Publications (24)
Run Scenarios for the Linear Collider
M. Battaglia, J. Barron, M. Dima +19
Scenarios are developed for runs at a Linear Collider, in the case that there is a rich program of new physics.
Report of Snowmass 2001 Working Group E2 : Electron-positron Colliders from the to the Z
Z. Zhao, G. Eigen, G. Burdman +40
We report on the status and plans of experiments now running or proposed for electron-positron colliders at energies between the and the Z. The B and charm factor…
Design, Construction and Testing of the Digital Hadron Calorimeter (DHCAL) Electronics
C. Adams, A. Bambaugh, B. Bilki +30
A novel hadron calorimeter is being developed for future lepton colliding beam detectors. The calorimeter is optimized for the application of Particle Flow Algorithms (PFAs) to the…
RHIC Low-Energy Challenges and Plans
T. Satogata, L. Ahrens, M. Bai +21
There is significant interest in RHIC heavy ion collisions at 5--50 GeV, motivated by a search for the QCD phase transition critical point. The lowest energies for…
Measurement of the Nucleon Structure Function Ratio by the Jefferson Lab MARATHON Tritium/Helium-3 Deep Inelastic Scattering Experiment
MARATHON Collaboration, D. Abrams, H. Albataineh +129
The ratio of the nucleon structure functions, , is determined by the MARATHON experiment from measurements of deep inelastic scattering of electrons from H a…
United States Muon Collider Community White Paper for the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update
A. Abdelhamid, D. Acosta, P. Affleck +301
This document is being submitted to the 2024-2026 European Strategy for Particle Physics Update (ESPPU) process on behalf of the US Muon Collider community, with its preparation co…
Design, Construction and Commissioning of the Digital Hadron Calorimeter - DHCAL
C. Adams, A. Bambaugh, B. Bilki +33
A novel hadron calorimeter is being developed for future lepton colliding beam detectors. The calorimeter is optimized for the application of Particle Flow Algorithms (PFAs) to the…
The Apollo ATCA Platform
A. Albert, J. Butler, Z. Demiragli +12
We have developed a novel and generic open-source platform - Apollo - which simplifies the design of custom Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) blades by fact…
Precision Measurement of Energy and Position Resolutions of the BTeV Electromagnetic Calorimeter Prototype
V. Batarin, T. Brennan, J. Butler +34
The energy dependence of the energy and position resolutions of the electromagnetic calorimeter prototype made of lead tungstate crystals produced in Bogoroditsk (Russia) and Shang…
Study of Possible Scintillation Mechanism Damage in PbWO4 Crystals After Pion Irradiation
V. A. Batarin, J. Butler, T. Y. Chen +28
We employed two independent methods to study possible damage to the scintillation mechanism in lead tungstate crystals due to irradiation by a 34 GeV pion beam. First, 10 crystals…
Trapping in irradiated p-on-n silicon sensors at fluences anticipated at the HL-LHC outer tracker
W. Adam, T. Bergauer, M. Dragicevic +682
The degradation of signal in silicon sensors is studied under conditions expected at the CERN High-Luminosity LHC. 200 m thick n-type silicon sensors are irradiated with proton…
Expected Accuracy in a Measurement of the CKM Angle Using a Dalitz Plot Analysis of $\boldmath B^0 \to ÏÏ$ Decays in the BTeV Project
K. E. Shestermanov, A. N. Vasiliev, J. Butler +17
A precise measurement of the angle in the CKM triangle is very important for a complete test of Standard Model. A theoretically clean method to extract is provided by B$^…
The EMC Effect of Tritium and Helium-3 from the JLab MARATHON Experiment
D. Abrams, H. Albataineh, B. S. Aljawrneh +131
Measurements of the EMC effect in the tritium and helium-3 mirror nuclei are reported. The data were obtained by the MARATHON Jefferson Lab experiment, which performed deep inelast…
Development of a Momentum Determined Electron Beam in the 1 -45 GeV Range
V. A. Batarin, J. Butler, A. A. Derevschikov +27
A beam line for electrons with energies in the range of 1 to 45 GeV, low contamination of hadrons and muons and high intensity up to 10^6 per accelerator spill at 27 GeV was setup…
Intracluster light is a biased tracer of the dark matter distribution in clusters
J. Butler, G. Martin, N. A. Hatch +3
The diffuse stellar component of galaxy clusters known as intracluster light (ICL) has been proposed as an observable tracer of the cluster's dark matter (DM) halo. Assessing its r…
Planning the Future of U.S. Particle Physics (Snowmass 2013): Chapter 2: Intensity Frontier
J. L. Hewett, H. Weerts, K. S. Babu +17
These reports present the results of the 2013 Community Summer Study of the APS Division of Particles and Fields ("Snowmass 2013") on the future program of particle physics in the…
Correlation of Beam Electron and LED Signal Losses under Irradiation and Long-term Recovery of Lead Tungstate Crystals
V. A. Batarin, J. Butler, A. M. Davidenko +26
Radiation damage in lead tungstate crystals reduces their transparency. The calibration that relates the amount of light detected in such crystals to incident energy of photons or…
Measurement of the Rate Capability of Resistive Plate Chambers
B. Bilki, J. Butler, E. May +6
This paper reports on detailed measurements of the performance of Resistive Plate Chambers in a proton beam with variable intensity. Short term effects, such as dead time, are stud…
Future Collider Options for the US
P. C. Bhat, S. Jindariani, G. Ambrosio +23
The United States has a rich history in high energy particle accelerators and colliders -- both lepton and hadron machines, which have enabled several major discoveries in elementa…
Design and performance of LED calibration system prototype for the lead tungstate crystal calorimeter
V. A. Batarin, J. Butler, A. M. Davidenko +28
A highly stable monitoring system based on blue and red light emitting diodes coupled to a distribution network comprised of optical fibers has been developed for an electromagneti…
Comparison of Radiation Damage in Lead Tungstate Crystals under Pion and Gamma Irradiation
V. Batarin, J. Butler, T. Chen +28
Studies of the radiation hardness of lead tungstate crystals produced by the Bogoroditsk Techno-Chemical Plant in Russia and the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics in China have been c…
Calibration of a digital hadron calorimeter with muons
B. Bilki, J. Butler, T. Cundiff +15
The calibration procedure of a finely granulated digital hadron calorimeter with Resistive Plate Chambers as active elements is described. Results obtained with a stack of nine lay…
LED Monitoring System for the BTeV Lead Tungstate Crystal Calorimeter Prototype
V. Batarin, J. Butler, A. Davidenko +28
We report on the performance of a monitoring system for a prototype calorimeter for the BTeV experiment that uses Lead Tungstate crystals coupled with photomultiplier tubes. The te…
Study of Radiation Damage in Lead Tungstate Crystals Using Intense High Energy Beams
V. Batarin, T. Brennan, J. Butler +40
We report on the effects of radiation on the light output of lead tungstate crystals. The crystals were irradiated by pure, intense high energy electron and hadron beams as well as…