Physics studies for the Muon Collider target system

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	University of Warwick
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Oct 01, 2023
End Date	Mar 30, 2027
Duration	1,276 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2884233`

Grant Description

This PhD project will study the pion-to-muon production yields and radiation dose (energy deposition rates) for the target system that is being designed for the Muon Collider, which has enormous potential to be a future facility for high-energy physics research.

Simulations using the BDSIM, GEANT4 and FLUKA software toolkits will be used to compare different target and pion focusing options, with the aim of finding the best choice that will provide the optimal physics performance within the engineering constraints for safe and reliable operation.