Deflection due to axial channeling in a silicon crystal bent along the ⟨111⟩ axis was observed for 150 GeV/c negative particles, mainly π− mesons, at one of the secondary beams of the CERN SPS. The whole beam was deflected to one side with the efficiency of about 90% and with the peak position at the bend crystal angle α=43 μrad. The deflection occurs mainly due to doughnut scattering of above-barrier particles by the atomic strings of the crystal. However, due to a high probability of particle recapture into bound states with the atomic strings their contribution to the deflection should be about 15% for our case according to simulation results.
High-Efficiency Deflection of High-Energy Negative Particles through Axial Channeling in a Bent Crystal
BAGLI, Enrico;BARICORDI, Stefano;DALPIAZ, Pietro;FIORINI, Massimiliano;GUIDI, Vincenzo;MAZZOLARI, Andrea;VINCENZI, Donato;
2009
Abstract
Deflection due to axial channeling in a silicon crystal bent along the ⟨111⟩ axis was observed for 150 GeV/c negative particles, mainly π− mesons, at one of the secondary beams of the CERN SPS. The whole beam was deflected to one side with the efficiency of about 90% and with the peak position at the bend crystal angle α=43 μrad. The deflection occurs mainly due to doughnut scattering of above-barrier particles by the atomic strings of the crystal. However, due to a high probability of particle recapture into bound states with the atomic strings their contribution to the deflection should be about 15% for our case according to simulation results.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.