The full exploitation of the physics potential of an International Linear Collider (ILC) requires the development of a polarized positron beam. New concepts of polarized positron sources are based on the development of circularly polarized photon sources. The polarized photons create electron-positron pairs in a thin target and transfer their polarization state to the outgoing leptons. To achieve a high level of positron polarization the understanding of the production mechanisms in the target is crucial. Therefore a general framework for the simulation of polarized processes with GEANT4 is under development. In this contribution the current status of the project and its application to a study of the positron production process for the ILC is presented.
@article{arxiv.physics/0512192,
title = {Monte Carlo based studies of a polarized positron source for International Linear Collider (ILC)},
author = {Ralph Dollan and Karim Laihem and Andreas Schaelicke},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0512192},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, to appear in the proceedings of 10th International Workshop on Advanced Computing and Analysis Techniques in Physics Research (ACAT 05), Zeuthen, Germany, 22-27 May 2005. Submitted to Nucl.Instrum.Meth