The with a beam intensity of5xlOl3 protons lsec. has the potential for producing a copious number of low energy neutrinos. Operating the Booster for this program can be achieved without limiting the performance ofthe rest ofthe program

The potential reward to risk factor is high. We ask that the laboratory initiate efforts to examine the necessary modifications to the Booster that would provide for an extracted proton beam which could produce a narrow band 1C beam and a subsequent and appropriate neutrino beam. A design of such a beam together with estimations of fluxes, backgrounds, momentum spread, etc" will enable us to develop a more detailed fun scale proposaL Discussions on the requirements 16 AUG- 6-96 TUE 16:11 VPI & SU PHYSICS 20 of an adequate experimental area together with its infrastructure would also clearly be desirable. If demonstrates interest in developing this program, we shall immediately initiate efforts to recruit additional personnel to the proposal. We are confident that with the state of interest in the question of neutrino mass that a large and eager community of scientists exists to embark upon the endeavor. 17