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We have developed a new laser-based time calibration system for the MEG II timing counter dedicated to timing measurement of positrons. The detector requires precise timing alignment between $\sim\,$500 scintillation counters. In this…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-05-16 M. Nakao , G. Boca , P. W. Cattaneo , M. De Gerone , F. Gatti , M. Nishimura , W. Ootani , M. Rossella , Y. Uchiyama , M. Usami , K. Yoshida

We present the most recent measurements on top-quark physics obtained with Tevatron $p\bar{p}$ collisions recorded by the D0 experiment at $\sqrt{s}= 1.96$ TeV. The full Run II data set of 9.7 fb$^{-1}$ is analyzed. Both lepton+jets and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2015-10-26 Kenneth Bloom

We report the first measurement of the underground cosmic muon flux at the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. The measurement uses eight EJ200 plastic scintillator panels, equipped with Hamamatsu R13089 PMT pairs at the ends, which are…

The main goal of the JUNO experiment is to determine the neutrino mass ordering with a 20\,kt liquid-scintillator detector. The 20-inch PMT is crucial as one of JUNO key instruments to realize an excellent energy resolution of at least…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-11-16 Yu Zhang , Zhimn Wang , Min Li , Yongpeng Zhang , Yaoguang Wang , Zhaoyuan Peng , Changgen Yang , Yuekun Heng

The ALICE Collaboration is planning to construct a new detector (ALICE 3) aiming at exploiting the potential of the high-luminosity Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The new detector will allow ALICE to participate in LHC Run 5 scheduled from…

Beginning with the first linear collider, SLC at SLAC, it was quickly discovered that high energy muons that are produced in halo collimators in the beam delivery system can cause a significant background in the experiment detector.…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2019-02-04 Lewis Keller , Glen White

We utilise muons from cosmic ray to explore hidden underground archaeological structures. Presented here is the design, simulation studies and first laboratory results of a compact, scintillators based, cosmic ray muon telescope for…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-09-28 Yan Benhammou , Erez Etzion , Gilad Mizrachi , Meny Raviv Moshe , Yiftah Silver , Igor Zolkin

Prototype scintilator+WLS strips with SiPM readout for a muon system at future colliders were tested for light yield, time resolution and position resolution. Depending on the configuration, light yield of up to 36 photoelectrons per muon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-04-15 Dmitri Denisov , Valery Evdokimov , Strahinja Lukić

The use of existing Fermilab facilities to provide beams for two muon experiments -- the Muon to Electron Conversion Experiment (Mu2e) and the New g-2 Experiment -- is under consideration. Plans are being pursued to perform these…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2009-10-20 M. J. Syphers

Measurement of the $B^0_s$ oscillation frequency via $B^0_s$ mixing analysis provides a powerful constraint on CKM matrix elements. This note briefly reviews the motivation behind these analyses and describes the various steps that go into…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 Md. Naimuddin

This study outlines the progress of a collaborative effort between INRIM and MUOGRAPHIX-The University of Tokyo, focusing on using muons from cosmic-ray-induced Extensive Air Showers (EAS) to synchronize atomic clocks and disseminate atomic…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-02 G. Cerretto , E. Cantoni , M. Sellone , C. E. Calosso , I. Gnesi , H. K. M. Tanaka

We present a search for supersymmetry in the R-parity violating resonant production and decay of smuons and muon-sneutrinos in the channels smuon->neutralino_1 muon, smuon->neutralino_2 muon, and muon-sneutrino->chargino muon. We analyzed…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 D0 Collaboration , V. Abazov

Measurements of the top quark mass and the t-tbar and single top production cross sections, obtained by CDF and D0 Collaboration at the Tevatron, are presented. The methodology of the CDF and D0 analyses and their underlying assumptions are…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2010-04-22 Krzysztof Sliwa

With the increases in the LHC instantaneous luminosity, maintaining effective triggering and avoiding dead time will become especially challenging. As the sensitivity of many physics studies, depends critically on the ability to maintain…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-10-09 A. Castaneda

A new timing detector measuring ~50 MeV/c positrons is under development for the MEG II experiment, aiming at a time resolution $\sigma_t \sim 30~\mathrm{ps}$. The resolution is expected to be achieved by measuring each positron time with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-05-23 P. W. Cattaneo , M. De Gerone , F. Gatti , M. Nishimura , W. Ootani , M. Rossella , S. Shirabe , Y. Uchiyama

We report on the B physics prospects from the Fermilab Tevatron, summarizing the B physics goals of the CDF and DO experiments using their upgraded detectors. We discuss the time schedule for completion of the detector upgrades and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2014-11-17 Manfred Paulini

We present a new dataset analysis of the neutrino experiment at the Baksan Underground Scintillator Telescope with muon energy threshold about 1 GeV for the longest exposure time toward the Sun. In search for a signal from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 M. M. Boliev , S. V. Demidov , S. P. Mikheyev , O. V. Suvorova

The ATLAS muon spectrometer consists of several major components: Monitored Drift Tubes (MDTs) for precision measurements in the bending plane of the muons, supplemented by Cathode Strip Chambers (CSC) in the high eta region; Resistive…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 E. Diehl

The Muon Scattering Experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institut uses a mixed beam of electrons, muons, and pions, necessitating precise timing to identify the beam particles and reactions they cause. We describe the design and performance of…

The performance of scintillator counters with embedded wavelength-shifting fibers has been measured in the Fermilab Meson Test Beam Facility using 120 GeV protons. The counters were extruded with a titanium dioxide surface coating and two…