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The Promise Of A Muon Collider
By Jon Lederman | November 3rd 2009 07:06 AM | 2 comments | Print | E-mail | Track Comments
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I am inspired both by the elegance of theoretical physics as well as the creative application of applied science and technology in solving interesting problems. Theoretical science pervades many... Full Bio

Based upon some recent statements by the DOE, the commitment to building a muon collider in this country may be more tangible:
 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/10/its-on-god-part.html

Here is a conceptual layout:






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Hank's picture
Fermi has done a heck of a job doing good stuff when it counts, especially as the LHC became the kind of thing everyone feared it would.   The SSC fiasco is still foremost in the minds of a lot of people so there is zero chance of the ILC here but a muon collider without a lot of hype may be just the ticket.

Hank Campbell | 11/03/09 | 14:06 PM
rholley's picture
Hank, you're being acronymous again!

Here is a link to the SSC fiasco.  I'd never even heard of it, but Wikipedia again comes to the rescue.

And one to the ILC, to boot!

"Now stop arguing, you two, or I'll bring you together in the Large Head-on Collider!"

Robert H Olley | 11/03/09 | 14:49 PM

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