Executive Summary
Fermilab is poised to significantly improve our understanding of neutrino oscillation.
The MiniBooNE experiment [1] using the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) will
confront the puzzling ?e oscillation results from LSND within the next year. The
MINOS experiment [2] will detect neutrinos produced by the NuMI facility in early
2005 to confirm the presumed ?µ ? ?t oscillation results from Super-Kamiokande,
and to make precision measurements of the mixing parameters. The proposed NO?A
experiment will use off-axis neutrinos from the NuMI facility to detect ?µ ? ?e
oscillations. The investment in accelerator upgrades described in this document will
maximize the physics reach of these experiments.
We present a three-year plan for increasing the proton intensity delivered to the 120
GeV and 8 GeV neutrino beams, with upgrades to the Linac, Booster and Main
Injector. Once the elements of this plan are completed, NuMI will accumulate
approximately 3.4E20 protons per year. The 8 GeV beamline will receive
approximately 2.2E20 protons per year. This latter estimate is highly dependent on
the performance of the Booster and other efficiency factors.
The preliminary estimate for the total cost of this plan, including 46% contingency, is
$34M ($23M M&S, $10M labor SWF). The labor cost estimate includes technical,
physicist and project management effort. Overhead is not included in these estimates.
The plan includes tasks and milestones to address the serious vulnerability issue with
Linac amplifier tubes. Costs are included for alleviating concerns for the availability
of these tubes in the short-term, and for developing a plan for the long-term.
Similarly, costs are included to determine the repetition r ...