We present a new liquid hydrogen target working as a secondary target for a
n extended polarimeter. The specificity of this target is that the inner ce
ll has a parallelepipedic shape. The dimensions along the beam and along th
e focal plane are maximized, for a small vertical extension, using a much s
maller volume of liquid hydrogen, as compared to standard cylindrical cells
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