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F. Pilat

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arXiv2026

Report of the National Lab Accelerator Study Group for a Muon Collider

The National Laboratory Accelerator Study Group (NLASG) was established to assess the accelerator research and development required to advance a future high-energy Muon Collider, with particular emphasis on opportunities for coordinated contributions from U.S. national laboratories. This report examines the principal accelerator subsystems, their technical maturity, and the critical challenges that must be addressed before proceeding to a technical design. Topics include the proton driver, target and capture system, muon cooling, acceleration, collider ring, and machine-detector interface. The study identifies priority R&D activities, evaluates opportunities to leverage existing laboratory capabilities and accelerator infrastructure, and outlines a staged approach to technology demonstrations and integrated system validation. Particular emphasis is placed on developing a coordinated national research strategy that complements international efforts and establishes a technically credible path toward a future Muon Collider.

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arXiv2024

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at 12 GeV

This review paper describes the energy-upgraded CEBAF accelerator. This superconducting linac has achieved 12 GeV beam energy by adding 11 new high-performance cryomodules containing eighty-eight superconducting cavities that have operated CW at an average accelerating gradient of 20 MV/m. After reviewing the attributes and performance of the previous 6 GeV CEBAF accelerator, we discuss the upgraded CEBAF accelerator system in detail with particular attention paid to the new beam acceleration systems. In addition to doubling the acceleration in each linac, the upgrade included improving the beam recirculation magnets, adding more helium cooling capacity to allow the newly installed modules to run cold, adding a new experimental hall, and improving numerous other accelerator components. We review several of the techniques deployed to operate and analyze the accelerator performance, and document system operating experience and performance. In the final portion of the document, we present much of the current planning regarding projects to improve accelerator performance and enhance operating margins, and our plans for ensuring CEBAF operates reliably into the future. For the benefit of potential users of CEBAF, the performance and quality measures for beam delivered to each of the experimental halls is summarized in the appendix.

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arXiv2016

Study of Beam Synchronization at JLEIC

The ion collider ring of Jefferson Lab Electron-Ion Collider (JLEIC) accommodates a wide range of ion energies, from 20 to 100 GeV for protons or from 8 to 40 GeV per nucleon for lead ions. In this medium energy range, ions are not fully relativistic, which means values of their relativistic beta are slightly below 1, leading to an energy dependence of revolution time of the collider ring. On the other hand, electrons with energy 3 GeV and above are already ultra-relativistic such that their speeds are effectively equal to the speed of light. The difference in speeds of colliding electrons and ions in JLEIC, when translated into a path-length difference necessary to maintain the same timing between electron and ion bunches, is quite large. In this paper, we explore schemes for synchronizing the electron and ion bunches at a collision point as the ion energy is varied.

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arXiv2015

MEIC Design Summary

This document summarizes the design of Jefferson Lab's electron-ion collider, MEIC, as of January 20, 2015, and describes the facility whose cost was estimated for the United States Department of Energy Nuclear Sciences Advisory Committee EIC cost review of January 26-28, 2015. In particular, each of the main technical systems within the collider is presented to the level of the best current information.

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