A groundbreaking discovery in muon beam cooling brings scientists closer to building smaller, more affordable particle accelerators.
Particle accelerators like the famous Large Hadron Collider reveal the origin of matter and help us understand the universe’s makeup. Scientists use these giant machines to find answers related to elementary particles, dark matter, energy, antimatter, etc., charged particles like protons or electrons are made to move at very high speeds. These fast-moving particles are then directed to collide with targets or with each other.
But the challenge with this approach has been identifying a practical way to use muons as a beam within a particle accelerator. Finally, a new study byOvercoming a key challenge, they have discovered a method to increase the density and location of muons in a beam, making them easier to control and collide in a particle accelerator.
During their previous study, the authors learned to arrange muons in the form of a beam using materials that reduced the energy of the muons. They also employed a magnetic lens to focus andThis time, they studied the shape of the beam and discovered that cooling a muon beam decreases the space it occupies. Plus, it also enables the muons to move in a well-aligned manner. “The phase-space volume of the muon beam can be decreased through ionization cooling,” the study authors note.
This is because, compared to conventional particle accelerators, muon accelerators offer several advantages. For instance, “if built, a future muon collider could provide 10 times the discovery reach of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider even after its substantial upgrade,”’s circumference measures around 17 miles , and it will be expanded to approximately 56 miles . With a muon collider, scientists can conduct high-energy collisions in a smaller space at lower costs.
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