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A method for computing hadron-nucleus cross sections in fully active sampling calorimetric targets

Instrumentation and Detectors 2022-09-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

Interaction cross section measurements in fixed-target scattering experiments are typically performed by measuring the attenuation of a beam of particles that is incident upon a target slab of material. A fully active sampling calorimeter, such as the time projection chamber, is a more voluminous target that can be treated as a series of smaller target slabs. We present a method of computing hadron-nucleus interaction cross sections for data taken with fully active sampling calorimeters that is robust even if the target is comprised of numerous slabs of various thicknesses.

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@article{arxiv.2209.14712,
  title  = {A method for computing hadron-nucleus cross sections in fully active sampling calorimetric targets},
  author = {Johnny Ho and David W. Schmitz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.14712},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

13 pages, 4 figures

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