Recent Developments in Simulations of an Inverse Cyclotron for Intense Muon Beams

TL;DR

Recent simulations of an inverse cyclotron suggest it could be a compact, cost-effective method for muon beam cooling, with promising initial results for future neutrino and collider applications.

Contribution

First particle tracking simulations of an inverse cyclotron for muon cooling using VORPAL, demonstrating potential advantages over traditional methods.

Findings

Successful electrostatic simulations of muon accumulation in the cyclotron core

Potential for smaller, cheaper muon cooling devices

Ongoing exploration of realistic design parameters

Abstract

A number of recent developments have led to simulations of an inverse cyclotron for cooling intense muon beams for neutrino factories and muon colliders. Such a device could potentially act as a novel beam cooling mechanism for muons, and it would be significantly smaller and cheaper than other cooling channel designs. Realistic designs are still being explored, but the first simulations of particle tracking in the inverse cyclotron, with accumulation in the cyclotron core, have been done with electrostatic simulations in the particle-in-cell code VORPAL. We present an overview of the muon inverse cyclotron concept and recent simulation results.