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Design of an Experiment to Measure ann Using 3 H (γ, pn) n at HIγS

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Friesen, FQL; Ahmed, MW; Crowe, BJ; Crowell, AS; Cumberbatch, LC; Fallin, B; Han, Z; Howell, CR; Malone, RM; Markoff, D; Tornow, W; Witała, H
Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences
March 25, 2016

We provide an update on the development of an experiment at TUNL for determining the 1S0 neutron-neutron (nn) scattering length (ann) from differential cross-section measurements of three-body photodisintegration of the triton. The experiment will be conducted using a linearly polarized gamma-ray beam at the High Intensity Gamma-ray Source (HIγS) and tritium gas contained in thin-walled cells. The main components of the planned experiment are a 230 Ci gas target system, a set of wire chambers and silicon strip detectors on each side of the beam axis, and an array of neutron detectors on each side beyond the silicon detectors. The protons emitted in the reaction are tracked in the wire chambers and their energy and position are measured in silicon strip detectors. The first iteration of the experiment will be simplified, making use of a collimator system, and silicon detectors to interrogate the main region of interest near 90° in the polar angle. Monte-Carlo simulations based on rigorous 3N calculations have been conducted to validate the sensitivity of the experimental setup to ann.

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EPJ Web of Conferences

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2100-014X

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2101-6275

Publication Date

March 25, 2016

Volume

113

Related Subject Headings

  • 5110 Synchrotrons and accelerators
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
 

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Friesen, F. Q. L., Ahmed, M. W., Crowe, B. J., Crowell, A. S., Cumberbatch, L. C., Fallin, B., … Witała, H. (2016). Design of an Experiment to Measure ann Using 3 H (γ, pn) n at HIγS. In EPJ Web of Conferences (Vol. 113). https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611308007
Friesen, F. Q. L., M. W. Ahmed, B. J. Crowe, A. S. Crowell, L. C. Cumberbatch, B. Fallin, Z. Han, et al. “Design of an Experiment to Measure ann Using 3 H (γ, pn) n at HIγS.” In EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol. 113, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611308007.
Friesen FQL, Ahmed MW, Crowe BJ, Crowell AS, Cumberbatch LC, Fallin B, et al. Design of an Experiment to Measure ann Using 3 H (γ, pn) n at HIγS. In: EPJ Web of Conferences. 2016.
Friesen, F. Q. L., et al. “Design of an Experiment to Measure ann Using 3 H (γ, pn) n at HIγS.” EPJ Web of Conferences, vol. 113, 2016. Scopus, doi:10.1051/epjconf/201611308007.
Friesen FQL, Ahmed MW, Crowe BJ, Crowell AS, Cumberbatch LC, Fallin B, Han Z, Howell CR, Malone RM, Markoff D, Tornow W, Witała H. Design of an Experiment to Measure ann Using 3 H (γ, pn) n at HIγS. EPJ Web of Conferences. 2016.
Journal cover image

Published In

EPJ Web of Conferences

DOI

EISSN

2100-014X

ISSN

2101-6275

Publication Date

March 25, 2016

Volume

113

Related Subject Headings

  • 5110 Synchrotrons and accelerators
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics