The CHORUS experiment to search for nu(mu)->nu(tau) oscillation

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作者
Eskut, E
Kayis, A
Onengut, G
vanDantzig, R
Konijn, J
Oldeman, RGC
vanderPoel, CAFJ
Uiterwijk, JWE
Visschers, JL
Ayan, AS
Pesen, E
SerinZeyrek, M
Sever, R
Tolun, P
Zeyrek, MT
Armenise, N
Cassol, F
Catanesi, MG
Muciaccia, MT
Radicioni, E
Simone, S
Vivolo, L
Eckstein, D
Lendermann, P
MeyerSievers, A
Patzak, T
Winter, K
Righini, P
Saitta, B
Annis, P
Gruwe, M
Mommaert, C
VanderDonckt, M
VandeVyver, B
Vilain, P
Wilquet, G
DiCapua, E
Ferroni, M
Luppi, C
Ricciardi, S
Ishii, Y
Kawamura, T
Kazuno, M
Ogawa, S
Shibuya, H
Beyer, R
Brunner, J
Carnevale, G
Fabre, JP
Ferreira, R
机构
[1] CUKUROVA UNIV, NL-1009 DB ADANA, TURKEY
[2] NIKHEF H, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[3] METU, ANKARA, TURKEY
[4] UNIV BARI, I-70126 BARI, ITALY
[5] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, BARI, ITALY
[6] HUMBOLDT UNIV BERLIN, BERLIN, GERMANY
[7] UNIV CAGLIARI, CAGLIARI, ITALY
[8] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, CAGLIARI, ITALY
[9] INTERUNIV INST HIGH ENERGIES ULB VUB, I-44100 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[10] UNIV FERRARA, FERRARA, ITALY
[11] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, FERRARA, 274, ITALY
[12] TOHO UNIV, FUNABASHI, CHIBA, JAPAN
[13] TECHNION ISRAEL INST TECHNOL, HAIFA, 577, ISRAEL
[14] KINKI UNIV, HIGASHIOSAKA, OSAKA, JAPAN
[15] BOGAZICI UNIV, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
[16] GYEONGSANG NATL UNIV, JINJU, 448, SOUTH KOREA
[17] AICHI UNIV EDUC, KARIYA, AICHI 657, JAPAN
[18] KOBE UNIV, B-3000 KOBE, HYOGO, JAPAN
[19] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN, LOUVAIN LA NEUVE 117259, BELGIUM
[20] INST THEORET & EXPT PHYS, D-4400 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
[21] UNIV MUNSTER, MUNSTER, GERMANY
[22] NAGOYA UNIV, NAGOYA, AICHI, JAPAN
[23] UNIV NAPLES FEDERICO II, I-80125 NAPLES, ITALY
[24] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, NAPLES 558, ITALY
[25] OSAKA CITY UNIV, OSAKA, JAPAN
[26] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, ROME, ITALY
[27] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-84100 ROME, ITALY
[28] UNIV SALERNO, I-84100 SALERNO, ITALY
[29] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SALERNO, 321, ITALY
[30] UTSUNOMIYA UNIV, CH-1211 UTSUNOMIYA 23, TOCHIGI, JAPAN
[31] CERN, DIV PPE, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
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10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00931-5
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A new experimental apparatus, designed principally for a high sensitivity search for nu(<mu)> --> mu(tau) oscillation, has been successfully constructed and made operational by the CHORUS Collaboration for the CERN-WA95 experiment. It consists of a large emulsion target, a scintillating fiber tracker system with optoelectronics read-out, an air-core magnet, a set of trigger hodoscopes, a calorimeter based on the lead/scintillating-fiber technique, and a muon spectrometer. The design, construction and performance of the entire apparatus and of the different detectors are described.
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