We present a quantitative appraisal of the physics potential for neutrino
experiments at the front-end of a muon storage ring. We estimate the forseeable
accuracy in the determination of several interesting observables, and explore
the consequences of these measurements. We discuss the extraction of individual
quark and antiquark densities from polarized and unpolarized deep-inelastic
scattering. In particular we study the implications for the undertanding of the
nucleon spin structure. We assess the determination of alpha_s from scaling
violation of structure functions, and from sum rules, and the determination of
sin^2(theta_W) from elastic nu-e and deep-inelastic nu-p scattering. We then
consider the production of charmed hadrons, and the measurement of their
absolute branching ratios. We study the polarization of Lambda baryons produced
in the current and target fragmentation regions. Finally, we discuss the
sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model.Comment: 73+1 pages, 33 figs. Report of the nuDIS Working Group for the
ECFA-CERN Neutrino-Factory study, M.L. Mangano (convener