Fermilab, Batavia, USA
The Muon Accelerator Program (MAP) is the US organization tasked with carrying out the R&D necessary to evaluate the feasibility of future facilities based on muon accelerators. This includes research that could lead to the construction of a neutrino factory, Higgs factory and/or multi-TeV muon collider. Activities include design work for all stages of a muon accelerator complex, from the proton driver and target through the collider and/or muon decay rings, development of the critical technologies needed for such a facility, and support for experiments demonstrating key principles such as muon cooling (eg, the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment). MAP coordinates a collaboration that includes participants from 18 US institutions which span the national laboratory system, universities and industry. The major research thrusts and goals as well as the structure of the research program are summarized.
