The lambda trigger for the E704 Forward Spectrometer

dc.contributor.advisorRoberts, Jabus B.en_US
dc.creatorCranshaw, Jack Marken_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:40:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:40:47Zen_US
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.description.abstractThe E704 Forward Spectrometer was designed to detect the inclusive production of hyperons ($\Lambda\sp0, \Sigma\sp0$) by a 200 GeV/c polarized proton beam incident upon an unpolarized liquid hydrogen target. This measurement used a four level trigger to detect lambdas, both from direct production and from $\Sigma\sp0$ decay. This trigger used four hodoscopes and two levels of programmable logic. The correlations fed into the programmable logic (Memory Lookup Units and Programmable Logic Units) were calculated using a GEANT3 Monte Carlo program. The trigger was tested and then used during the 1990/91 fixed-target run at Fermilab. It was gradually refined during the run. We were eventually able to see lambdas, but the reconstruction rate was low due to tracking limitations, chamber inefficiencies, background processes, etc.en_US
dc.format.extent61 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1991 Cranshawen_US
dc.identifier.citationCranshaw, Jack Mark. "The lambda trigger for the E704 Forward Spectrometer." (1991) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13490">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13490</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13490en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectParticle physicsen_US
dc.subjectElementary particlesen_US
dc.subjectHigh energy physicsen_US
dc.titleThe lambda trigger for the E704 Forward Spectrometeren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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