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Polarised target for Drell-Yan experiment in COMPASS at CERN, part I
In the polarised Drell-Yan experiment at the COMPASS facility in CERN pion
beam with momentum of 190 GeV/c and intensity about pions/s interacted
with transversely polarised NH target. Muon pairs produced in Drel-Yan
process were detected. The measurement was done in 2015 as the 1st ever
polarised Drell-Yan fixed target experiment. The hydrogen nuclei in the
solid-state NH were polarised by dynamic nuclear polarisation in 2.5 T
field of large-acceptance superconducting magnet. Large helium dilution
cryostat was used to cool the target down below 100 mK. Polarisation of
hydrogen nuclei reached during the data taking was about 80 %. Two oppositely
polarised target cells, each 55 cm long and 4 cm in diameter were used.
Overview of COMPASS facility and the polarised target with emphasis on the
dilution cryostat and magnet is given. Results of the polarisation measurement
in the Drell-Yan run and overviews of the target material, cell and dynamic
nuclear polarisation system are given in the part II.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, Proceedings of the 22nd International Spin
Symposium, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, 25-30 September 201
Latest Results of the OSQAR Photon Regeneration Experiment for Axion-Like Particle Search
The OSQAR photon regeneration experiment searches for pseudoscalar and scalar
axion-like particles by the method of "Light Shining Through a Wall", based on
the assumption that these weakly interacting sub-eV particles couple to two
photons to give rise to quantum oscillations with optical photons in strong
magnetic field. No excess of events has been observed, which constrains the
di-photon coupling strength of both pseudoscalar and scalar particles down to
GeV in the massless limit. This result is the most
stringent constraint on the di-photon coupling strength ever achieved in
laboratory experiments.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures. appears in Proceedings of the 10th PATRAS
Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs (2014
Is TrpM5 a reliable marker for chemosensory cells? Multiple types of microvillous cells in the main olfactory epithelium of mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the past, ciliated receptor neurons, basal cells, and supporting cells were considered the principal components of the main olfactory epithelium. Several studies reported the presence of microvillous cells but their function is unknown. A recent report showed cells in the main olfactory epithelium that express the transient receptor potential channel TrpM5 claiming that these cells are chemosensory and that TrpM5 is an intrinsic signaling component of mammalian chemosensory organs. We asked whether the TrpM5-positive cells in the olfactory epithelium are microvillous and whether they belong to a chemosensory system, i.e. are olfactory neurons or trigeminally-innervated solitary chemosensory cells.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We investigated the main olfactory epithelium of mice at the light and electron microscopic level and describe several subpopulations of microvillous cells. The ultrastructure of the microvillous cells reveals at least three morphologically different types two of which express the TrpM5 channel. None of these cells have an axon that projects to the olfactory bulb. Tests with a large panel of cell markers indicate that the TrpM5-positive cells are not sensory since they express neither neuronal markers nor are contacted by trigeminal nerve fibers.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We conclude that TrpM5 is not a reliable marker for chemosensory cells. The TrpM5-positive cells of the olfactory epithelium are microvillous and may be chemoresponsive albeit not part of the sensory apparatus. Activity of these microvillous cells may however influence functionality of local elements of the olfactory system.</p
The novel photon detectors based on MPGD technologies for the upgrade of COMPASS RICH-1
The RICH-1 Detector of the COMPASS experiment at CERN SPS has undergone an
important upgrade in 2016. Four new photon detectors, based on MPGD technology
and covering a total active area larger than 1.2~ have replaced the
previously used MWPC-based photon detectors. The new detector architecture,
resulting from a dedicated, eight years long, R\&D program, consists in a
hybrid MPGD combination of two THGEMs and a Micromegas stage; the first THGEM,
coated with a CsI layer, acts as a reflective photocathode. The signals are
extracted from the anode pads by capacitive coupling and read-out by analog
front-end electronics based on the APV25 chip. The new COMPASS RICH-1 photon
detectors are described in detail: the detector design, the engineering
aspects, the mass production, and the quality assessment are discussed. The
assembly of the MPGD components and the installation of the new detectors are
illustrated together with the main aspects of the commissioning. Preliminary
indication of performance results are also presented.Comment: 5th International Conference on Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors
(MPGD2017), speaker: F.Tessarotto (INFN -Trieste
The Two-Photon Exchange Experiment at DESY
We propose a new measurement of the ratio of positron-proton to
electron-proton elastic scattering at DESY. The purpose is to determine the
contributions beyond single-photon exchange, which are essential for the
Quantum Electrodynamic (QED) description of the most fundamental process in
hadronic physics. By utilizing a 20 cm long liquid hydrogen target in
conjunction with the extracted beam from the DESY synchrotron, we can achieve
an average luminosity of
cmssr ( times the luminosity
achieved by OLYMPUS). The proposed TPEX experiment entails a commissioning run
at 2 GeV, followed by measurements at 3 GeV, thereby providing new data up to
(GeV/) (twice the range of current measurements). We present
and discuss the proposed experimental setup, run plan, and expectations.Comment: 10 pages, 14 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with
arXiv:2301.0470
Measurement of the charged-pion polarisability
The COMPASS collaboration at CERN has investigated pion Compton scattering,
, at centre-of-mass energy below 3.5 pion
masses. The process is embedded in the reaction
, which is initiated by
190\,GeV pions impinging on a nickel target. The exchange of quasi-real photons
is selected by isolating the sharp Coulomb peak observed at smallest momentum
transfers, \,(GeV/). From a sample of 63\,000 events the
pion electric polarisability is determined to be $\alpha_\pi\ =\ (\,2.0\ \pm\
0.6_{\mbox{\scriptsize stat}}\ \pm\ 0.7_{\mbox{\scriptsize syst}}\,) \times
10^{-4}\,\mbox{fm}^3\alpha_\pi=-\beta_\pi$, which
relates the electric and magnetic dipole polarisabilities. It is the most
precise measurement of this fundamental low-energy parameter of strong
interaction, that has been addressed since long by various methods with
conflicting outcomes. While this result is in tension with previous dedicated
measurements, it is found in agreement with the expectation from chiral
perturbation theory. An additional measurement replacing pions by muons, for
which the cross-section behavior is unambigiously known, was performed for an
independent estimate of the systematic uncertainty.Comment: Published version: 9 pages, 3 figures, 1 tabl
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