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A novel design of general-purpose spectrometer with nucleon polarimeter function

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2025-12-03 v1

Abstract

The spin polarization of hadrons is a key observable for probing the details of particle and nuclear interactions, offering information not available from other measurements. Currently, general-purpose spectrometers lack the capability to access final-state polarization. A novel technique to measure nucleon polarization within such a spectrometer has been proposed. Using this technique, a new design based on the proposed hyperon-nucleon spectrometer is developed. Systematic optimization confirms that the nucleon polarimeter functions effectively without impairing the detector's conventional performance. This successful integration, the first attempt of the general-purpose spectrometer, sets a valuable benchmark for future experiments. Ultimately, correlating spin polarization with four-momentum data will lead to a more profound understanding of the underlying physics.

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@article{arxiv.2512.02804,
  title  = {A novel design of general-purpose spectrometer with nucleon polarimeter function},
  author = {Chuang-Xin Lin and Xiao-Rong Lv and Boxing Gou and Ai-Qiang Guo and Yu-Tie Liang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.02804},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages, 15 figures

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