The BLAST experiment

D. Hasell; T. Akdogan; R. Alarcon; W. Bertozzi; E. Booth; T. Botto; J.R. Calarco; B. Clasie; C. Crawford; A. DeGrush; K. Dow; D. Dutta; M. Farkhondeh; R. Fatemi; O. Filoti; W. Franklin; H. Gao; E. Geis; S. Gilad; W. Hersman; M. Holtrop; E. Ihloff; P. Karpius; J. Kelsey; M. Kohl; H. Kolster; S. Krause; T. Lee; A. Maschinot; J. Matthews; K. McIlhany; N. Meitanis; R. Milner; J. Rapaport; R. Redwine; J. Seely; A. Shinozaki; A. Sindile; S. Sirca; T. Smith; S. Sobczynski; M. Tanguay; B. Tonguc; C. Tschalaer; E. Tsentalovich; W. Turchinetz; J.F.J. van den Brand; J. van der Laan; F. Wang; T. Wise

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.131

The BLAST experiment

D. Hasell^*, T. Akdogan, R. Alarcon, W. Bertozzi, E. Booth, T. Botto, J.R. Calarco, B. Clasie, C. Crawford, A. DeGrush, K. Dow, D. Dutta, M. Farkhondeh, R. Fatemi, O. Filoti, W. Franklin, H. Gao, E. Geis, S. Gilad, W. HersmanM. Holtrop, E. Ihloff, P. Karpius, J. Kelsey, M. Kohl, H. Kolster, S. Krause, T. Lee, A. Maschinot, J. Matthews, K. McIlhany, N. Meitanis, R. Milner, J. Rapaport, R. Redwine, J. Seely, A. Shinozaki, A. Sindile, S. Sirca, T. Smith, S. Sobczynski, M. Tanguay, B. Tonguc, C. Tschalaer, E. Tsentalovich, W. Turchinetz, J.F.J. van den Brand, J. van der Laan, F. Wang, T. Wise

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Abstract

The Bates large acceptance spectrometer toroid (BLAST) experiment was operated at the MIT-Bates Linear Accelerator Center from 2003 until 2005. The detector and experimental program were designed to study, in a systematic manner, the spin-dependent electromagnetic interaction in few-nucleon systems. As such the data will provide improved measurements for neutron, proton, and deuteron form factors. The data will also allow details of the reaction mechanism, such as the role of final state interactions, pion production, and resonances to be studied. The experiment used: a longitudinally polarized electron beam stored in the South Hall Storage Ring; a highly polarized, isotopically pure, internal gas target of hydrogen or deuterium provided by an atomic beam source: and a symmetric, general purpose detector based on a toroidal spectrometer with tracking. time-of-flight, Cherenkov, and neutron detectors. Details of the experiment and operation are presented. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	247-262
Number of pages	16
Journal	Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	603
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.131
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

BLAST
Storage ring
Polarized target
Polarized beam
Tracking detector
Cherenkov detector
Scintillator detector
ELECTRON-SPIN POLARIZATION
STORAGE-RING
GAS-TARGET
SYSTEM
PHOTOEMISSION
SPECTROMETER
PERFORMANCE
POLARIMETER
SCATTERING
GAAS

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Hasell, D., Akdogan, T., Alarcon, R., Bertozzi, W., Booth, E., Botto, T., Calarco, J. R., Clasie, B., Crawford, C., DeGrush, A., Dow, K., Dutta, D., Farkhondeh, M., Fatemi, R., Filoti, O., Franklin, W., Gao, H., Geis, E., Gilad, S., ... Wise, T. (2009). The BLAST experiment. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 603(3), 247-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.131

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