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Report number	physics/0306106 ; CERN-PS-2002-078-OP ; CERN-NUFACT-Note-121
Title	The acceleration and storage of radioactive ions for a neutrino factory
Author(s)	Autin, B. (CERN) ; Benedikt, M. (CERN) ; Hancock, S. (CERN) ; Haseroth, H. (CERN) ; Jansson, A. (CERN) ; Koster, U. (CERN) ; Lindroos, M. (CERN) ; Russenschuck, S. (CERN) ; Wenander, F. (CERN) ; Grieser, M. (Heidelberg, Max Planck Inst.)
Publication	2002
Imprint	06 Nov 2002
Number of pages	13
In:	J. Phys. G 29 (2003) 1785-1796
In:	4th International Workshop on Neutrino Factories, London, UK, 1 - 6 Jul 2002, pp.1785-1796
DOI	10.1088/0954-3899/29/8/349
Subject category	Accelerators and Storage Rings ; Other Fields of Physics
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN PS
Abstract	The term beta-beam has been coined for the production of a pure beam of electron neutrinos or their antiparticles through the decay of radioactive ions circulating in a storage ring. This concept requires radioactive ions to be accelerated to a Lorentz gamma of 150 for 6He and 60 for 18Ne. The neutrino source itself consists of a storage ring for this energy range, with long straight sections in line with the experiment(s). Such a decay ring does not exist at CERN today, nor does a high-intensity proton source for the production of the radioactive ions. Nevertheless, the existing CERN accelerator infrastructure could be used as this would still represent an important saving for a beta-beam facility. This paper outlines the first study, while some of the more speculative ideas will need further investigations.
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