Journal article
Charged kaon mass measurement using the Cherenkov effect
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.615(1), pp.27-32
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.12.082
Abstract
The two most recent and precise measurements of the charged kaon mass use X-rays from kaonic atoms and report uncertainties of 14 and 22 ppm yet differ from each other by 122 ppm. We describe the possibility of an independent mass measurement using the measurement of Cherenkov light from a narrow-band beam of kaons, pions, and protons. This technique was demonstrated using data taken opportunistically by the Main Injector Particle Production experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory which recorded beams of protons, kaons, and pions ranging in momentum from +37 to +63GeV/c. The measured value is 491.3±1.7MeV/c2, which is within 1.4σ of the world average. An improvement of two orders of magnitude in precision would make this technique useful for resolving the ambiguity in the X-ray data and may be achievable in a dedicated experiment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Charged kaon mass measurement using the Cherenkov effect
- Creators
- P Hanlet - Illinois Institute of TechnologyS Hansen - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryM Heffner - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryC Johnstone - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryD Kaplan - Illinois Institute of TechnologyO Kamaev - Illinois Institute of TechnologyJ Kilmer - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryJ Klay - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryM Kostin - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryD Lange - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryJ Ling - University of South CarolinaM.J Longo - University of MichiganL.C Lu - University of VirginiaC Materniak - University of VirginiaM.D Messier - Indiana UniversityH Meyer - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryD.E Miller - Purdue University West LafayetteS.R Mishra - University of South CarolinaK Nelson - University of VirginiaT Nigmanov - University of MichiganN Graf - Indiana UniversityA Norman - University of VirginiaY Onel - University of IowaA Lebedev - Harvard UniversityR.J Abrams - University of MichiganJ.M Paley - Indiana UniversityU Akgun - University of IowaH.K Park - University of MichiganG Aydin - University of IowaA Penzo - University of IowaW Baker - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryR.J Peterson - University of Colorado BoulderP.D Barnes - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryR Raja - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryT Bergfeld - University of South CarolinaD Rajaram - University of MichiganD Ratnikov - Illinois Institute of TechnologyL Beverly - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryA Bujak - Purdue University West LafayetteC Rosenfeld - University of South CarolinaH Rubin - Illinois Institute of TechnologyD Carey - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryC Dukes - University of VirginiaS Seun - Harvard UniversityF Duru - University of IowaN Solomey - Illinois Institute of TechnologyG.J Feldman - Harvard UniversityR Soltz - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryA Godley - University of South CarolinaE Swallow - Elmhurst CollegeE Gülmez - University of IowaR Schmitt - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryY.O Günaydın - University of IowaP Subbarao - University of MichiganH.R Gustafson - University of MichiganY Torun - Illinois Institute of TechnologyT.E Tope - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryL Gutay - Purdue University West LafayetteE Hartouni - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryK Wilson - University of South CarolinaD Wright - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryK Wu - University of South Carolina
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.615(1), pp.27-32
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2009.12.082
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- eISSN
- 1872-9576
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199742302771
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