Operation of the LAMPF stopped muon channel for small gas targets

R. Holmes; D. H. Kim; K. S. Kumar; P. A. Souder; D. Benton; G. D. Cates; N. Newbury; C. Pillai

doi:10.1016/0168-9002(91)90792-O

Operation of the LAMPF stopped muon channel for small gas targets

R. Holmes, D. H. Kim, K. S. Kumar, P. A. Souder, D. Benton, G. D. Cates, N. Newbury, C. Pillai

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We describe the operation of the LAMPF stopped muon channel (SMC) in a mode that provides a small beam spot and a narrow momentum spread suitable for stopping negative muons in presently available optically pumped spin-exchange polarized gas targets. This technique is expected to be useful for the production of polarized muonic atoms. Monte Carlo studies of the channel are discussed, and we describe experimental results including measurements of the fraction of negative muon stops in a 6 cm³ krypton target at 1 atm as a function of beam momentum.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	226-232
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume	303
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(91)90792-O
State	Published - Jun 1 1991

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Operation of the LAMPF stopped muon channel for small gas targets

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