Calibration of muon reconstruction algorithms using an external muon tracking system at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
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Chan, Y. D.
Currat, C. A.
Duncan, F. A.
Farine, J.
Ford, R. J.
Gagnon, N.
Hallin, A. L.
Heise, J.
Howe, M. A.
Klein, J. R.
Date Issued
January 2011
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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Elsevier
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Sonley, T.J., R. Abruzzio, Y.D. Chan, C.A. Currat, F.A. Duncan, J. Farine, R.J. Ford, et al. “Calibration of Muon Reconstruction Algorithms Using an External Muon Tracking System at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 648, no. 1 (August 2011): 92–99.
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Abstract
To help constrain the algorithms used in reconstructing high-energy muon events incident on the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), a muon tracking system was installed. The system consisted of four planes of wire chambers, which were triggered by scintillator panels. The system was integrated with SNO's main data acquisition system and took data for a total of 95 live days. Using cosmic-ray events reconstructed in both the wire chambers and in SNO's water Cherenkov detector, the external muon tracking system was able to constrain the uncertainty on the muon direction to better than 0.6°.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.054
