Evolutionary algorithm for the Neutrino Factory front end design

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 959-973

  Poklonskiy, Alexey A ^a   Neuffer, David ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerator design; Genetic algorithm; Neutrino factory

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249181502     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X09044425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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