The MEG detector for μ+→e+γ decay search

J. Adam; X. Bai; A. M. Baldini; E. Baracchini; C. Bemporad; G. Boca; P. W. Cattaneo; G. Cavoto; F. Cei; C. Cerri; M. Corbo; N. Curalli; A. de Bari; M. de Gerone; L. Del Frate; S. Doke; S. Dussoni; J. Egger; K. Fratini; Y. Fujii; L. Galli; S. Galeotti; G. Gallucci; F. Gatti; B. Golden; M. Grassi; A. Graziosi; D. N. Grigoriev; T. Haruyama; M. Hildebrandt; Y. Hisamatsu; F. Ignatov; T. Iwamoto; D. Kaneko; K. Kasami; P. R. Kettle; B. I. Khazin; O. Kiselev; A. Korenchenko; N. Kravchuk; G. Lim; A. Maki; S. Mihara; W. Molzon; T. Mori; F. Morsani; D. Mzavia; R. Nardò; H. Natori; D. Nicolò; H. Nishiguchi; Y. Nishimura; W. Ootani; K. Ozone; M. Panareo; A. Papa; R. Pazzi; G. Piredda; A. Popov; F. Raffaelli; F. Renga; E. Ripiccini; S. Ritt; M. Rossella; R. Sawada; M. Schneebeli; F. Sergiampietri; G. Signorelli; S. Suzuki; F. Tenchini; C. Topchyan; Y. Uchiyama; R. Valle; C. Voena; F. Xiao; S. Yamada; S. Yamamoto; S. Yamashita; Yu V. Yudin; D. Zanello

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The MEG detector for μ⁺→e⁺γ decay search

J. Adam, X. Bai, A. M. Baldini, E. Baracchini, C. Bemporad, G. Boca, P. W. Cattaneo, G. Cavoto, F. Cei, C. Cerri, M. Corbo, N. Curalli, A. de Bari, M. de Gerone, L. Del Frate, S. Doke, S. Dussoni, J. Egger, K. Fratini, Y. FujiiL. Galli, S. Galeotti, G. Gallucci, F. Gatti, B. Golden, M. Grassi, A. Graziosi, D. N. Grigoriev, T. Haruyama, M. Hildebrandt, Y. Hisamatsu, F. Ignatov, T. Iwamoto, D. Kaneko, K. Kasami, P. R. Kettle, B. I. Khazin, O. Kiselev, A. Korenchenko, N. Kravchuk, G. Lim, A. Maki, S. Mihara, W. Molzon, T. Mori, F. Morsani, D. Mzavia, R. Nardò, H. Natori, D. Nicolò, H. Nishiguchi, Y. Nishimura, W. Ootani, K. Ozone, M. Panareo, A. Papa, R. Pazzi, G. Piredda, A. Popov, F. Raffaelli, F. Renga, E. Ripiccini, S. Ritt, M. Rossella, R. Sawada, M. Schneebeli, F. Sergiampietri, G. Signorelli, S. Suzuki, F. Tenchini, C. Topchyan, Y. Uchiyama, R. Valle, C. Voena, F. Xiao, S. Yamada, S. Yamamoto, S. Yamashita, Yu V. Yudin, D. Zanello

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The MEG (Mu to Electron Gamma) experiment has been running at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland since 2008 to search for the decay μ⁺ → e⁺ γ by using one of the most intense continuous μ⁺ beams in the world. This paper presents the MEG components: the positron spectrometer, including a thin target, a superconducting magnet, a set of drift chambers for measuring the muon decay vertex and the positron momentum, a timing counter for measuring the positron time, and a liquid xenon detector for measuring the photon energy, position and time. The trigger system, the read-out electronics and the data acquisition system are also presented in detail. The paper is completed with a description of the equipment and techniques developed for the calibration in time and energy and the simulation of the whole apparatus.

Original language	English
Article number	2365
Pages (from-to)	1-59
Number of pages	59
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	73
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2365-2
Publication status	Published - 2013 Apr
Externally published	Yes

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Adam, J., Bai, X., Baldini, A. M., Baracchini, E., Bemporad, C., Boca, G., Cattaneo, P. W., Cavoto, G., Cei, F., Cerri, C., Corbo, M., Curalli, N., de Bari, A., de Gerone, M., Del Frate, L., Doke, S., Dussoni, S., Egger, J., Fratini, K., ... Zanello, D. (2013). The MEG detector for μ⁺→e⁺γ decay search. European Physical Journal C, 73(4), 1-59. Article 2365. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2365-2

Adam, J, Bai, X, Baldini, AM, Baracchini, E, Bemporad, C, Boca, G, Cattaneo, PW, Cavoto, G, Cei, F, Cerri, C, Corbo, M, Curalli, N, de Bari, A, de Gerone, M, Del Frate, L, Doke, S, Dussoni, S, Egger, J, Fratini, K, Fujii, Y, Galli, L, Galeotti, S, Gallucci, G, Gatti, F, Golden, B, Grassi, M, Graziosi, A, Grigoriev, DN, Haruyama, T, Hildebrandt, M, Hisamatsu, Y, Ignatov, F, Iwamoto, T, Kaneko, D, Kasami, K, Kettle, PR, Khazin, BI, Kiselev, O, Korenchenko, A, Kravchuk, N, Lim, G, Maki, A, Mihara, S, Molzon, W, Mori, T, Morsani, F, Mzavia, D, Nardò, R, Natori, H, Nicolò, D, Nishiguchi, H, Nishimura, Y, Ootani, W, Ozone, K, Panareo, M, Papa, A, Pazzi, R, Piredda, G, Popov, A, Raffaelli, F, Renga, F, Ripiccini, E, Ritt, S, Rossella, M, Sawada, R, Schneebeli, M, Sergiampietri, F, Signorelli, G, Suzuki, S, Tenchini, F, Topchyan, C, Uchiyama, Y, Valle, R, Voena, C, Xiao, F, Yamada, S, Yamamoto, S, Yamashita, S, Yudin, YV & Zanello, D 2013, 'The MEG detector for μ⁺→e⁺γ decay search', European Physical Journal C, vol. 73, no. 4, 2365, pp. 1-59. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2365-2

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