Particle identification algorithms for the HARP forward spectrometer

Catanesi, M.G. et al. (2007) Particle identification algorithms for the HARP forward spectrometer. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 572(2), pp. 899-921. (doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.11.071)

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Abstract

The particle identification (PID) methods used for the calculation of secondary pion yields with the HARP forward spectrometer are presented. Information from time of flight and Cherenkov detectors is combined using likelihood techniques. The efficiencies and purities associated with the different PID selection criteria are obtained from the data. For the proton–aluminium interactions at 12.9 GeV/c incident momentum, the PID efficiencies for positive pions are 86% in the momentum range below 2 GeV/c, 92% between 2 and 3 GeV/c and 98% in the momentum range above 3 GeV/c. The purity of the selection is better than 92% for all momenta. Special emphasis has been put on understanding the main error sources. The final PID uncertainty on the pion yield is 3.3%.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Soler, Professor Paul
Authors: Catanesi, M.G., Radicioni, E., Edgecock, R., Ellis, M., Robbins, S., Soler, F.J.P., Gößling, C., Bunyatov, S., Chelkov, G., Chukanov, A., Dedovitch, D., Gostkin, M., Guskov, A., Khartchenko, D., Klimov, O., Krasnoperov, A., Kroumchtein, Z., Kustov, D., Nefedov, Y., Popov, B., Serdiouk, V., Tereshchenko, V., Zhemchugov, A., Di Capua, E., Vidal-Sitjes, G., Artamonov, A., Arce, P., Giani, S., Gilardoni, S., Gorbunov, P., Grant, A., Grossheim, A., Gruber, P., Ivanchenko, V., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Panman, J., Papadopoulos, I., Pasternak, J., Tcherniaev, E., Tsukerman, I., Veenhof, R., Wiebusch, C., Zucchelli, P., Blondel, A., Borghi, S., Campanelli, M., Cervera-Villanueva, A., Morone, M.C., Prior, G., Schroeter, R., Kato, I., Nakaya, T., Nishikawa, K., Ueda, S., Gastaldi, U., Mills, G.B., Graulich, J.S., Grégoire, G., Bonesini, M., De Min, A., Ferri, F., Paganoni, M., Paleari, F., Kirsanov, M., Bagulya, A., Grichine, V., Polukhina, N., Palladino, V., Coney, L., Schmitz, D., Barr, G., De Santo, A., Pattison, C., Zuber, K., Bobisut, F., Gibin, D., Guglielmi, A., Laveder, M., Menegolli, A., Mezzetto, M., Dumarchez, J., Vannucci, F., Ammosov, V., Koreshev, V., Semak, A., Zaets, V., Dore, U., Orestano, D., Pastore, F., Tonazzo, A., Tortora, L., Booth, C., Buttar, C., Hodgson, P., Howlett, L., Bogomilov, M., Chizhov, M., Kolev, D., Tsenov, R., Piperov, S., Temnikov, P., Apollonio, M., Chimenti, P., Giannini, G., Santin, G., Hayato, Y., Ichikawa, A., Kobayashi, T., Burguet-Castell, J., Gómez-Cadenas, J.J., Novella, P., Sorel, M., and Tornero, A.
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
ISSN:0168-9002
Published Online:03 January 2007

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