High purity pion beam at TRIUMF

An extension of the TRIUMF M13 low-energy pion channel designed to suppress positrons based on an energy-loss technique is described. A source of beam channel momentum calibration from the decay π + → e + ν is also described.

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2009-10, Vol.609 (2), p.102-105
Main Authors: Aguilar-Arevalo, A., Blecher, M., Bryman, D.A., Comfort, J., Doornbos, J., Doria, L., Hussein, A., Ito, N., Kettell, S., Kurchaninov, L., Malbrunot, C., Marshall, G.M., Numao, T., Poutissou, R., Sher, A., Walker, B., Yamada, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beam channel
CALIBRATION
DECAY
Particle separation
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
PION BEAMS
Pion Decay
PIONS
POSITRONS
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Summary:An extension of the TRIUMF M13 low-energy pion channel designed to suppress positrons based on an energy-loss technique is described. A source of beam channel momentum calibration from the decay π + → e + ν is also described.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2009.08.053