Dual fast-cycling superconducting synchrotron at Fermilab and a possible path to the future of high energy particle physics

TL;DR

This paper proposes a dual fast-cycling superconducting synchrotron at Fermilab to enhance neutrino experiments and serve as a pre-injector for future high-energy colliders, outlining its potential benefits and future role.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of a dual superconducting synchrotron in the Fermilab tunnel, highlighting its applications for neutrino research and as a pre-injector for the VLHC, advancing accelerator technology.

Findings

Potential to increase neutrino beam intensity for oscillation experiments

Feasibility of dual-purpose accelerator for future colliders

Outline of physics motivation and technical considerations

Abstract

We briefly outline shorter and longer term physics motivation for constructing a dual, fast-cycling superconducting synchrotron accelerator (DSFMR - Dual Super-Ferric Main Ring) in the Tevatron tunnel at Fermilab. We discuss using this accelerator as a high-intensity dual neutrino beam source for the long-baseline neutrino oscillation search experiments, and also as a fast, dual pre-injector accelerator for the VLHC (Very Large Hadron Collider).