High Current H2+ Cyclotrons for Neutrino Physics: The IsoDAR and DAE δALUS Projects

Abstract

Using H2+ ions is expected to mitigate the two major impediments to accelerating very high currents in cyclotrons, due to lower space charge at injection, and stripping extraction. Planning for peak currents of 10 particle milliamps at 800 MeV/amu, these cyclotrons can generate adequate neutrino fluxes for Decay-At-Rest (DAR) studies of neutrino oscillation and CP violation. The Injector Cyclotron, at 60 MeV/amu can also provide adequate fluxes of electron antineutrinos from 8Li decay for sterile neutrino searches in existing liquid scintillator detectors at KamLAND or SNO+. This paper outlines programs for designing and building these machines.

Presented at 22nd International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry (CAARI), Ft. Worth, TX, Aug 5-10 (2012). Proceedings published by the American Institute of Physics

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