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The COMPASS experiment at CERN

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Abbon, P; Albrecht, E; Alexakhin, VY; Alexandrov, Y; Alexeev, GD; Alekseev, MG; Amoroso, A; Angerer, H; Anosov, VA; Badełek, B; Balestra, F ...
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
July 11, 2007
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The COMPASS experiment makes use of the CERN SPS high-intensity muon and hadron beams for the investigation of the nucleon spin structure and the spectroscopy of hadrons. One or more outgoing particles are detected in coincidence with the incoming muon or hadron. A large polarised target inside a superconducting solenoid is used for the measurements with the muon beam. Outgoing particles are detected by a two-stage, large angle and large momentum range spectrometer. The setup is built using several types of tracking detectors, according to the expected incident rate, required space resolution and the solid angle to be covered. Particle identification is achieved using a RICH counter and both hadron and electromagnetic calorimeters. The setup has been successfully operated from 2002 onwards using a muon beam. Data with a hadron beam were also collected in 2004. This article describes the main features and performances of the spectrometer in 2004; a short summary of the 2006 upgrade is also given. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Anselm G. Vossen
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Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.026

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

July 11, 2007

Volume

577

Issue

3

Start / End Page

455 / 518

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Abbon, P., Albrecht, E., Alexakhin, V. Y., Alexandrov, Y., Alexeev, G. D., Alekseev, M. G., … Grube, B. (2007). The COMPASS experiment at CERN. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 577(3), 455–518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.026
Abbon, P., E. Albrecht, V. Y. Alexakhin, Y. Alexandrov, G. D. Alexeev, M. G. Alekseev, A. Amoroso, et al. “The COMPASS experiment at CERN.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 577, no. 3 (July 11, 2007): 455–518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.026.
Abbon P, Albrecht E, Alexakhin VY, Alexandrov Y, Alexeev GD, Alekseev MG, et al. The COMPASS experiment at CERN. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2007 Jul 11;577(3):455–518.
Abbon, P., et al. “The COMPASS experiment at CERN.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 577, no. 3, July 2007, pp. 455–518. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.026.
Abbon P, Albrecht E, Alexakhin VY, Alexandrov Y, Alexeev GD, Alekseev MG, Amoroso A, Angerer H, Anosov VA, Badełek B, Balestra F, Ball J, Barth J, Baum G, Becker M, Bedfer Y, Berglund P, Bernet C, Bertini R, Bettinelli M, Birsa R, Bisplinghoff J, Bordalo P, Bosteels M, Bradamante F, Braem A, Bravar A, Bressan A, Brona G, Burtin E, Bussa MP, Bytchkov VN, Chalifour M, Chapiro A, Chiosso M, Ciliberti P, Cicuttin A, Colantoni M, Colavita AA, Costa S, Crespo ML, Cristaudo P, Dafni T, d’Hose N, Dalla Torre S, d’Ambrosio C, Das S, Dasgupta SS, Delagnes E, De Masi R, Deck P, Dedek N, Demchenko D, Denisov OY, Dhara L, Diaz V, Dibiase N, Dinkelbach AM, Dolgopolov AV, Donati A, Donskov SV, Dorofeev VA, Doshita N, Durand D, Duic V, Dünnweber W, Efremov A, Eversheim PD, Eyrich W, Faessler M, Falaleev V, Fauland P, Ferrero A, Ferrero L, Finger M, Fischer H, Franco C, Franz J, Fratnik F, Friedrich JM, Frolov V, Fuchs U, Garfagnini R, Gatignon L, Gautheron F, Gavrichtchouk OP, Gerassimov S, Geyer R, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Giorgi M, Gobbo B, Goertz S, Gorin AM, Gougnaud F, Grabmüller S, Grajek OA, Grasso A, Grube B. The COMPASS experiment at CERN. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2007 Jul 11;577(3):455–518.
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Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.026

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

July 11, 2007

Volume

577

Issue

3

Start / End Page

455 / 518

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences