muon de/dx at caldet
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Muon dE/dX at CalDet. Leo Jenner. Introduction. Calibration in MINOS Particles in CalDet Pion/muon separation Bethe-Bloch fits. MINOS. Cosmic Ray Muons. Muons, Electrons and Pions. Electron. Pion. Pion?. Raw Events in Covs. Energy loss – Bethe-Bloch. An example ADC distribution…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Muon dE/dX at CalDet
Leo Jenner
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IntroductionIntroduction
• Calibration in MINOS• Particles in CalDet• Pion/muon separation• Bethe-Bloch fits
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MINOSMINOS
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Cosmic Ray MuonsCosmic Ray Muons
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Muons, Electrons and PionsMuons, Electrons and Pions
ElectronPion
Pion?
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Raw Events in CovsRaw Events in Covs
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Energy loss – Bethe-BlochEnergy loss – Bethe-Bloch
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An example ADC distribution…An example ADC distribution…
90% truncation
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Simple Fit to 1.8 GeV muonsSimple Fit to 1.8 GeV muons
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New Bethe-Bloch Fit
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Summary…Summary…
• Pion/muon separation for NC/CC • Still need cleaner muon sample
Investigate Bethe-Bloch at different energies
Different beam-lines