ISIS as a Proton Driver for a Neutrino Factory

摘要

The paper describes plans to develop the ISIS accelerators into a high intensity, multi-megawatt, proton driver for a range of fixed-target studies. Possibilities include use in a Neutrino Factory and an advanced spallation neutron source. A phased upgrade would allow intermediate accelerator R&D on pressing problems such as nanosecond proton bunch compression, the pion target and the muon capture channel. A possible bunch compression experiment using the existing ISIS synchrotron is also outlined.