@inproceedings{79d09c4b6a284a87899557f42470380c,
title = "Gallium as a possible target material for a muon collider or neutrino factory",
abstract = "We consider the potential for a free-gallium-jet as an option for the pion-production target at a Muon Collider or Neutrino Factory. Advantages of such a target choice are its liquid state at relatively low temperature, its relatively efficient meson production, and its lower activation (compared to mercury). Using the MARS15 code, we have simulated particle production initiated by incoming protons with kinetic energies (KE) between 2 and 16 GeV. For each proton beam energy, we optimized the geometric parameters of the target: the radius of the liquid jet, the incoming proton beam angle, and the crossing angle between the jet and the proton beam. We compare the quantity of generated muons using a Ga target to that from a mercury jet target.",
author = "X. Ding and Berg, {J. S.} and Kirk, {H. G.} and Sayed, {H. K.} and Graves, {V. B.} and N. Souchlas and Weggel, {R. J.} and McDonald, {K. T.}",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783954501151",
series = "IPAC 2012 - International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012",
pages = "232--234",
booktitle = "IPAC 2012 - International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012",
note = "3rd International Particle Accelerator Conference 2012, IPAC 2012 ; Conference date: 20-05-2012 Through 25-05-2012",
}