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Pion contamination in the MICE muon beam

Authors :
Adams, D.
Alekou, A.
Apollonio, M.
Asfandiyarov, R.
Barber, G.
Barclay, P.
de Bari, A.
Bayes, R.
Bayliss, V.
Bertoni, R.
Blackmore, V.J.
Blondel, A.
Blot, S.
Bogomilov, M.
Bonesini, M.
Booth, C.N.
Bowring, D.
Boyd, S.
Brashaw, T.W.
Bravar, U.
Bross, A.D.
Capponi, M.
Carlisle, T.
Cecchet, G.
Charnley, C.
Chignoli, F.
Cline, D.
Cobb, J.H.
Colling, G.
Collomb, N.
Coney, L.
Cooke, P.
Courthold, M.
Cremaldi, L.M.
DeMello, A.
Dick, A.
Dobbs, A.
Dornan, P.
Drews, M.
Drielsma, F.
Filthaut, F.
Fitzpatrick, T.
Franchini, P.
Francis, V.
Fry, L.
Gallagher, A.
Gamet, R.
Gardener, R.
Gourlay, S.
Grant, A.
Greis, J.R.
Griffiths, S.
Hanlet, P.
Hansen, O.M.
Hanson, G.G.
Hart, T.L.
Hartnett, T.
Hayler, T.
Heidt, C.
Hills, M.
Hodgson, P.
Hunt, C.
Iaciofano, A.
Ishimoto, S.
Kafka, G.
Kaplan, D.M.
Karadzhov, Y.
Kim, Y.K.
Kuno, Y.
Kyberd, P.
Lagrange, J-B.
Langlands, J.
Lau, W.
Leonova, M.
Li, D.
Lintern, A.
Littlefield, M.
Long, K.
Luo, T.
Macwaters, C.
Martlew, B.
Martyniak, J.
Mazza, R.
Middleton, S.
Moretti, A.
Moss, A.
Muir, A.
Mullacrane, I.
Nebrensky, J.J.
Neuffer, D.
Nichols, A.
Nicholson, R.
Nugent, J.C.
Oates, A.
Onel, Y.
Orestano, D.
Overton, E.
Owens, P.
Palladino, V.
Pasternak, J.
Pastore, F.
Pidcott, C.
Popovic, M.
Preece, R.
Prestemon, S.
Rajaram, D.
Ramberger, S.
Rayner, M.A.
Ricciardi, S.
Roberts, T.J.
Robinson, M.
Rogers, C.
Ronald, K.
Rubinov, P.
Rucinski, P.
Sakamato, H.
Sanders, D.A.
Santos, E.
Savidge, T.
Smith, P.J.
Snopok, P.
Soler, F.J.P.
Speirs, D.
Stanley, T.
Stokes, G.
Summers, D.J.
Tarrant, J.
Taylor, I.
Tortora, L.
Torun, Y.
Tsenov, R.
Tunnell, C.D.
Uchida, M.A.
Vankova-Kirilova, G.
Virostek, S.
Vretenar, M.
Warburton, P.
Watson, S.
White, C.
Whyte, C.G.
Wilson, A.
Winter, M.
Yang, X.
Young, A.
Zisman, M.
Collaboration, MICE
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Adams, D.
Alekou, A.
Apollonio, M.
Asfandiyarov, R.
Barber, G.
Barclay, P.
De Bari, A.
Bayes, R.
Bayliss, V.
Bertoni, R.
Blackmore, V. J.
Blondel, A.
Blot, S.
Bogomilov, M.
Bonesini, M.
Booth, C. N.
Bowring, D.
Boyd, S.
Brashaw, T. W.
Bravar, U.
Bross, A. D.
Capponi, M.
Carlisle, T.
Cecchet, G.
Charnley, C.
Chignoli, F.
Cline, D.
Cobb, J. H.
Colling, G.
Collomb, N.
Coney, L.
Cooke, P.
Courthold, M.
Cremaldi, L. M.
Demello, A.
Dick, A.
Dobbs, A.
Dornan, P.
Drews, M.
Drielsma, F.
Filthaut, F.
Fitzpatrick, T.
Franchini, P.
Francis, V.
Fry, L.
Gallagher, A.
Gamet, R.
Gardener, R.
Gourlay, S.
Grant, A.
Greis, J. R.
Griffiths, S.
Hanlet, P.
Hansen, O. M.
Hanson, G. G.
Hart, T. L.
Hartnett, T.
Hayler, T.
Heidt, C.
Hills, M.
Hodgson, P.
Hunt, C.
Iaciofano, A.
Ishimoto, S.
Kafka, G.
Kaplan, D. M.
Karadzhov, Y.
Kim, Y. K.
Kuno, Y.
Kyberd, P.
Lagrange, J. -B.
Langlands, J.
Lau, W.
Leonova, M.
Li, D.
Lintern, A.
Littlefield, M.
Long, K.
Luo, T.
Macwaters, C.
Martlew, B.
Martyniak, J.
Mazza, R.
Middleton, S.
Moretti, A.
Moss, A.
Muir, A.
Mullacrane, I.
Nebrensky, J. J.
Neuffer, D.
Nichols, A.
Nicholson, R.
Nugent, J. C.
Oates, A.
Onel, Y.
Orestano, D.
Overton, E.
Owens, P.
Palladino, V.
Pasternak, J.
Pastore, F.
Pidcott, C.
Popovic, M.
Preece, R.
Prestemon, S.
Rajaram, D.
Ramberger, S.
Rayner, M. A.
Ricciardi, S.
Roberts, T. J.
Robinson, M.
Rogers, C.
Ronald, K.
Rubinov, P.
Rucinski, P.
Sakamato, H.
Sanders, D. A.
Santos, E.
Savidge, T.
Smith, P. J.
Snopok, P.
Soler, F. J. P.
Speirs, D.
Stanley, T.
Stokes, G.
Summers, D. J.
Tarrant, J.
Taylor, I.
Tortora, L.
Torun, Y.
Tsenov, R.
Tunnell, C. D.
Uchida, M. A.
Vankova-Kirilova, G.
Virostek, S.
Vretenar, M.
Warburton, P.
Watson, S.
White, C.
Whyte, C. G.
Wilson, A.
Winter, M.
Yang, X.
Young, A.
Zisman, M.
Source :
Journal of Instrumentation, 11, 03, pp. 1-16, Journal of Instrumentation, 11, 1-16
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) will perform a systematic investigation of ionization cooling with muon beams of momentum between 140 and 240\,MeV/c at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ISIS facility. The measurement of ionization cooling in MICE relies on the selection of a pure sample of muons that traverse the experiment. To make this selection, the MICE Muon Beam is designed to deliver a beam of muons with less than $\sim$1\% contamination. To make the final muon selection, MICE employs a particle-identification (PID) system upstream and downstream of the cooling cell. The PID system includes time-of-flight hodoscopes, threshold-Cherenkov counters and calorimetry. The upper limit for the pion contamination measured in this paper is $f_��< 1.4\%$ at 90\% C.L., including systematic uncertainties. Therefore, the MICE Muon Beam is able to meet the stringent pion-contamination requirements of the study of ionization cooling.<br />16 pages, 7 figures

Subjects

Subjects :
Technology
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
Beam-line instrumentation (beam position and profile monitors
FOS: Physical sciences
Instrumentation for particle accelerators and storage rings-low energy (linear accelerators, cyclotrons, electrostatic accelerators)
01 natural sciences
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
Pion
DESIGN
0103 physical sciences
Ionization cooling
High Energy Physics
Instrumentation for particle accelerators and storage rings - low energy (linear accelerators,cyclotrons, electrostatic accelerators)
Physics::Atomic Physics
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
010306 general physics
Instruments & Instrumentation
Instrumentation
GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries)
beam-intensity monitor
Mathematical Physics
Physics
Beam-line instrumentation (beam position and profile
monitors
beam-intensity monitors
bunch length monitors)
Science & Technology
Muon
CONSTRUCTION
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Bunch length monitors
Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
Contamination
Beam-intensity monitors
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics
Beam-line instrumentation (beam position and profile monitor
Physics::Accelerator Physics
High Energy Physics::Experiment
Instrumentation for particle accelerators and storage rings - low energy (linear accelerators, cyclotrons, electrostatic accelerators)
International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment
Beam (structure)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17480221
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Instrumentation, 11, 03, pp. 1-16, Journal of Instrumentation, 11, 1-16
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....671afb518f4170bbb45d0dd77c949ba0

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