Characteristics of a high energy μ+μ- collider based on electro-production of muons

We analyze the design of a high energy μ+μ- collider based on electro-production of muons. We derive an expression for the luminosity in terms of analytic formulae for the electron-to-muon conversion efficiency and the electron beam power on the production target. On the basis of studies of self-consistent sets of collider parameters under ''realistic'' (''optimistic'') assumptions about available technology with beam cooling, we find the luminosity limited to 1027 cm-2 s-1 (1028 cm-2 s-1). We also identify major technological innovations that will be required before μ+μ- colliders can offer sufficient luminosity (1030 cm-2 s-1) for high energy physics research. ((orig.))