Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 194801 (2006) [4 pages]Compression and Extraction of Stopped MuonsReceived 18 July 2006; published 6 November 2006 Efficient conversion of a standard positive muon beam into a high-quality slow muon beam is shown to be achievable by compression of a muon swarm stopped in an extended gas volume. The stopped swarm can be squeezed into a mm-size swarm flow that can be extracted into vacuum through a small opening in the stop target walls. Novel techniques of swarm compression are considered. In particular, a density gradient in crossed electric and magnetic fields is used. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.194801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.194801
PACS:
29.25.−t, 41.75.Ak, 52.80.Dy
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