26 research outputs found
Feasibility of the Spin-Light Polarimetry Technique for Longitudinally Polarized Electron Beams
A novel polarimeter based on the asymmetry in the spacial distribution of
synchrotron radiation will make for a fine addition to the existing M{\o}ller
and Compton polarimeters. The spin light polarimeter consists of a set of
wiggler magnet along the beam that generate synchrotron radiation. The spacial
distribution of synchrotron radiation will be measured by ionization chambers.
The up-down (below and above the wiggle) spacial asymmetry in the transverse
plain is used to quantify the polarization of the beam. As a part of the design
process, effects of a realistic wiggler magnetic field and an extended beam
size were studied. The perturbation introduced by these effects was found to be
negligible. Lastly, a full fledged GEANT-4 simulation was built to study the
response of the ionization chamber.Comment: International Nuclear Physics Conference 2013, 4 Pages, 7 Figure
Mississippi State Axion Search: A Light Shining though a Wall ALP Search
The elegant solutions to the strong CP problem predict the existence of a
particle called axion. Thus, the search for axion like particles (ALP) has been
an ongoing endeavor. The possibility that these axion like particles couple to
photons in presence of magnetic field gives rise to a technique of detecting
these particles known as light shining through a wall (LSW). Mississippi State
Axion Search (MASS) is an experiment employing the LSW technique in search for
axion like particles. The apparatus consists of two radio frequency (RF)
cavities, both under the influence of strong magnetic field and separated by a
lead wall. While one of the cavities houses a strong RF generator, the other
cavity houses the detector systems. The MASS apparatus looks for excesses in RF
photons that tunnel through the wall as a signature of candidate axion-like
particles. The concept behind the experiment as well as the projected
sensitivities are presented here.Comment: Xth Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs; 4 Pages, 5 figure
Single-Electron Detection and Spectroscopy via Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation
It has been understood since 1897 that accelerating charges must emit electromagnetic radiation. Although first derived in 1904, cyclotron radiation from a single electron orbiting in a magnetic field has never been observed directly. We demonstrate single-electron detection in a novel radio-frequency spectrometer. The relativistic shift in the cyclotron frequency permits a precise electron energy measurement. Precise beta electron spectroscopy from gaseous radiation sources is a key technique in modern efforts to measure the neutrino mass via the tritium decay end point, and this work demonstrates a fundamentally new approach to precision beta spectroscopy for future neutrino mass experiments
Topics on electron,neutrino and axion scattering
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2015.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-64).Under the broad topic of scattering, in this thesis we particularly investigate Lorentz invariance using Compton Scattering at the Compton Polarimeter located in Hall-C at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The Mississippi State Axion Search, an axion search experiment which uses light shining through a wall technique is described in detail, including its instrumentation, initial tests and future impact. Furthermore, a novel method of detection of solar anti-neutrinos based on coherent neutrino scattering is described. Additionally, on the instrumentation side, development of a multi-purpose beam instrument based on synchrotron light to measure the electron beam polarization, beam profile and intensity at the future Electron Ion Collider is presented.by Prajwal Mohanmurthy.S.M