Proposal for UK participation in Phase II of the International Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment and request for resources to exploit the experiment
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
See previous application PP/E003141/1 and document http://hepunx.rl.ac.uk/uknf/Governance/sg/proposal2006/Reconciliation/Hidden//2008/10-Oct/2008-10-10-MICE-UK-UKNF-Allocations-08-11-Addendum2-Final.pdf
People |
ORCID iD |
| Christopher Booth (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Škoro G
(2012)
Yield strength of molybdenum, tantalum and tungsten at high strain rates and very high temperatures
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
Škoro G
(2011)
Dynamic Young's moduli of tungsten and tantalum at high temperature and stress
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
Skoro GP
(2009)
Solid target for a neutrino factory
in European Strategy for Future Neutrino Physics 2009, Proceedings
Skoro GP
(2010)
Tungsten behaviour at high temperature and high stress
in IPAC 2010 - 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference
Hanlet P
(2011)
Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment: Controls monitoring
in IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference
Edgecock R
(2010)
Overview of solid target studies for a neutrino factory
in IPAC 2010 - 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference
Dobbs A
(2016)
The reconstruction software for the MICE scintillating fibre trackers
in Journal of Instrumentation
Catanesi M
(2008)
Forward p ± production in p-O2 and p-N2 interactions at 12 GeV/c
in Astroparticle Physics
Catanesi M
(2008)
Large-angle production of charged pions with 3-12.9 GeV/ c incident protons on nuclear targets
in Physical Review C
Booth CN
(2011)
An FPGA based controller for the MICE target
in IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference
Booth CN
(2011)
Design and performance of the MICE target
in IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference
Booth C
(2013)
The design, construction and performance of the MICE target
in Journal of Instrumentation
Booth C
(2010)
MICE target hardware
in IPAC 2010 - 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference
Booth C
(2016)
The design and performance of an improved target for MICE
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bogomilov M
(2017)
Lattice design and expected performance of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment demonstration of ionization cooling
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Bogomilov M
(2014)
Neutrino factory
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Bogomilov M
(2012)
The MICE Muon Beam on ISIS and the beam-line instrumentation of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bennett J
(2008)
Thermal shock measurements and modelling for solid high-power targets at high temperatures
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
Bennett J
(2011)
Lifetime and strength tests of tantalum and tungsten under thermal shock for a Neutrino Factory target
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
B
(2010)
MICE target operation & monitoring
in IPAC 2010 - 1st International Particle Accelerator Conference
Apollonio M
(2010)
Measurements of forward proton production with incident protons and charged pions on nuclear targets at the CERN Proton Synchroton
in Physical Review C
Apollonio M
(2009)
Forward production of charged pions with incident p ± on nuclear targets measured at the CERN PS
in Nuclear Physics A
Apollonio M
(2009)
Forward production of charged pions with incident protons on nuclear targets at the CERN Proton Synchrotron
in Physical Review C
Apollonio M
(2009)
Comparison of large-angle production of charged pions with incident protons on cylindrical long and short targets
in Physical Review C
Apollonio M
(2009)
Large-angle production of charged pions with incident pion beams on nuclear targets
in Physical Review C
Ahmad A
(2014)
Generic study on the design and operation of high power targets
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Adey D
(2014)
Light sterile neutrino sensitivity at the nuSTORM facility
in Physical Review D
Adams, D
(2008)
Measurement of particle production from the MICE target
in NEUTRINO FACTORIES, SUPERBEAMS AND BETABEAMS
Adams D
(2013)
Characterisation of the muon beams for the Muon Ionisation Cooling Experiment
in The European Physical Journal C
Adams D
(2015)
Electron-muon ranger: performance in the MICE muon beam
in Journal of Instrumentation
Adams D
(2019)
First particle-by-particle measurement of emittance in the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
in The European Physical Journal C
Adams D
(2016)
Pion contamination in the MICE muon beam
in Journal of Instrumentation
| Description | The first phases of the MICE experiment have been completed, and results are given elsewhere. This grant has enabled to development of a dynamic target to generate muons beams, as well as contributions to development, operation and understanding of sophisticated particle tracking and identification detectors. As a result, a better understanding has been obtained of the properties of the muon beams which will be used in future phases of the experiment. |
| Exploitation Route | The results will be used by the members of the collaboration in future research. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | PPRP |
| Amount | £108,794 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/N003306/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | PPRP |
| Amount | £117,228 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/K00610X/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | PPRP Standard |
| Amount | £351,640 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/P001181/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | STFC/RAL Secondment |
| Amount | £48,905 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | STFC-4831 |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | MICE |
| Organisation | International MICE Collaboration |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Design, construction, maintenance and operation of target drive. Periods as Operations Manager on site; running experimental shifts; providing on-call experts, etc. Monitoring of experimental conditions; analysis of data. Magnetic modelling and shielding calculations. Field mapping studies. Calibration system for fibre tracker. Collaboration Board secretary and Chair. Member of Executive Board. Integration Scientist; Detector Coordinator. Duty coordinator. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint construction of apparatus; sharing in running shifts; joint analysis of data. Provision of other parts of the experiment. |
| Impact | Working target drive for generation of muons. Operational beam-line for measurement of muon cooling. Journal publications and conference talks. |
| Description | UK Neutrino factory target |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Department | Particle Physics Department |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input; management of experimental work; simulation studies; analysis of data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulation studies |
| Impact | Publications on high temperature transient properties of tungsten and tantalum |
| Description | UK Neutrino factory target |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input; management of experimental work; simulation studies; analysis of data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulation studies |
| Impact | Publications on high temperature transient properties of tungsten and tantalum |
| Title | DLC |
| Description | Improved Diamond-like Carbon coatings for non-lubricated bearings in vacuum Materials and lightweight structures |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2008 |
| Impact | Work with industry led to better understanding of coating failures. |
| Description | Poster session, RAL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to local MP, accompanied by press. Not known. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | School visits |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Multiple talks, to groups of 20-30 sixth form pupils. Questions and discussions followed. Roughly 8-10 such talks per year in recent years. Further invitations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018 |
| Description | UKNF & MICE Poster exhibitions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Visitors to RAL expressed interest in the research described. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2012,2013 |