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The MUSE Beam Line Calorimeter
The MUon proton Scattering Experiment (MUSE) at the PiM1 beam line of the Paul Scherrer Institute is simultaneously measuring the elastic scattering of electrons and muons from a liquid hydrogen target to extract the charge radius of the proton with both positive and negative beam polarities. In addition to providing precise data for addressing the proton radius puzzle, comparing the four scattering cross sections directly tests lepton universality, radiative corrections, and two-photon exchange effects for electrons and muons. In order to study radiative correction and get more precise incident lepton energy at the scattering vertex for the cross section measurements, MUSE uses a lead-glass calorimeter located at the downstream end of the beam line. This proceeding discusses the specifications and calibration process of the calorimeter detector. Data are compared to simulation to demonstrate the performance of the detector.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2410418
- PAR ID:
- 10588308
- Publisher / Repository:
- EPJ Web of Conferences
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- EPJ Web of Conferences
- Volume:
- 320
- ISSN:
- 2100-014X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 00031
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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