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Optimal $\beta$-beam at the CERN-SPS

A $\beta$-beam with maximum $\gamma=150$ (for $\helio$ ions) or $\gamma=250$ (for $\neon$) could be achieved at the CERN-SPS. We study the sensitivity to $\theta_{13}$ and $\delta$ of such a beam as function of $\gamma$, optimizing with the baseline constrained to CERN-Frejus (130 km), and also with...

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Autores principales: Burguet-Castell, J, Casper, D, Couce, E, Gómez-Cadenas, J J, Hernández, P
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.06.037
http://cds.cern.ch/record/825433
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Sumario:A $\beta$-beam with maximum $\gamma=150$ (for $\helio$ ions) or $\gamma=250$ (for $\neon$) could be achieved at the CERN-SPS. We study the sensitivity to $\theta_{13}$ and $\delta$ of such a beam as function of $\gamma$, optimizing with the baseline constrained to CERN-Frejus (130 km), and also with simultaneous variation of the baseline. These results are compared to the {\it standard} scenario previously considered, with lower $\gamma=60/100$, and also with a higher $\gamma\sim 350$ option that requires a more powerful accelerator. Although higher $\gamma$ is better, loss of sensitivity to $\theta _{13}$ and $\delta$ is most pronounced for $\gamma$ below 100.