Muon colliders and neutrino factories

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent progress in muon collider and neutrino factory concepts, focusing on their design, motivation, and technological development for high-energy physics research.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of R&D and design considerations for muon colliders and neutrino factories, highlighting recent technological advances.

Findings

Significant progress in muon production and acceleration techniques

Feasibility of high-intensity muon sources for colliders and neutrino experiments

Ongoing R&D efforts to address technical challenges

Abstract

Over the last decade there has been significant progress in developing the concepts and technologies needed to produce, capture and accelerate O(1021) muons/year. This development prepares the way for a new type of neutrino source (Neutrino Factory) and a new type of very high energy lepton-antilepton collider (Muon Collider). This article reviews the motivation, design and R&D for Neutrino Factories and Muon Colliders.