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Precise Muon Lifetime Measurement with a Pulsed Beam at the RIKEN-RAL Muon Facility
A precise measurement of the positive muon lifetime was performed at the RIKEN-RAL muon facility. We developed a new method to accumulate a large number of muon decays with a strong pulsed beam. A multi-wire proportional chamber was employed as a positron detector, which was finely segmented in order to reduce the systematic error due to the pile-up signal. Residual pile-up signals were corrected and a preliminary time spectrum was obtained in the off-line analysis. The pile-up correction analysis and the systematic error estimation are now in progress.
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Muon catalyzed fusion experiments on muonic deuterium atom deceleration in thin solid deuterium films
Abstract Muon catalyzed fusion was investigated in a series of thin solid deuterium films by detecting protons from dd fusion. Two different contributions to the total fusion yield resulting from dμ atoms emitted from a primary hydrogen layer and from incident muons directly stopped in the deuterium film itself were observed. The thickness dependence of the fusion yield suggested the importance of molecular effects in dμ elastic scattering in D 2 .
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Discovery of the repulsive energy shift of the kaonic hydrogen 1s state
Abstract The aim in this manuscript is to clarify the progress in understanding the nature of the K ¯ N interaction at the lowest energy, given by the recent kaonic hydrogen X-ray experiment at KEK [1]. We have observed a clear spectrum showing the kaonic hydrogen K α line, for the first time. The analysis gives the repulsive energy shift to be Δ E (1 s ) = −323 ± 63(statistical) ± 11 (systematic) eV and the energy width to be Λ(1 s ) = 407 ± 208 ± 100 eV. This result is consistent with analyses of the previous low-energy scattering data and resolves the long-standing kaonic hydrogen puzzle.
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SEARCH FOR LORENTZ AND CPT VIOLATION EFFECTS IN MUON SPIN PRECESSION
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Measure of the spatial size for the monopole excitation in proton scattering
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Radioactive Muonic Atom Studies with Intense Muon Beams
New intense muon beams with flux several orders of magnitude higher than at present muon facilities would allow many novel experimental studies that were until now statistically not feasible. The investigation of the nuclear properties of short‐lived nuclei using muonic atom spectroscopy would become possible. In this paper, the recent progress of a feasibility study at RIKEN‐RAL muon facility using the cold hydrogen film method to produce radioactive muonic atoms is being reported. The first experimental results have just been obtained with stable argon ions implanted in solid deuterium films.
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CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF EVENT TIMING SYSTEM AT SUPERKEKB
KEK linac upgrades its Event Timing System for the coming SuperKEKB project. The Event Timing System is required more complicated injection control. The damping ring is used to suppress emittance in the positron injection. The number of top-up filling rings is increased. We installed the new configuration of Event modules at Main Trigger Station for satisfying the new requirements. Besides, the upgrade of software, rearrange of optical wiring, and feasibility study are performed as the upgrade work. We conclude the new Event Timing System becomes valid. The commissioning of beamline and operation for injections with new system will be performed soon.
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Latent heat in the chiral phase transition
The chiral phase transition at finite temperature and density is discussed in the framework of the QCD-like gauge field theory. The thermodynamical potential is investigated using a variational approach. Latent heat generated in the first-order phase transition is calculated. It is found that the latent heat is enhanced near the tricritical point and is more than several hundred MeV per quark.
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Thermodynamic Properties of Color Superconducting Quark Matter
Thermodynamics for color superconducting quark matter is investigated on the basis of the one-gluon-exchange model. Thermodynamic quantities are calculated by using a mean field (BCS) approximation. It is shown that there exists a phase transition of second order between the superconducting phase and normal phase. The pressure and density become larger in the superconducting phase. The specific heat and compressibility have a discontinuity at the critical temperature.
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Magnetic Field Measurement System for the SuperKEKB Final Focus Superconducting Magnets
SuperKEKB final beam focusing system consists of different types of superconducting magnets: 8 quadrupole magnets, 4 solenoids and 43 corrector coils. In order to measure the field performances of the magnets and the coils, KEK prepared one set of harmonic coil system during the production stage in a factory, and two sets of harmonic coil systems for the cold tests at 4K for the vertical cryostat test stand in KEK. In this paper, we report these magnetic field measurement systems
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PROGRESS OF DESIGN STUDY OF INTERACTION REGION QUADRUPOLES FOR THE SUPER-KEKB
For KEKB upgrade, we are studying the design of the final focus quadrupoles to achieve very small β-functions at the interaction point (IP). For each beam, the final beam focusing system consists of quadrupole-doublet of the superconducting and permanent magnets. In this paper, the design progress of final focusing magnets is reported.