Date of Degree
2009
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Department
Physics
First Advisor
Yasar Onel
Abstract
Cross-sections are presented for 58 GeV π, K, and p on a wide range of nuclear targets. These cross-sections are essential for determining the neutrino flux in measurements of neutrino cross-sections and oscillations. The E907 Main Injector Particle Production (MIPP) experiment at Fermilab is a fixed target experiment for measuring hadronic particle production using primary 120 GeV/c protons and secondary π, K, and p beams. The particle identification is made by dE/dx in a time projection chamber, and by time-of-flight, differential Cherenkov and ring imaging Cherencov detectors, which together cover a wide range of momentum from 0.1 GeV/c up to 120 GeV/c. MIPP targets span the periodic table, from hydrogen to uranium, including beryllium and carbon. The MIPP has collected ∼0.26 × 106 events of 58 GeV/c secondary particles produced by protons from the main injector striking a carbon target.
Pages
xi, 98
Bibliography
97-98
Copyright
Copyright 2009 Yusuf Oğuzhan Günaydın
Recommended Citation
Günaydın, Yusuf Oğuzhan. "Cross section measurements in the Main Injector Particle Production (FNAL-E907) experiment at 58 GeV Energy." dissertation, University of Iowa, 2009.
http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/369.