A high-precision polarimeter

Authors
Hauger, M Honegger, A Jourdan, J Kubon, G Petitjean, T Rohe, D Sick, I Warren, G Wohrle, H Zhao, J Ent, R Mitchell, J Crabb, D Tobias, A Zeier, M Zihlmann, B
Citation
M. Hauger et al., A high-precision polarimeter, NUCL INST A, 462(3), 2001, pp. 382-392
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
462
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
382 - 392
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20010421)462:3<382:AHP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We have built a polarimeter in order to measure the electron beam polarizat ion in hall C at JLAB. Using a superconducting solenoid to drive the pure-i ron target foil into saturation, and a symmetrical setup to detect the Mail er electrons in coincidence, we achieve an accuracy of <1%. This sets a new standard for Moller polarimeters. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All right s reserved.