The design of a liquid lithium lens for a muon collider

The last stage of ionization cooling for the muon collider requires a multistage liquid lithium lens. This system uses a large (/spl sim/0.5 MA) pulsed current through liquid lithium to focus the beam while energy loss in the lithium removes momentum which will be replaced by linacs. The beam optics are designed to maximize the 6 dimensional transmission from one lens to the next while minimizing emittance growth. The mechanical design of the lithium vessel is constrained by a pressure pulse due to sudden ohmic heating, and the resulting stress on the Be window. We describe beam optics, the liquid lithium pressure vessel, pump options, power supplies, as well as the overall optimization of the system.