Novel Application of Density Estimation Techniques in Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment

TL;DR

This paper explores the use of non-parametric density estimation techniques to accurately measure muon beam phase-space density and cooling effects in the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment, advancing particle beam control methods.

Contribution

It introduces and applies novel density estimation methods to quantify muon beam cooling, providing more precise measurements than traditional approaches.

Findings

Density estimation techniques effectively measure muon beam cooling.

Quantitative assessment of phase-space density increase during MICE.

Enhanced accuracy in beam size reduction estimation.

Abstract

The international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) aims to demonstrate muon beam ionization cooling for the first time and constitutes a key part of the R&D towards a future neutrino factory or muon collider. Beam cooling reduces the size of the phase space volume occupied by the beam. Non-parametric density estimation techniques allow very precise calculation of the muon beam phase-space density and its increase as a result of cooling. These density estimation techniques are investigated in this paper and applied in order to estimate the reduction in muon beam size in MICE under various conditions.