RIKEN-RAL Muon facility has been constructed by RIKEN at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK, and now part of RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-based Science. The facility utilizes intense pulsed proton beam provided by the ISIS synchrotron accelerator. Thanks to an unique superconducting solenoid in our beam line, the facility produces the world's strongest source of backward decay pulsed mu+ or mu- in the momentum range from 20 MeV/c to 120 MeV/c as well as surface mu+ at 30MeV/c. A pulsed magnetic kicker split are used to split double-pulsed structure of the muon beam, enabling us to execute two experimental programs simultaneously at each channels. Important research activities such as investigations related to muon catalyzed fusion and studies of condensed matter by muon spin rotation/relaxation/resonance are now being actively pursued. A leaflet is available here.
Introduction of muon catalyzed fusion research
by Dr. T. Matsuzaki
in RIKEN Review Sep 25, 2009 (in English)
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and in RIKEN News Feb 2009 (
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(in Japanese)
Introduction and interview on RIKEN RAL Muon Facility
The RIKEN Podcast (December 2008)
Basic Introduction to the Muon Catalyzed Fusion by Prof. K.Nagamine (in Japanese)
RIKEN News No.198 Dec 1997
RIKEN-RAL notch up another decade
CERN Courier Vol.41 no.1 (2001)
Port 1 Muon Catalyzed Fusion (publication list since 2000)
Port 2 Muon Spin Rotation/Relaxation/Resonance (publication list since 2000)
Port 3 Slow Muon Generation Project (publication list since 2000)
Port 4 Muonic X-ray spectroscopy (publication list since 2000)
publication list for muon life time measurement experiment
publication list for other experiments
publication list for theoretical studies
papers regarding RIKEN-RAL muon facility
Forms for researchers visiting the facility
Forms for proposing experiments at the facility
Transportation Guide(in English)
Pictures of Visiters at RIKEN-RAL Muon Facility