Electron-Muon Ranger: performance in the MICE Muon Beam

The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) will perform a detailed study of ionization cooling to evaluate the feasibility of the technique. To carry out this program, MICE requires an efficient particle-identification (PID) system to identify muons. The Electron-Muon Ranger (EMR) is a fully-acti...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2015-11
Main Authors: Adams, D, Alekou, A, Apollonio, M, Barber, G, de Bari, A, Bayliss, V, Bertoni, R, Blackmore, V J, Blondel, A, Blot, S, Bonesini, M, Booth, C N, Bowring, D, Boyd, S, Bravar, U, Bross, A D, Cadoux, F, Carlisle, T, Charnley, C, Cline, D, Courthold, M, Cremaldi, L M, Debieux, S, DeMello, A, Dick, A, Dobbs, A, Drielsma, F, Filthaut, F, Fitzpatrick, T, Franchini, P, Gallagher, A, Gamet, R, Gourlay, S, Grant, A, Graulich, J S, Greis, J, Hanson, G G, Hart, T L, Hartnett, T, Heidt, C, Hills, M, Hodgson, P, Hunt, C, Husi, C, Iaciofano, A, Ishimoto, S, Kafka, G, Kaplan, D M, Kim, Y K, Kyberd, P, Lau, W, Leonova, M, D Li, Lintern, A, Littlefield, M, Long, K, Luo, T, Macwaters, C, Middleton, S, Moss, A, Mullacrane, I, Neuffer, D, Nicola, L, Oates, A, Onel, Y, Orestano, D, Overton, E, Palladino, V, Pastore, F, Popovic, M, Preece, R, Prestemon, S, Rajaram, D, Roberts, T J, Robinson, M, Rogers, C, Rothenfusser, K, Rucinski, P, Sakamato, H, Sanders, D A, Sandstrom, R, Savidge, T, Soler, F J P, Speirs, D, Stanley, T, Stokes, G, Summers, D J, Tarrant, J, Taylor, I, Tsenov, R, Tunnell, C D, Uchida, M A, Vankova-Kirilova, G, Warburton, P, White, C, Wilson, A, Wisting, H, Yang, X, Young, A, Zisman, M
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Language:English
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Cooling
Feasibility studies
Ionization
Muons
Particle beams
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Summary:The Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) will perform a detailed study of ionization cooling to evaluate the feasibility of the technique. To carry out this program, MICE requires an efficient particle-identification (PID) system to identify muons. The Electron-Muon Ranger (EMR) is a fully-active tracking-calorimeter that forms part of the PID system and tags muons that traverse the cooling channel without decaying. The detector is capable of identifying electrons with an efficiency of 98.6%, providing a purity for the MICE beam that exceeds 99.8%. The EMR also proved to be a powerful tool for the reconstruction of muon momenta in the range 100-280 MeV/\(c\).
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1510.08306