Momentum measurement by the multiple Coulomb scattering method in the OPERA lead-emulsion target

N. Agafonova; A. Aleksandrov; O. Altinok; A. Anokhina; S. Aoki; A. Ariga; T. Ariga; D. Autiero; A. Badertscher; A. Bagulya; A. Ben Dhahbi; A. Bertolin; M. Besnier; C. Bozza; T. Brugière; R. Brugnera; F. Brunet; G. Brunetti; S. Buontempo; A. Cazes; L. Chaussard; M. Chernyavskiy; V. Chiarella; A. Chukanov; N. D'Ambrosio; F. Dal Corso; G. De Lellis; P. Del Amo Sanchez; Y. Déclais; M. De Serio; F. Di Capua; A. Di Crescenzo; D. Di Ferdinando; N. Di Marco; S. Dmitrievski; M. Dracos; D. Duchesneau; S. Dusini; T. Dzhatdoev; J. Ebert; O. Egorov; R. Enikeev; A. Ereditato; L. S. Esposito; J. Favier; T. Ferber; R. A. Fini; D. Frekers; T. Fukuda; A. Garfagnini; G. Giacomelli; M. Giorgini; C. Göllnitz; J. Goldberg; D. Golubkov; L. Goncharova; Y. Gornushkin; G. Grella; F. Grianti; A. M. Guler; C. Gustavino; C. Hagner; K. Hamada; T. Hara; M. Hierholzer; A. Hollnagel; K. Hoshino; M. Ieva; H. Ishida; K. Jakovcic; C. Jollet; F. Juget; M. Kamiscioglu; K. Kazuyama; S. H. Kim; M. Kimura; N. Kitagawa; B. Klicek; J. Knuesel; K. Kodama; M. Komatsu; U. Kose; I. Kreslo; H. Kubota; C. Lazzaro; J. Lenkeit; I. Lippi; A. Ljubicic; A. Longhin; P. Loverre; G. Lutter; A. Malgin; G. Mandrioli; K. Manai; J. Marteau; T. Matsuo; V. Matveev; N. Mauri; E. Medinaceli; F. Meisel; A. Meregaglia; P. Migliozzi; S. Mikado; S. Miyamoto; P. Monacelli; K. Morishima; U. Moser; M. T. Muciaccia; N. Naganawa; T. Naka; M. Nakamura; T. Nakano; D. Naumov; V. Nikitina; K. Niwa; Y. Nonoyama; S. Ogawa; N. Okateva; A. Olshevskiy; M. Paniccia; A. Paoloni; B. D. Park; I. G. Park; A. Pastore; L. Patrizii; E. Pennacchio; H. Pessard; K. Pretzl; V. Pilipenko; C. Pistillo; N. Polukhina; M. Pozzato; F. Pupilli; R. Rescigno; T. Roganova; H. Rokujo; G. Romano; G. Rosa; I. Rostovtseva; A. Rubbia; A. Russo; V. Ryasny; O. Ryazhskaya; O. Sato; Y. Sato; A. Schembri; W. Schmidt-Parzefall; H. Schroeder; L. Scotto Lavina; A. Sheshukov; H. Shibuya; G. Shoziyoev; S. Simone; M. Sioli; C. Sirignano; G. Sirri; J. S. Song; M. Spinetti; L. Stanco; N. Starkov; M. Stipcevic; T. Strauss; P. Strolin; S. Takahashi; M. Tenti; F. Terranova; I. Tezuka; V. Tioukov; P. Tolun; A. Trabelsi; T. Tran; S. Tufanli; P. Vilain; M. Vladimirov; L. Votano; J. L. Vuilleumier; G. Wilquet; B. Wonsak; V. Yakushev; C. S. Yoon; T. Yoshioka; J. Yoshida; Y. Zaitsev; S. Zemskova; A. Zghiche; R. Zimmermann

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013026

Momentum measurement by the multiple Coulomb scattering method in the OPERA lead-emulsion target

N. Agafonova
, A. Aleksandrov
, O. Altinok
, A. Anokhina
, S. Aoki
, A. Ariga
, T. Ariga
, D. Autiero
, A. Badertscher
, A. Bagulya
, A. Ben Dhahbi
, A. Bertolin
, M. Besnier
, C. Bozza
, T. Brugière
, R. Brugnera
, F. Brunet
, G. Brunetti
, S. Buontempo
, A. Cazes

L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavskiy, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, N. D'Ambrosio, F. Dal Corso, G. De Lellis, P. Del Amo Sanchez, Y. Déclais, M. De Serio, F. Di Capua, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, O. Egorov, R. Enikeev, A. Ereditato, L. S. Esposito, J. Favier, T. Ferber, R. A. Fini, D. Frekers, T. Fukuda, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, M. Giorgini, C. Göllnitz, J. Goldberg, D. Golubkov, L. Goncharova, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hamada, T. Hara, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, K. Hoshino, M. Ieva, H. Ishida, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, F. Juget, M. Kamiscioglu, K. Kazuyama, S. H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, J. Knuesel, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, H. Kubota, C. Lazzaro, J. Lenkeit, I. Lippi, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, G. Lutter, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, K. Manai, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, F. Meisel, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, S. Miyamoto, P. Monacelli, K. Morishima, U. Moser, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, D. Naumov, V. Nikitina, K. Niwa, Y. Nonoyama, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevskiy, M. Paniccia, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, K. Pretzl, V. Pilipenko, C. Pistillo, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Romano, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, A. Russo, V. Ryasny, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, H. Schroeder, L. Scotto Lavina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, J. S. Song, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, M. Stipcevic, T. Strauss, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, I. Tezuka, V. Tioukov, P. Tolun, A. Trabelsi, T. Tran, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, V. Yakushev, C. S. Yoon, T. Yoshioka, J. Yoshida, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, R. Zimmermann

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
INFN Sezione di Napoli
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Moscow State University
Kobe University
University of Bern
IGFL, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1
ETH Zurich
Unité de Physique Nucléaire et des Hautes Energies (UPNHE)
INFN
Université Savoie Mont Blanc
University of Salerno
University of Padova
University of Bologna
INFN Sezione di Bologna
LNF-INFN
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
University of Naples Federico II
INFN Sezione di Bari
Università Dell'Aquila
Université de Strasbourg
Universität Hamburg
Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
University of Münster
Toho University
INAF Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
University of Urbino Carlo Bo
Dipartimento di Fisica
Nagoya University
Ruđer Bošković Institute
Gyeongsang National University
Pusan National University
Aichi University of Education
Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Asan Medical Center
Utsunomiya University
Universität Rostock
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Université Libre de Bruxelles

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A new method of momentum measurement of charged particles through multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS) in the OPERA lead-emulsion target is presented. It is based on precise measurements of track angular deviations carried out thanks to the very high resolution of nuclear emulsions. The algorithm has been tested with Monte Carlo pions. The results are found to describe within the expected uncertainties the data obtained from test beams. We also present a comparison of muon momenta evaluated through MCS in the OPERA lead-emulsion target with those determined by the electronic detectors for neutrino-charged current interaction events. The two independent measurements agree within the experimental uncertainties, and the results validate the algorithm developed for the emulsion detector of OPERA.

Original language	English
Article number	013026
Journal	New Journal of Physics
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013026
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Ben Dhahbi, A., Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., ... Zimmermann, R. (2012). Momentum measurement by the multiple Coulomb scattering method in the OPERA lead-emulsion target. New Journal of Physics, 14, Article 013026. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013026

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T1 - Momentum measurement by the multiple Coulomb scattering method in the OPERA lead-emulsion target

AU - Agafonova, N.

AU - Aleksandrov, A.

AU - Altinok, O.

AU - Anokhina, A.

AU - Aoki, S.

AU - Ariga, A.

AU - Ariga, T.

AU - Autiero, D.

AU - Badertscher, A.

AU - Bagulya, A.

AU - Ben Dhahbi, A.

AU - Bertolin, A.

AU - Besnier, M.

AU - Bozza, C.

AU - Brugière, T.

AU - Brugnera, R.

AU - Brunet, F.

AU - Brunetti, G.

AU - Buontempo, S.

AU - Cazes, A.

AU - Chaussard, L.

AU - Chernyavskiy, M.

AU - Chiarella, V.

AU - Chukanov, A.

AU - D'Ambrosio, N.

AU - Dal Corso, F.

AU - De Lellis, G.

AU - Del Amo Sanchez, P.

AU - Déclais, Y.

AU - De Serio, M.

AU - Di Capua, F.

AU - Di Crescenzo, A.

AU - Di Ferdinando, D.

AU - Di Marco, N.

AU - Dmitrievski, S.

AU - Dracos, M.

AU - Duchesneau, D.

AU - Dusini, S.

AU - Dzhatdoev, T.

AU - Ebert, J.

AU - Egorov, O.

AU - Enikeev, R.

AU - Ereditato, A.

AU - Esposito, L. S.

AU - Favier, J.

AU - Ferber, T.

AU - Fini, R. A.

AU - Frekers, D.

AU - Fukuda, T.

AU - Garfagnini, A.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giorgini, M.

AU - Göllnitz, C.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Golubkov, D.

AU - Goncharova, L.

AU - Gornushkin, Y.

AU - Grella, G.

AU - Grianti, F.

AU - Guler, A. M.

AU - Gustavino, C.

AU - Hagner, C.

AU - Hamada, K.

AU - Hara, T.

AU - Hierholzer, M.

AU - Hollnagel, A.

AU - Hoshino, K.

AU - Ieva, M.

AU - Ishida, H.

AU - Jakovcic, K.

AU - Jollet, C.

AU - Juget, F.

AU - Kamiscioglu, M.

AU - Kazuyama, K.

AU - Kim, S. H.

AU - Kimura, M.

AU - Kitagawa, N.

AU - Klicek, B.

AU - Knuesel, J.

AU - Kodama, K.

AU - Komatsu, M.

AU - Kose, U.

AU - Kreslo, I.

AU - Kubota, H.

AU - Lazzaro, C.

AU - Lenkeit, J.

AU - Lippi, I.

AU - Ljubicic, A.

AU - Longhin, A.

AU - Loverre, P.

AU - Lutter, G.

AU - Malgin, A.

AU - Mandrioli, G.

AU - Manai, K.

AU - Marteau, J.

AU - Matsuo, T.

AU - Matveev, V.

AU - Mauri, N.

AU - Medinaceli, E.

AU - Meisel, F.

AU - Meregaglia, A.

AU - Migliozzi, P.

AU - Mikado, S.

AU - Miyamoto, S.

AU - Monacelli, P.

AU - Morishima, K.

AU - Moser, U.

AU - Muciaccia, M. T.

AU - Naganawa, N.

AU - Naka, T.

AU - Nakamura, M.

AU - Nakano, T.

AU - Naumov, D.

AU - Nikitina, V.

AU - Niwa, K.

AU - Nonoyama, Y.

AU - Ogawa, S.

AU - Okateva, N.

AU - Olshevskiy, A.

AU - Paniccia, M.

AU - Paoloni, A.

AU - Park, B. D.

AU - Park, I. G.

AU - Pastore, A.

AU - Patrizii, L.

AU - Pennacchio, E.

AU - Pessard, H.

AU - Pretzl, K.

AU - Pilipenko, V.

AU - Pistillo, C.

AU - Polukhina, N.

AU - Pozzato, M.

AU - Pupilli, F.

AU - Rescigno, R.

AU - Roganova, T.

AU - Rokujo, H.

AU - Romano, G.

AU - Rosa, G.

AU - Rostovtseva, I.

AU - Rubbia, A.

AU - Russo, A.

AU - Ryasny, V.

AU - Ryazhskaya, O.

AU - Sato, O.

AU - Sato, Y.

AU - Schembri, A.

AU - Schmidt-Parzefall, W.

AU - Schroeder, H.

AU - Scotto Lavina, L.

AU - Sheshukov, A.

AU - Shibuya, H.

AU - Shoziyoev, G.

AU - Simone, S.

AU - Sioli, M.

AU - Sirignano, C.

AU - Sirri, G.

AU - Song, J. S.

AU - Spinetti, M.

AU - Stanco, L.

AU - Starkov, N.

AU - Stipcevic, M.

AU - Strauss, T.

AU - Strolin, P.

AU - Takahashi, S.

AU - Tenti, M.

AU - Terranova, F.

AU - Tezuka, I.

AU - Tioukov, V.

AU - Tolun, P.

AU - Trabelsi, A.

AU - Tran, T.

AU - Tufanli, S.

AU - Vilain, P.

AU - Vladimirov, M.

AU - Votano, L.

AU - Vuilleumier, J. L.

AU - Wilquet, G.

AU - Wonsak, B.

AU - Yakushev, V.

AU - Yoon, C. S.

AU - Yoshioka, T.

AU - Yoshida, J.

AU - Zaitsev, Y.

AU - Zemskova, S.

AU - Zghiche, A.

AU - Zimmermann, R.

PY - 2012/1/1

Y1 - 2012/1/1

N2 - A new method of momentum measurement of charged particles through multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS) in the OPERA lead-emulsion target is presented. It is based on precise measurements of track angular deviations carried out thanks to the very high resolution of nuclear emulsions. The algorithm has been tested with Monte Carlo pions. The results are found to describe within the expected uncertainties the data obtained from test beams. We also present a comparison of muon momenta evaluated through MCS in the OPERA lead-emulsion target with those determined by the electronic detectors for neutrino-charged current interaction events. The two independent measurements agree within the experimental uncertainties, and the results validate the algorithm developed for the emulsion detector of OPERA.

AB - A new method of momentum measurement of charged particles through multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS) in the OPERA lead-emulsion target is presented. It is based on precise measurements of track angular deviations carried out thanks to the very high resolution of nuclear emulsions. The algorithm has been tested with Monte Carlo pions. The results are found to describe within the expected uncertainties the data obtained from test beams. We also present a comparison of muon momenta evaluated through MCS in the OPERA lead-emulsion target with those determined by the electronic detectors for neutrino-charged current interaction events. The two independent measurements agree within the experimental uncertainties, and the results validate the algorithm developed for the emulsion detector of OPERA.

U2 - 10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013026

DO - 10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013026

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84863020093

SN - 1367-2630

VL - 14

JO - New Journal of Physics

JF - New Journal of Physics

M1 - 013026

ER -

Momentum measurement by the multiple Coulomb scattering method in the OPERA lead-emulsion target

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