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Muon Capture on the Deuteron The MuSun Experiment

Muon Capture on the Deuteron The MuSun Experiment. PSI Experiment R-08-01. physics update & exp. strategy detector design with Cryo-TPC overview of 2010 runs first analysis systematics beam request 2011 plans beyond 2011 in π E1 area π E1 beam test. μd +d  dd μ  p+t+ μ.

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Muon Capture on the Deuteron The MuSun Experiment

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  1. Muon Capture on the DeuteronThe MuSun Experiment PSI Experiment R-08-01 • physics update & exp. strategy • detector design with Cryo-TPC • overview of 2010 runs • first analysis • systematics • beam request 2011 • plans beyond 2011 in πE1 area • πE1 beam test μd+d  ddμ p+t+μ Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  2. physicsupdate μ- + d  n + n + measure rate Λd in μd() atom to <1.5 % • simplest weak process in a nucleus with precise calculations & experimentsin the near future • previous experiments: 6-10% precision, 3σ discrepancy with theory • theory: many calculations, full ChPT calculations in preparation • relation to neutrino/astrophysics • solar fusion reactionp+p  de+ • n+dscattering in SNO • model independent connection to μd capture with one single Low Energy Constant • determine this LEC in clean 2N system“Calibrate the Sun” Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  3. recent calculations of ΛD ΛD year authors method [sec-1] 397-400 1990 Tatara,Kohyama,Kubodera SNPA 416±7 1990 Adam,Truhlik,Ciechanowicz SNPA 386 2001 Ando,Park,Kubodera,Myhrer EFT* 416±6 2009 Ricci,Truhlik,Mosconi,Smejkal SNPA/EFT* 392.0±2.3 2010 Marcucci et al. EFT* SNPA ... standard nucl. physics approach with MEC currents EFT* ... hybrid effective field theory calculations Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  4. the Cryo-TPC liquid Neon cooling at 32K HV Cathode 80 kV drift field 11 kV/cm vertical drift 72 mm grid 3 kV cont. circulation & cleaning of the D2 gas at 5 bar density φ = 6% of liquid hydrogen 48 anode pads 90x120 mm2 Be window 0.4 mm Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  5. experimentalstrategy • use lifetime method 1010μ→eνν decays measure τμ- to 10ppm • Λd = 1/μ- - 1/+ • low temperature ~32K D2 gas at density φ=6% spin state & hf transition observable by ddμ3He+n muon cat. fusion reaction • new high density Cryo-TPC with ultra-pure deuterium gas at 32 K • full FADC/wfd readout to cope with small signals and fusion reactions • extreme purity requirements: ≤ 1 ppb Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  6. DAQ performance • DAQbasically taken over from MuCap & MuLan experiments • fast readout system of signals from wfd‘s, fadc‘s, etc. • event assembling – data logging - monitoring by 7 frontend PC‘s & 1 backend PC • data are collected in deadtime-free segments of ~100 ms & stored on tape ( USA) & PSI archive • daq lifetime 80% at a data rate 8 MB/sec ≈ 7500 good µ-stops/sec in TPC • independent PC‘s for control of cooling system, temperatures, pressures, etc • independent deuterium circulation/purification system (from MuCap) Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  7. full setup of MuSun at the πE3 beamline e detector & n counters cold box lq. Neon cooling TPC wfd electronics HV D2 circulation & cleaning system Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  8. muon beam • 25 kHz μ- flux from πE3 beamline monitored with scintillation counter (~ pileup free due to kicker) e- contamination 3-5 kHz (el.stat.sep.) • beam centering measured with 60 µm silicon detector (4 quadrants) beam was vertically a few mm off • ~50% of μ‘s are good stops in the TPC (losses not yet fully explained) • 60-70% of good μ stops are with observed decay electron 1 pixel ~ 2 mm Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  9. overview of 2010 runs • 1) test run (3 weeks beam in May 2010): commissioning of cryo-TPC at 32K, first tests of online gas chromatography, HV at 60 kV, repaired e-detector, new n-counters, wfd electronics, new analysis software major problems: mechanical vibrations (compressor) sparks from HV → wfd trigger instabilities major success: cleaning system  c(N2) < 2 ppb  • 2) main run (8 weeks in Oct/Nov 2010): 5 weeks of stable beam production 8.3 TB μ- & 2.3 TB μ+ of clean data ≈ 5 x 109μ- and 1 x 109μ+ good TPC stops with decay electron TPC was operated stable at 80 kV all detectors worked fine successful online gas chromatography Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  10. TPCsignals • TPC has 48 pads with area 120 x 90 mm2 vertical drift HV-cath. to grid 72 mm • forced trigger produces waveform of all pads within full drift time (16 µs) • event display in forced trigger mode  (in yellow Gaussian fits to a muon track) • normal operation mode with wfd‘s in self triggering mode above given theshold • event display showing μ track in TPC  in yellow Gaussian fits Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  11. onlinedisplay μ→ 1 pad = 15x17 mm2 Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  12. electrontime spectratime = t(eSC) – t(μSC) with / w.o. TPC stop requirement μ- beam simple scint. trigger shows short-lifed component of wall stops green curve: TPC stop reqirement μ+ beam pure exponential even without TPC stop requirement ! Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  13. muon catalyzedfusion events – ranges R main fusion channels in D2 at φ=6% • ddμ →3He(0.82 MeV) + μ + n(2.5 MeV) R3He = 0.18 mm w = 88% →3Heμ(0.80 MeV) + n(2.5 MeV) R3Heμ = 0.6 mm w = 12% • ddμ →p(3.0 MeV)+ t(1.0 MeV) + μ Rp = 16 mm Rt = 1 mm ~ 6% fusion events per muon background channel if hydrogen present • dμ+p→pdμ→3Heμ + γ(5.5 MeV) 85% →3He(0.2 MeV) +μ(5.3 MeV)15% „Alvarez muons“ Rμ ~23 cm ! ~ 0.1% Alvarez events per muon (if cp = 0.2%) causing ∆ΛD ~ 45 Hz cp < 0.01% required ddμ → p + t + μ event ddμ →3He + n + μ Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  14. study of μ-stops at higher gas densitiesS-energy = 2 x Eμ(second last anode) + Eμ(stop anode) Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  15. gas chromatography: isotopic purity ~ 0.2% Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  16. N2 impurity analysis ≤ ppb levelby online gas chromatography Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  17. some problems during the main run left: ~1 kHz mechanical vibrations induced by the compressor right: reduction of vibration effect by electronic filtering ~1 Hz of sparks from 80 kV induced by charge-up of insulators inside the vacuum chamber of the TPC preliminary solution: cut out time sections near and after sparks <Δt~10μs> Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  18. work plan & beam request 2011 • workplan for April – June 2011 (in experimental hall) • reassemble isotope separator using the TPC refrigeration system and deplete deuterium inventory (5 m3) from HD gas: cp ~ 0.002  << 0.0001 • Cryo-TPC system: improve the 80 kV HV leads in the high vacuum part  avoid (or at least reduce) effects of sparking • install gold plated MACOR pad plane and new grid ( kill scattered μ stops, reduce vibrations) • clean the circulation system, test a new impurity concentration system (ICS) • replace aging preamplifier cards of electron wire chamber system • improve DAQ & electronics to handle up to 15 MB/s & reduce comp. deadtime • introduce modern FPGA electronics • beamtime request • 12 weeks (= 3 beam cycles) from June-20 – September-23, 2011 at the πE3 standard MuSun beam line with vertical separator & kicker Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  19. future of MuSun (beyond 2011) at πE1& request conc. πE1 area • to exploit MuSun to its full potential we need beyond 2011 a low-E negative muon beam of equivalent quality as πE3, including kicker • the only available area with such potential is πE1 • since no reliable data about low energy μ- beams in πE1 were available, an ETH/PSI team made last Sept. a beam test which produced very encouraging results (next slide) • still: to realize a setup comparable to πE3 the area needs to be extended into the NEB area (which is no more in use) • thus, we request that PSI enlarges during year 2012 the πE1 area space toward the low energy area NE-B, such that it will suit future low energy muon experiments in particle physics Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  20. measured PiE1 muon intensitiesby A. Antognoni, A. Papa, D. Ries & C.P. (ETHZ-PSI) I(40 MeV/c) = 2 x 105 s-1(negative muons)with 3.7% FWHM momentum bite I(27 MeV/c) = 6 x 106 s-1(positive muons)with 3.7% FWHM momentum bite electron contaminationwithout separator: 200 / 1 (electrons / muons) electron contaminationwithseparator: < 0.5 / 1 (not measurable) □ vertical profile is asymmetric because of the half-quadrupoles □ horizontal profile is Gaussian and in agreement with simulations □ profile do not depend on momentum bite Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011

  21. conceivable layout of πE1 area for MuSun πE1 2 3 1 4 1 spinrot II2 kicker3 slits4 MuSun exp. Petitjean BV42, Feb 17, 2011 Seite 21 PSI, PSI, 23. September 2014 23. September 2014

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  23. πE1 area during beam test Seite 23 PSI, PSI, 23. September 2014 23. September 2014

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