A gas analyzer has been developed for the internal polarized target of the HERMES experiment at DESY in order to determine the relative amount of atomic and molecular hydrogen or deuterium in a gas sample. The precise quantitative knowledge of this ratio is crucial because the nucleons in atoms and molecules contribute differently to the average nuclear polarization of the target gas. A new calibration technique used to derive the relative sensitivity to atoms and molecules is presented. As an example, it is shown how the gas analyzer is used within the HERMES environment to divide the molecules in the gas sample into an unpolarized and a potentially polarized fraction.

A gas analyzer for the internal polarized target of the HERMES experiment

CONTALBRIGO, Marco;CIULLO, Giuseppe;FERRETTI, Paola;LENISA, Paolo;REGGIANI, DAVIDE;STANCARI, Michelle Dawn;
2003

Abstract

A gas analyzer has been developed for the internal polarized target of the HERMES experiment at DESY in order to determine the relative amount of atomic and molecular hydrogen or deuterium in a gas sample. The precise quantitative knowledge of this ratio is crucial because the nucleons in atoms and molecules contribute differently to the average nuclear polarization of the target gas. A new calibration technique used to derive the relative sensitivity to atoms and molecules is presented. As an example, it is shown how the gas analyzer is used within the HERMES environment to divide the molecules in the gas sample into an unpolarized and a potentially polarized fraction.
2003
Baumgarten, C; Braun, B; Contalbrigo, Marco; Court, G; Ciullo, Giuseppe; Ferretti, Paola; Graw, G; Haeberli, W; Henoch, M; Hertenberger, R; Koch, N; Kolster, H; Lenisa, Paolo; Marukyan, H; Nass, A; Reggiani, Davide; Rith, K; Simani, Mc; Stancari, Michelle Dawn; Steffens, E; Stenger, J; Stewart, J; Tait, P; Wise, T.
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