IPAC'25 - the 16th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Feasibility studies for a new transfer line to a muon cooling demonstrator at CERN

MOPS143

2 Jun 2025, 16:00

2h

Exhibiton Hall A _Salmon (TWTC)

Poster Presentation MC1.T12 Beam Injection/Extraction and Transport Monday Poster Session

Speaker

Pablo Andreas Arrutia Sota (University of Oxford)

Description

In the context of ongoing research for a future muon collider, one of the primary challenges is the efficient production and cooling of muons. To address this, a proposal is being explored to construct a demonstrator at CERN for testing a cooling cell. This demonstrator would include a target and focusing system, a chicane around a dump, and a cooling channel. A potential site for this facility is the end of the existing TT7 tunnel, which was used as a neutrino facility in the early 1980s and is presently used for storage of radioactive waste. This paper outlines the initial design studies for the transfer line that will deliver 14 GeV protons from the Proton Synchrotron to the target. The design aims to minimize costs while meeting all geometric and optical requirements. The possibility of operating the line up to 20 GeV is also explored.