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Mike H. Shaevitz

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A Response to arXiv:1512.09181, "Space Charge Limits in the DAEdALUS DIC Compact Cyclotron"

This document addresses concerns raised about possible limits, due to space charge, to the maximum H2+ ion beam current that can be injected into and accepted by a compact cyclotron. The discussion of the compact cyclotron is primarily within the context of the proposed DAEdALUS and IsoDAR neutrino experiments. These concerns are examined by the collaboration and addressed individually. While some of the concerns are valid, and present serious challenges to the proposed program, the collaboration sees no immediate showstoppers. However, some of the issues raised clearly need to be addressed carefully--analytically, through simulation, and through experiments. In this report, the matter is discussed, references are given to work already done and future plans are outlined.

physics.acc-ph

KPipe: a decisive test for muon neutrino disappearance

The short baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, KPipe, is designed to perform a sensitive search for muon neutrino disappearance in the current global fit allowed regions for sterile neutrinos. KPipe is to be located at the Material Life Science Experimental Facility at J-PARC: the world's most intense source of 236~MeV, monoenergetic muon neutrinos. By measuring the $ν_μ$ charged current interaction rate along a 120~m long, 3~m diameter detector, KPipe can map out short baseline oscillations over an L/E of 0.14 to 0.64~m/MeV. Using a long, single detector to measure the $ν_μ$ interaction rate as a function of distance largely eliminates the systematic uncertainties associated with cross sections and fluxes. In this paper, we show that KPipe can cover the current global best fit to 5$σ$ after 3 years of running.

physics.ins-det