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Calibration and performances of the KLOE calorimeter

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Calibration and performances of the KLOE calorimeter Ambrosino, F.; Antonelli, A.; Antonelli, M.; Archilli, F.; Bacci, Cesare; Beltrame, P.; Bencivenni, G.; Bertolucci, S.; Bini, C.; Bloise, C.; Bocchetta, Simona Serena; Bossi, F.; Branchini, Paolo; Campana, P.; Capon, G.; Capussela, T.; Ceradini, Filippo; Chi, S.; Chiefari, G.; Ciambrone, P.; Crucianelli, F.; De Lucia, E.; De Santis, A.; De Simone, P.; De Zorzi, G.; Denig, A.; Di Domenico, A.; Di Donato, C.; Di Micco, Biagio; Doria, A.; Dreucci, M.; Felici, G.; Ferrari, A.; Ferrer, M. L.; Fiore, S.; Forti, C.; Franzini, P.; Gatti, C.; Gauzzi, P.; Giovannella, S.; Gorini, E.; Graziani, E.; Kluge, W.; Kulikov, V.; Lacava, F.; Lanfranchi, G.; Lee-Franzini, J.; Leone, D.; Martini, M.; Massarotti, P.; Mei, W.; Meola, S.; Miscetti, S.; Moulson, M.; Mueller, S.; Murtas, F.; Napolitano, M.; Nguyen, Federico; Palutan, M.; Pasqualucci, E.; Passeri, Antonio; Patera, V.; Perfetto, F.; Primavera, M.; Santangelo, P.; Saracino, G.; Sciascia, B.; Sciubba, A.; Sibidanov, A.; Spadaro, T.; Testa, M.; Tortora, Ludovico; Valente, P.; Venanzoni, G.; Versaci, R.; Xu, G. 2009-01-01 Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment 598 239-243 The KLOE experiment uses a fine sampling lead-scintillating fibrecalorimeter to measure energy, time and position of neutral and charged particles. The overall detector consists of 88 modules organised in a barrel and two end-caps, for a total granularity of 2440 cells, read-out by photo-multipliers at both fibre ends. The chosen design of a high sampling fraction with the usage of thin lead layers and fast scintillating fibres allows to reach good efficiency for photonenergies down to few MeV, good energy resolution and excellent time resolution. The design, calibration and performances of the calorimeter on efficiency, time/position/energy resolution and particle identification is reviewed. The overall calorimeter impact on kaon tagging and on physics results is also presented.

Measurement of the branching ratio and search for a CP violating asymmetry in the η→π+π−e+e− (γ ) decay at KLOE

Sun, 17 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Measurement of the branching ratio and search for a CP violating asymmetry in the η→π+π−e+e− (γ ) decay at KLOE Ambrosino, F.; Antonelli, A.; Antonelli, M.; Archilli, F.; Beltrame, P.; Bencivenni, G.; Bertolucci, S.; Bini, C.; Bloise, C.; Bocchetta, Simona; Bossi, F.; Branchini, Paolo; Capon, G.; Capussela, T.; Ceradini, Filippo; Ciambrone, P.; Crucianelli, F.; De Lucia, E.; De Santis, A.; De Simone, P.; De Zorzi, G.; Denig, A.; Di Domenico, A.; Di Donato, C.; Di Micco, Biagio; Dreucci, M.; Felici, G.; Fiore, S.; Franzini, P.; Gatti, C.; Gauzzi, P.; Giovannella, S.; Graziani, Enrico; Lanfranchi, G.; Lee-Franzini, J.; Leone, D.; Martini, M.; Massarotti, P.; Meola, S.; Miscetti, S.; Moulson, M.; Mueller, S.; Murtas, F.; Napolitano, M.; Nguyen, Federico; Palutan, M.; Pasqualucci, E.; Passeri, Antonio; Patera, V.; Perfetto, F.; Santangelo, P.; Sciascia, B.; Spadaro, T.; Testa, M.; Tortora, Ludovico; Valente, P.; Venanzoni, G.; Versaci, R.; Xu, G. 2009-05-18 Physics Letters B 675 283-288 We have studied the η→π+π−e+e− (γ ) decay using about 1.7 fb−1 collected by the KLOE experiment at the DA NE φ-factory. This corresponds to about 72 millions η mesons produced in φ radiative decays. We have measured the branching ratio, inclusive of radiative effects, with 4% accuracy: BR(η→ π+π−e+e− (γ )) = (26.8 ± 0.9Stat. ± 0.7Syst.) × 10−5. We have obtained the first measurement of the CPodd ππ–ee decay planes angular asymmetry, Aφ = (−0.6±2.5Stat. ±1.8Syst.)×10−2.

Forward production of charged pions with incident protons on nuclear targets at the CERN Proton Synchrotron

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Forward production of charged pions with incident protons on nuclear targets at the CERN Proton Synchrotron Apollonio, M.; Artamonov, A.; Bagulya, A.; Barr, G.; Blondel, A.; Bobisut, F.; Bogomilov, M.; Bonesini, M.; Booth, C.; Borghi, S.; Bunyatov, S.; Burguet-Castell, J.; Catanesi, M. G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Chimenti, P.; Coney, L.; Di Capua, E.; Dore, U.; Dumarchez, J.; Edgecock, R.; Ellis, M.; Ferri, F.; Gastaldi, U.; Giani, S.; Giannini, G.; Gibin, D.; Gilardoni, S.; Gorbunov, P.; Goessling, C.; Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.; Grant, A.; Graulich, J. S.; Gregoire, G.; Grichine, V.; Grossheim, A.; Guglielmi, A.; Howlett, L.; Ivanchenko, A.; Ivanchenko, V.; Kayis-Topaksu, A.; Kirsanov, M.; Kolev, D.; Krasnoperov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Meurer, C.; Mezzetto, M.; Mills, G. B.; Morone, M. C.; Novella, P.; Orestano, Domizia; Palladino, V.; Panman, J.; Papadopoulos, I.; Pastore, Fernanda; Piperov, S.; Polukhina, N.; Popov, B.; Prior, G.; Radicioni, E.; Schmitz, D.; Schroeter, R.; Serdiouk, V.; Skoro, G.; Sorel, M.; Tcherniaev, E.; Temnikov, P.; Tereschenko, V.; Tonazzo, Alessandra; Tortora, Ludovico; Tsenov, R.; Tsukerman, I.; Vidal-Sitjes, G.; Wiebusch, C.; Zucchelli, P. 2009-09-30 Physical Review C 80 035208 Measurements of the double-differential pi(+/-) production cross section in the range of momentum 0.5 <= p <= 8.0 GeV/c and angle 0.025<= theta <= 0.25 rad in collisions of protons on beryllium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, aluminum, copper, tin, tantalum, and lead are presented. The data were taken with the large-acceptance HAdRon Production (HARP) detector in the T9 beamline of the CERN Proton Synchrotron. Incident particles were identified by an elaborate system of beam detectors. Thin targets of 5% of a nuclear interaction length were used. The tracking and identification of the produced particles were performed using the forward system of the HARP experiment. Results are obtained for the double-differential cross sections d(2)sigma s/dpd Omega mainly at four incident proton beam momenta (3, 5, 8, and 12GeV/c). Measurements are compared with the GEANT4 and MARS Monte Carlo generators. A global parametrization is provided as an approximation of all the collected datasets, which can serve as a tool for quick yield estimates.

Comparison of large-angle production of charged pions with incident protons on cylindrical long and short targets

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Comparison of large-angle production of charged pions with incident protons on cylindrical long and short targets Apollonio, M.; Artamonov, A.; Bagulya, A.; Barr, G.; Blondel, A.; Bobisut, F.; Bogomilov, M.; Bonesini, M.; Booth, C.; Borghi, S.; Bunyatov, S.; Burguet-Castell, J.; Catanesi, M. G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Chimenti, P.; Coney, L.; Di Capua, E.; Dore, U.; Dumarchez, J.; Edgecock, R.; Ellis, M.; Ferri, F.; Gastaldi, U.; Giani, S.; Giannini, G.; Gibin, D.; Gilardoni, S.; Gorbunov, P.; Goessling, C.; Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.; Grant, A.; Graulich, J. S.; Gregoire, G.; Grichine, V.; Grossheim, A.; Guglielmi, A.; Howlett, L.; Ivanchenko, A.; Ivanchenko, V.; Kayis-Topaksu, A.; Kirsanov, M.; Kolev, D.; Krasnoperov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Meurer, C.; Mezzetto, M.; Mills, G. B.; Morone, M. C.; Novella, P.; Orestano, Domizia; Palladino, V.; Panman, J.; Papadopoulos, I.; Pastore, Fernanda; Piperov, S.; Polukhina, N.; Popov, B.; Prior, G.; Radicioni, E.; Schmitz, D.; Schroeter, R.; Skoro, G.; Sorel, M.; Tcherniaev, E.; Temnikov, P.; Tereschenko, V.; Tonazzo, Alessandra; Tortora, Ludovico; Tsenov, R.; Tsukerman, I.; Vidal-Sitjes, G.; Wiebusch, C.; Zucchelli, P. 2009-12-22 Physical Review C 80 065204 The HARP Collaboration has presented measurements of the double-differential pi(+/-) production cross section in the range of momentum 100 MeV/c <= p <= 800 MeV/c and angle 0.35 rad <=theta <= 2.15 rad with proton beams hitting thin nuclear targets. In many applications the extrapolation to long targets is necessary. In this article the analysis of data taken with long (one interaction length) solid cylindrical targets made of carbon, tantalum, and lead is presented. The data were taken with the large-acceptance HARP detector in the T9 beam line of the CERN proton synchrotron. The secondary pions were produced by beams of protons with momenta of 5, 8, and 12GeV/c. The tracking and identification of the produced particles were performed using a small-radius cylindrical time projection chamber placed inside a solenoidal magnet. Incident protons were identified by an elaborate system of beam detectors. Results are obtained for the double-differential yields per target nucleon d(2)sigma/dpd theta. The measurements are compared with predictions of the MARS and GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulations.

Large-angle production of charged pions with incident pion beams on nuclear targets

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Large-angle production of charged pions with incident pion beams on nuclear targets Apollonio, M.; Artamonov, A.; Bagulya, A.; Barr, G.; Blondel, A.; Bobisut, F.; Bogomilov, M.; Bonesini, M.; Booth, C.; Borghi, S.; Bunyatov, S.; Burguet-Castell, J.; Catanesi, M. G.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Chimenti, P.; Coney, L.; Di Capua, E.; Dore, U.; Dumarchez, J.; Edgecock, R.; Ellis, M.; Ferri, F.; Gastaldi, U.; Giani, S.; Giannini, G.; Gibin, D.; Gilardoni, S.; Gorbunov, P.; Goessling, C.; Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.; Grant, A.; Graulich, J. S.; Gregoire, G.; Grichine, V.; Grossheim, A.; Guglielmi, A.; Howlett, L.; Ivanchenko, A.; Ivanchenko, V.; Kayis-Topaksu, A.; Kirsanov, M.; Kolev, D.; Krasnoperov, A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Meurer, C.; Mezzetto, M.; Mills, G. B.; Morone, M. C.; Novella, P.; Orestano, Domizia; Palladino, V.; Panman, J.; Papadopoulos, I.; Pastore, Fernanda; Piperov, S.; Polukhina, N.; Popov, B.; Prior, G.; Radicioni, E.; Schmitz, D.; Schroeter, R.; Skoro, G.; Sorel, M.; Tcherniaev, E.; Temnikov, P.; Tereschenko, V.; Tonazzo, Alessandra; Tortora, Ludovico; Tsenov, R.; Tsukerman, I.; Vidal-Sitjes, G.; Wiebusch, C.; Zucchelli, P. 2009-12-29 Physical Review C 80 065207 Measurements of the double-differential pi(+/-) production cross section in the range of momentum 100 <= p <= 800 MeV/c and angle 0.35<=theta <= 2.15 rad using pi(+/-) beams incident on beryllium, aluminum, carbon, copper, tin, tantalum, and lead targets are presented. The data were taken with the large-acceptance hadron production (HARP) detector in the T9 beam line of the CERN Proton Synchrotron. The secondary pions were produced by beams in a momentum range from 3 to 12.9GeV/c hitting a solid target with a thickness of 5% of a nuclear interaction length. The tracking and identification of the produced particles was performed using a small-radius cylindrical time projection chamber placed inside a solenoidal magnet. Incident particles were identified by an elaborate system of beam detectors. Results are obtained for the double-differential cross sections d(2)sigma/dp d theta at six incident-beam momenta. Data at 3,5,8, and12GeV/c are available for all targets, while additional data at 8.9 and12.9GeV/c were taken in positive particle beams on Be and Al targets, respectively. The measurements are compared with several generators of GEANT4 and the MARS Monte Carlo simulation.

A global fit to determine the pseudoscalar mixing angle and the gluonium content of the eta ' meson

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A global fit to determine the pseudoscalar mixing angle and the gluonium content of the eta ' meson Ambrosino, F.; Antonelli, A.; Antonelli, M.; Archilli, F.; Beltrame, P.; Bencivenni, G.; Bertolucci, S.; Bini, C.; Bloise, C.; Bocchetta, Simona; Bossi, F.; Branchini, Paolo; Capon, G.; Capussela, T.; Ceradini, Filippo; Ciambrone, P.; De Lucia, E.; De Santis, A.; De Simone, P.; De Zorzi, G.; Denig, A.; Di Domenico, A.; Di Donato, C.; Di Micco, Biagio; Dreucci, M.; Felici, G.; Fiore, S.; Franzini, P.; Gatti, C.; Gauzzi, P.; Giovannella, S.; Graziani, Enrico; Jacewicz, M.; Lanfranchi, G.; Lee-Franzini, J.; Martini, M.; Massarotti, P.; Meola, S.; Miscetti, S.; Moulson, M.; Mueller, S.; Murtas, F.; Napolitano, M.; Nguyen, Federico; Palutan, M.; Pasqualucci, E.; Passeri, Antonio; Patera, V.; Santangelo, P.; Sciascia, B.; Spadaro, T.; Testa, M.; Tortora, Ludovico; Valente, P.; Venanzoni, G.; Versaci, R.; Xu, G. 2009-07-31 Journal of High Energy Physics 7 105 We update the values of the eta-eta' mixing angle and of the eta' gluonium content by fitting our measurement R-phi = BR(phi -> etagamma)/BR(phi -> eta gamma) together with several vector meson radiative decays to pseudoscalars (V -> P gamma), pseudoscalar mesons radiative decays to vectors (P -> V gamma) and the eta' -> gamma gamma,pi(0) -> gamma gamma widths. From the fit we extract a gluonium fraction of Z(G)(2) = 0.12 +/- 0.04, the pseudoscalar mixing angle psi(P) = (40.4 +/- 0.6) degrees and the phi - omega mixing angle psi(V)= (3.32 +/- 0.09)degrees. Z(G)(2) and psi(P) are fairly consistent with those previously published. We also evaluate the impact on the eta' gluonium content determination of future experimental improvements of the eta' branching ratios and decay width.