The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS

Altegoer, J. et al. (1998) The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 404(1), pp. 96-128. (doi: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6

Abstract

The NOMAD experiment is a short base-line search for ν<sub>μ</sub> − ν<sub>τ</sub> oscillations in the CERN neutrino beam. The ν<sub>τ</sub>'s are searched for through their charged current interactions followed by the observation of the resulting τ− through its electronic, muonic or hadronic decays. These decays are recognized using kinematical criteria necessitating the use of a light target which enables the reconstruction of individual particles produced in the neutrino interactions. This paper describes the various components of the NOMAD detector: the target and muon drift chambers, the electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters, the preshower and transition radiation detectors and the veto and trigger scintillation counters. The beam and data acquisition system are also described. The quality of the reconstruction and individual particles is demonstrated through the ability of NOMAD to observe K<sub>s</sub><sup>0</sup>'s, Λ<sup>0</sup>'s and π<sup>0</sup>'s. Finally, the observation of τ− through its electronic decay being one of the most promising channels in the search, the identification of electrons in NOMAD is discussed.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Soler, Professor Paul
Authors: Altegoer, J., Anfreville, M., Angelini, C., Astier, P., Authier, M., Autiero, D., Baldisseri, A., Baldo-Ceolin, M., Ballocchi, G., Banner, M., Basa, S., Bassompierre, G., Benslama, K., Bird, I., Blumenfeld, B., Bobisut, F., Bouchez, J., Bunyatov, S., Boyd, S., Bueno, A., Camilleri, L., Cardini, A., Castera, A., Cattaneo, P.W., Cavasinni, V., Cavestro, V., Cloué, O., Conforto, G., Conta, C., Cousins, R., De Santo, A., Del Prete, T., Di Lella, L., Dignan, T., do Couto e Silva, E., Donnelly, I.J., Dumarchez, J., Dumps, L., Engster, C., Fazio, T., Feldman, G.J., Ferrari, R., Ferrère, D., Flaminio, V., Fraternali, M., Fumagalli, G., Gaillard, J.-M., Galumian, P., Gangler, E., Geiser, A., Geppert, D., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Gomez-Cadenas, J.-J., Gosset, J., Gößling, C., Gouanère, M., Grant, A., Graziani, G., Guglielmi, A., Hagner, C., Hernando, J., Hubbard, D., Hurst, P., Huta, W., Hyett, N., Iacopini, E., Joseph, C., Kirsanov, M., Kekez, D., Khomenko, B., Klimov, O., Kovzelev, A., Kuznetsov, V., Lanza, A., La Rotonda, L., Laveder, M., Lazzeroni, C., Letessier-Selvon, A., Levy, J.-M., Linssen, L., Ljubičić, A., Long, J., Lupi, A., Manola-Poggioli, E., Marchionni, A., Martelli, F., Mendiburu, J.-P., Meyer, J.-P., Mezzetto, M., Mishra, S.R., Moorhead, G.F., Mossuz, L., Nédélec, P., Nefedov, Y., Nguyen-Mau, C., Orestano, D., Passérieux, J.-P., Pastore, F., Peak, L.S., Pennacchio, E., Perroud, J.-P., Pessard, H., Petti, R., Petitpas, P., Placci, A., Plothow-Besch, H., Pluquet, A., Poinsignon, J., Polesello, G., Pollmann, D., Pope, B.G., Popov, B., Poulsen, C., Rathouit, P., Renzoni, G., Roda, C., Rubbia, A., Salvatore, F., Shahmanèche, K., Schmidt, B., Sconza, A., Serrano, M., Sevior, M.E., Sillou, D., Sobczynski, C., Soler, F.J.P., Sozzi, G., Steele, D., Steininger, M., Stipčević, M., Stolarczyk, T., Taylor, G.N., Tereshchenko, S., Toropin, A., Touchard, A.-M., Tovey, S.N., Tran, M.-T., Tsesmelis, E., Ulrichs, J., Uros, V., Valdata-Nappi, M., Valuev, V., Vannucci, F., Varvell, K.E., Veltri, M., Vercesi, V., Verkindt, D., Vieira, J.-M., Vo, M.-K., Volkov, S., Weber, F., Weisse, T., Werlen, M., Wilson, F.F., Wicht, P., Winton, L.J., Yabsley, B.D., and Zaccone, H.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0168-9002
ISSN (Online):1872-9576

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