Author: Rajaram, D.
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TUPFI065 Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment Step VI 1499
 
  • D. Rajaram
    Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • P. Snopok
    IIT, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
  The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) is a demonstration experiment to prove the viability of cooling a beam of muons for use in a Neutrino Factory and Muon Collider. The ultimate Step VI configuration of the MICE cooling channel, a section of the one proposed in the Neutrino Factory Study II, will demonstrate a 10% reduction in transverse beam emittance measured at the level of 1%. This requires measuring emittance to 0.1%. This measurement will be made using all beam line elements present in the MICE Step IV configuration with the addition of two low-Z absorber modules and two RF-Coupling Coil (RFCC) modules. The RFCC modules each contain four normal-conducting low frequency (201 MHz) RF cavities with a guiding magnetic field provided by a large diameter coupling coil. Each of these cavities will require approximately 1 MW of RF power in a 1 ms pulse at a rate of 1 Hz. The experiment can explore a variety of combinations of momentum, beta function, magnetic field flip or non-flip configurations that will prove precious in the design of future cooling channels. The current status and progress toward Step VI are discussed.  
 
TUPFI066 Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment Step VI 1502
 
  • D. Rajaram
    Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • P. Snopok
    IIT, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 
  In the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) the transverse emittance of the muon beam is reduced (muon cooling) by passing it through low-Z material, then through RF cavities to compensate for the energy loss. Transverse emittance reduction of the muon beam will be demonstrated for the first time in MICE Step IV configuration using liquid Hydrogen absorbers as well as a variety of solid absorbers. Current status and efforts towards Step IV are summarized, including hardware fabrication and testing, Monte Carlo simulations, track reconstruction algorithms.