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* Effect of moving lucite detector inwards has a smaller effect than increasing donut outer radius on the pi/e photo-electron rate
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* Elham: pion detector simulations with moller and pion generator
** Combination of 26 cm lead donut, with shorter (6cm) and shifted lucite (same inner edge of lucite) gives good result
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** Effect of moving lucite detector inwards has a smaller effect than increasing donut outer radius on the pi/e photo-electron rate
* Changing concrete and lead radial and longitudinal thickness independently:
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*** Combination of 26 cm lead donut, with shorter (6cm) and shifted lucite (same inner edge of lucite) gives good result
*** lead has most impact, but thinner lead at larger radial extent is also good
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** Changing concrete and lead radial and longitudinal thickness independently:
* Showermax mirror box bug fixed and wall thickness reduced
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**** lead has most impact, but thinner lead at larger radial extent is also good
** no effect on ratios
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** Showermax mirror box bug fixed and wall thickness reduced
* Reduce thickness off donut support flanges from 0.75" to 0.01"
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*** no effect on ratios
** no effect on ratios
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** Reduce thickness off donut support flanges from 0.75" to 0.01"
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*** no effect on ratios
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* Raj: pion detector simulations with beam generator
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** rates consistent with moller generator results from Elham
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** but photo-electron rates appear consistent with zero

Revision as of 15:21, 26 March 2021

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Agenda

  1. Updates on pion detector studies (Elham) [1]
  2. Beam generator simulations (Raj)

Attendance

David, Elham, Raj, Wouter

Minutes

  • Elham: pion detector simulations with moller and pion generator
    • Effect of moving lucite detector inwards has a smaller effect than increasing donut outer radius on the pi/e photo-electron rate
      • Combination of 26 cm lead donut, with shorter (6cm) and shifted lucite (same inner edge of lucite) gives good result
    • Changing concrete and lead radial and longitudinal thickness independently:
        • lead has most impact, but thinner lead at larger radial extent is also good
    • Showermax mirror box bug fixed and wall thickness reduced
      • no effect on ratios
    • Reduce thickness off donut support flanges from 0.75" to 0.01"
      • no effect on ratios
  • Raj: pion detector simulations with beam generator
    • rates consistent with moller generator results from Elham
    • but photo-electron rates appear consistent with zero