16–21 Aug 2026
Daejeon Convention Center
Asia/Seoul timezone

Physics studies for a Muon Collider target system.

THPO066
20 Aug 2026, 16:00
2h
1F Exhibition Hall (Daejeon Convention Center)

1F Exhibition Hall

Daejeon Convention Center

Poster Presentation MC1.A01: Beam Dynamics, beam simulations, beam transport THPO - Poster Session

Speaker

William Bishop (University of Warwick, Science and Technology Facilities Council)

Description

The target system for a proposed Muon Collider must withstand multi-MW pulsed proton beams, at 5 GeV for 2 MW or 10 GeV for 4 MW, to produce muons through pion decay. It must also maintain long-term reliability while providing the required particle yield, with performance depending on its ability to sustain high thermal and radiation loads.

This study presents optimised pion-to-muon production yields and investigates radiation-induced heat loads for the tungsten powder target system across a 1 − 20 GeV kinetic energy scan range, using FLUKA, to determine the optimal target design for use within the colliders front-end target system. Idealised physics geometries are used throughout this work, with engineering feasibility estimated from the design constraints.

Funding Agency

STFC Rutherford/Horizon Europe

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Author

William Bishop (University of Warwick, Science and Technology Facilities Council)

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