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Phase space compression of a positive muon beam in two spatial dimensions
by Aldo Antognini, Nicholas J. Ayres, Ivana Belosevic, Vira Bondar, Andreas Eggenberger, Malte Hildebrandt, Ryoto Iwai, Klaus Kirch, Andreas Knecht, Giuseppe Lospalluto, Jonas Nuber, Angela Papa, Mikio Sakurai, Ivan Solovyev, David Taqqu, Taylor Yan
Submission summary
| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Ryoto Iwai |
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| Preprint Link: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.21162v1 (pdf) |
| Date submitted: | 2024-10-29 14:08 |
| Submitted by: | Iwai, Ryoto |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics Core |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approach: | Experimental |
Abstract
We present the first demonstration of simultaneous phase space compression in two spatial dimensions of a positive muon beam, the first stage of the novel high-brightness muon beam under development by the muCool collaboration at the Paul Scherrer Institute. The keV-energy, sub-mm size beam would enable a factor 10$^5$ improvement in brightness for precision muSR, and atomic and particle physics measurements with positive muons. This compression is achieved within a cryogenic helium gas target with a strong density gradient, placed in a homogeneous magnetic field, under the influence of a complex electric field. In the next phase, the muon beam will be extracted into vacuum.
Current status:
In refereeing