MRI-R2: Development of RF System Control and Power Distribution for the International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE)

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该奖项支持开发介子电离冷却实验（MICE）第一阶段所需的螺线管粒子跟踪光谱仪。人们对使用粒子加速器来形成非常强烈的高能介子束越来越感兴趣。1937年发现的μ子（比电子质量更大的“表亲”）是一种亚原子粒子，它与物质的相互作用简单而又容易理解，这使它成为一种有用的探针，用于一系列目的。然而，由于μ子的平均寿命很短（2.2微秒），它不可能加速μ子。证明介子加速器可行性的关键步骤是介子电离冷却实验（MICE）。该奖项提供了射频硬件和控制的发展，这是演示电离冷却μ介子束所必需的。此外，该奖项还有助于研究生培训，K-12教师和学生将通过QuarkNET参与其中。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The award supports the development of the solenoidal particle-tracking spectrometer needed for the first phase of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE). There is increasing interest in using particle accelerators to form very intense beams of high-energy muons. Discovered in 1937, the muon (a more massive 'cousin' of the electron) is a subatomic particle whose simple and well-understood interactions with matter make it a useful probe for a range of purposes. However, due to its short average lifetime (2.2 microseconds), it has not been possible to accelerate muons. The key step in demonstrating the feasibility of muon accelerators is the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE). This award provides for the development of RF hardware and controls which are necessary to the demonstration of ionization cooling of muon beams. In addition, the award facilitates graduate student training, and K-12 teachers and students will be involved through QuarkNET.