC 01 - Chicago, pp. 3323, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p01/PAPERS/RPPH044.PDF
- A. Bogacz, "Low energy stages: 'Dogbone' muon RLA," Nucl. Phys. Proc. Suppl. 149
(2005) 309, http://www1.jlab.org/Ul/publications/view_pub.cfm?pub id=6245
- Y. Kuriyama, "Development status of PRISM FFAG ring and phase rotation simulation,"
Nucl. Phys. Proc. Suppl. 155 (2006) 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2006.02.075
- C. Johnstone and S. Koscielniak, "Optimizing non-scaling FFAG lattices for rapid
acceleration," EPAC 04 - Lucerne, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e04/PAPERS/MOPLT112.PDF
- T. R. Edgecock, "EMMA – the world's first non-scaling FFAG," EPAC 08 - Genoa,
http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e08/papers/thpp004.pdf
- J. S. Berg, A. Bogacz, S. Caspi, J. Cobb, R. Fernow, J. Gallardo, S. Kahn, H. Kirk,
D. Neuffer, R. Palmer, K. Paul, H. Witte, and M. Zisman, "Cost-effective design for a
neutrino factory," Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 9 (2006) 011001, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v9/i1/e011001
- D. J. Summers L. M. Cremaldi, R. Godang, B. Kipapa, H. Rice, and R. B. Palmer "Muon
acceler- ation to 750 GeV in the Tevatron tunnel for a 1.5 TeV μ+μ-
collider," PAC 07 - Albuquerque, pp. 3178, http://arXiv.org/pdf/0707.0302
Muon Collision Ring
- A. Garren, E. Courant, J. Gallardo, R. Palmer, D. Trbo jevic, C. Johnstone, and
K-Y. Ng, "Design of the muon collider lattice: Present status," Nucl. Phys. Proc.
Suppl. 51A (1996) 148, http://arXiv.org/pdf/acc-phys/9604003
- C. J. Johnstone and A. Garren, "A ring lattice for a 2-TeV muon collider,"
PAC97-Vancouver, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/pac97/papers/pdf/4W034.PDF
- R. Ra ja and A. Tollestrup, "Calibrating the energy of a 50 x 50 GeV muon collider
using spin precession," Phys. Rev. D58 (1998) 013005, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ex/9801004
- E.-S. Kim, A. M. Sessler, and J. S. Wurtele, "Analysis of the longitudinal
collective behavior in a 50 GeV x 50 GeV muon collider ring," Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 2
(1999) 051001, http://prst-ab.aps.org/abstract/PRSTAB/v2/i5/e051001
- B. J. King, "Neutrino radiation challenges and proposed solutions for many TeV muon
colliders," AIP Conf. Proc. 530 (2000)165, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ex/0005006
- Y. Alexahin and E. Gianfelice-Wendt, "Lattice Studies for a High Luminosity Muon
Collider," Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC 09), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4-8 May
2009, http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/2009/conf/fermilab-conf-09-162-apc.pdf
Particle Detectors and Backgrounds
- G. William Foster and Nikolai V. Mokhov, "Backgrounds and detector performance at a
2 x 2 TeV μ+μ- collider," AIP Conf. Proc. 352 (1996) 178, http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-preprint/fermilab-conf-95-037.shtml
- N. V. Mokhov, "Comparison of backgrounds in detectors for LHC, NLC and
μ+ μ- colliders," Nucl. Phys. Proc. Supp. 51A (1996) 210,
http://lss.fnal.gov/archive/test-preprint/fermilab-conf-96-062.shtml
- I. Stumer et al., "Study of detector backgrounds in a μ+
μ- collider," Snowmass 96, http://www.slac.stanford.edu/pubs/snowmass96/PDF/DET081.PDF
- J. Hauptman, "A new detector concept," Low Emittance Muon Collider Workshop,
Fermilab (Jun 2009), http://www.muonsinc.com/lemc2009/presentations/Hauptman_mu_talk_a.pdf (+ pipetron spectrometer outer solenoid) G. W. Foster et al.,
"Conductor design for the VLHC transmission line magnet," PAC 99 - New York, pp. 182,
http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p99/PAPERS/TUBR5.PDF
Simulation Software
- R. C. Fernow, "ICOOL: A simulation code for ionization cooling of muon beam," PAC
99 - New York, pp. 3020, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p99/PAPERS/THP31.PDF
- T. J. Roberts, K. B. Beard, Dazhang Huang, S. Ahmed, D. M. Kaplan, and L. K.
Spentzouris, "G4Beamline particle tracking in matter-dominated beam lines," EPAC 08 -
Genoa, http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/e08/papers/wepp120.pdf
Muon Collider Physics
- D. B. Cline, "Physics potential of a few hundred GeV μ+
μ- collider," Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A350 (1994) 24, http://www.hep.princeton.edu/mumu/physics/cline_nim_a350_24 94.pdf
- V. Barger, M. Berger, J. Gunion, and T. Han, "s-channel Higgs boson production at a
muon-muon collider," Phys. Rev. Lett. 75 (1995) 1462, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/9504330
- D. Atwood, L. Reina, and A. Soni, Flavor changing neutral scalar currents at
μ+ μ- colliders," Phys. Rev. Lett. 75 (1995) 3800, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/9507416
- V. Barger, M. Berger, J. Gunion, and T. Han, "Higgs boson physics in the s-channel
at μ+ μ- colliders," Phys. Rept. 286 (1997) 1, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/9602415
- John F. Gunion, "Physics at a muon collider," AIP Conf. Proc. 435 (1998) 37,
http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/9802258
- C. Quigg, "Physics with a millimole of muons," AIP Conf. Proc. 435 (1998) 242,
http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/9803326
- Bohdan Grzadkowski, John F. Gunion, and Jacek Pliszka, "How valuable is
polarization at a muon collider? A test case: Determining the CP nature of a Higgs
boson," Nucl. Phys. B583 (2000) 49, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0003091
- John R. Ellis, "Theoretical introduction to physics with linear colliders," Intl.
Conf. on Linear Colliders (LCWS 04), Paris, France, 19-24 Apr 2004, http://arXiv.org/pdf/hep-ph/0409140 (why
multi-TeV lepton colliders are useful)
- E. Eichten,"The Basics of Muon Collider Physics," Fermilab-Pub-09-225-T
(2009).
Neutrino Factory Papers
- S. Geer, “Neutrino beams from muon storage rings: Characteristics and physics potential”, Phys. Rev. D57 (1998) 6989.
- B. Autin , A. Blondel , J. Ellis , “Prospective Study of Muon Storage Rings at CERN”, CERN-99-02.
- A. DeRujula, M. Gavela, P. Hernandez,” Tau neutrinos from muon storage rings ” Nucl. Phys. B547 (1999) 21.
- S. Geer, H. Schellman (Eds.) “Physics at a Neutrino Factory”, hep-ex/0008064.
- N. Holtkamp, D. Finley (Eds.) “A Feasibility Study of a Neutrino Source based on a Muon Storage Ring”, Fermilab-Pub-00/108-E.
- S. Osaki, R. Palmer, M. Zisman, J. Gallardo (Eds.) BNL-52623.
- S. Berg et al. Phys. Rev. Special Topics-AB 9 (2006) 011001.
- S. King et al., “ISS Physics Working Group Report”, arXiv:0712.4129v2, 2007
- S. Berg et al., ISS Accelerator Working Group Report”, arXiv:0802.4023v1, 2008.
- T. Abe et al., “ISS Detector Working Group Report”, arXiv:0710.4947v1, 2007.
- S. Geer, M. Zisman (Eds), e-Print: physics/0411123;
- S. Geer, O. Mena, S. Pascoli, “Low energy neutrino factory for large q 13 ”, Phys. Rev. D75 , 093001 (2007).
- C. Ankenbrandt et al., “ Low-energy neutrino factory design”,Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 12:070101,2009