1. Study of the effects induced by lead on the emulsion films of the OPERA experiment
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A Anokhina, S Aoki, A Ariga, L Arrabito, D Autiero, A Badertscher, F Bay, A Bergnoli, F Bersani Greggio, M Besnier, D Bick, C Bozza, T Brugiere, R Brugnera, G Brunetti, S Buontempo, E Carrara, A Cazes, L Chaussard, M Chernyavsky, V Chiarella, N Chon-Sen, A Chukanov, L Consiglio, M Cozzi, F Dal Corso, G D'Amato, N D'Ambrosio, G De Lellis, Y Déclais, M De Serio, F Di Capua, D Di Ferdinando, A Di Giovanni, N Di Marco, C Di Troia, S Dmitrievski, A Dominjon, M Dracos, D Duchesneau, B Dulach, S Dusini, J Ebert, O Egorov, R Enikeev, A Ereditato, L S Esposito, J Favier, G Felici, T Ferber, R Fini, A Franceschi, T Fukuda, C Fukushima, V I Galkin, V A Galkin, A Garfagnini, G Giacomelli, M Giorgini, C Goellnitz, D Golubkov, Y Gornoushkin, G Grella, F Grianti, M Guler, G Gusev, C Gustavino, C Hagner, T Hara, M Hierholzer, S Hiramatsu, K Hoshino, M Ieva, K Jakovcic, J Janicsko Csathy, B Janutta, C Jollet, F Juget, T Kawai, M Kazuyama, S H Kim, M Kimura, J Knuesel, K Kodama, M Komatsu, U Kose, I Kreslo, I Laktineh, C Lazzaro, J Lenkeit, A Ljubicic, A Longhin, G Lutter, K Manai, G Mandrioli, S Manzoor, A Marotta, J Marteau, H Matsuoka, N Mauri, F Meisel, A Meregaglia, M Messina, P Migliozzi, S Miyamoto, P Monacelli, K Morishima, U Moser, M T Muciaccia, N Naganawa, T Naka, M Nakamura, T Nakamura, T Nakano, V Nikitina, K Niwa, Y Nonoyama, S Ogawa, V Osedlo, D Ossetski, A Paoloni, B D Park, I G Park, A Pastore, L Patrizii, E Pennacchio, H Pessard, C Pistillo, N Polukhina, M Pozzato, K Pretzl, P Publichenko, F Pupilli, T Roganova, G Rosa, I Rostovtseva, A Rubbia, A Russo, O Ryazhskaya, D Ryzhikov, Y Sato, O Sato, V Saveliev, G Sazhina, A Schembri, L Scotto Lavina, H Shibuya, S Simone, M Sioli, C Sirignano, G Sirri, J S Song, M Spinetti, L Stanco, N Starkov, M Stipcevic, T Strauss, P Strolin, V Sugonyaev, Y Taira, S Takahashi, M Tenti, F Terranova, V Tioukov, V Togo, P Tolun, V Tsarev, S Tufanli, N Ushida, C Valieri, P Vilain, M Vladimirov, L Votano, J L Vuilleumier, G Wilquet, B Wonsak, J Wurtz, C S Yoon, J Yoshida, Y Zaitsev, S Zemskova, A Zghiche, R Zimmermann, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, L. ARRABITO, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, F. BAY, A. BERGNOLI, F. BERSANI GREGGIO, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, E. CARRARA, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, L. CONSIGLIO, M. COZZI, F. DAL CORSO, G. D’AMATO, N. D’AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, Y. DÉCLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, D. DI FERDINANDO, A. DI GIOVANNI, N. DI MARCO, C. DI TROIA, S. DMITRIEVSKI, A. DOMINJON, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, B. DULACH, S. DUSINI, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L.S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, G. FELICI, T. FERBER, R. FINI, A. FRANCESCHI, T. FUKUDA, C. FUKUSHIMA, V.I. GALKIN, V.A. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOELLNITZ, D. GOLUBKOV, Y. GORNOUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, M. GULER, G. GUSEV, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, S. HIRAMATSU, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, K. JAKOVCIC, J. JANICSKO CSATHY, B. JANUTTA, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, T. KAWAI, M. KAZUYAMA, S.H. KIM, M. KIMURA, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, I. LAKTINEH, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, K. MANAI, G. MANDRIOLI, S. MANZOOR, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, H. MATSUOKA, N. MAURI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, M. MESSINA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M.T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, V. OSEDLO, D. OSSETSKI, A. PAOLONI, B.D. PARK, I.G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, T. ROGANOVA, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, O. RYAZHSKAYA, D. RYZHIKOV, Y. SATO, O. SATO, V. SAVELIEV, G. SAZHINA, A. SCHEMBRI, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J.S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, V. SUGONYAEV, Y. TAIRA, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, V. TIOUKOV, V. TOGO, P. TOLUN, V. TSAREV, S. TUFANLI, N. USHIDA, C. VALIERI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J.L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, J. WURTZ, C.S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, DI CAPUA, Francesco, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Arrabito, L, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bay, F, Bergnoli, A, Greggio, F. Bersani, Besnier, M, Bick, D, Bozza, C, Brugiere, T, Brugnera, R, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Carrara, E, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, Cozzi, M, Corso, F. Dal, D'Amato, G, D'Ambrosio, N, Lellis, G. De, Déclais, Y, Serio, M. De, Ferdinando, D. Di, Giovanni, A. Di, Marco, N. Di, Troia, C. Di, Dmitrievski, S, Dominjon, A, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dulach, B, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L. S, Favier, J, Felici, G, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Franceschi, A, Fukuda, T, Fukushima, C, Galkin, V. I, Galkin, V. A, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Goellnitz, C, Golubkov, D, Gornoushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, M, Gusev, G, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hiramatsu, S, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Jakovcic, K, Csathy, J. Janicsko, Janutta, B, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kawai, T, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S. H, Kimura, M, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laktineh, I, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Manai, K, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Matsuoka, H, Mauri, N, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Messina, M, Migliozzi, P, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M. T, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakamura, T, Nakano, T, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Osedlo, V, Ossetski, D, Paoloni, A, Park, B. D, Park, I. G, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Ryzhikov, D, Sato, Y, Sato, O, Saveliev, V, Sazhina, G, Schembri, A, Lavina, L. Scotto, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J. S, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Sugonyaev, V, Taira, Y, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Togo, V, Tolun, P, Tsarev, V, Tufanli, S, Ushida, N, Valieri, C, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J. L, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurtz, J, Yoon, C. S, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R., Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Bersani Greggio, F, Chon-Sen, N, Dal Corso, F, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Giovanni, A, Di Marco, N, Di Troia, C, Esposito, L, Galkin, V, Janicsko Csathy, J, Kim, S, Muciaccia, M, Park, B, Park, I, Scotto Lavina, L, Song, J, Vuilleumier, J, Yoon, C, and Zimmermann, R
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Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ,Materials science ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,Nuclear engineering ,RIVELATORI DI PARTICELLE ,FISICA DEL NEUTRINO ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Particle identification methods ,Tracking (particle physics) ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Particle identification method ,law ,Particle tracking detectors ,0103 physical sciences ,Nuclear emulsion ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det] ,Detectors and Experimental Techniques ,Nuclear Experiment ,010306 general physics ,Lead (electronics) ,Neutrino oscillation ,Instrumentation ,Mathematical Physics ,Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Hybrid detector ,RADIOATTIVITÀ NATURALE DI BASSO LIVELLO ,Detector ,Hybrid detectors ,Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) ,Particle tracking detector ,3. Good health ,Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter ,Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic ,Emulsion ,RIVELATORI IBRIDI ,Neutrino ,Cloud chamber - Abstract
The OPERA neutrino oscillation experiment is based on the use of the Emulsion Cloud Chamber (ECC). In the OPERA ECC, nuclear emulsion films acting as very high precision tracking detectors are interleaved with lead plates providing a massive target for neutrino interactions. We report on studies related to the effects occurring from the contact between emulsion and lead. A low radioactivity lead is required in order to minimize the number of background tracks in emulsions and to achieve the required performance in the reconstruction of neutrino events. It was observed that adding other chemical elements to the lead, in order to improve the mechanical properties, may significantly increase the level of radioactivity on the emulsions. A detailed study was made in order to choose a lead alloy with good mechanical properties and an appropriate packing technique so as to have a low enough effective radioactivity., Comment: 19 pages, 11 figures
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- 2008