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Prospects for K + → p + nn observation at CERN

Prospects for K + → p + nn observation at CERN. POLENKEVICH IRINA (JINR, DUBNA) ON BEHALF OF THE NA62 COLLABORATION XXI INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS AND QUANTUM FIELD THEORY (QFTHEP'2013) 23 – 30 JUNE, 2013. Outline. Motivation Principles of NA62 Sensitivity Studies

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Prospects for K + → p + nn observation at CERN

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  1. Prospects for K+ → p+nnobservation at CERN POLENKEVICH IRINA (JINR, DUBNA) ON BEHALF OF THE NA62 COLLABORATION XXI INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS AND QUANTUM FIELD THEORY (QFTHEP'2013) 23 – 30 JUNE, 2013

  2. Outline • Motivation • Principles of NA62 • Sensitivity Studies • Results from the 2012 Technical Run • Conclusions Irina Polenkevich

  3. K → pnn: a theoretical clean environment • FCNC processes described with penguin and box diagrams • Very clean theoretically: SD contributions dominate • BR proportional to |Vts*Vtd |2→theoretical clean Vtd dependence • SM predictions [Brod, Gorbahn, Stamou, Phys. Rev. D 83, 034030 (2011)] : • BR(KL→0 ) = (2.43 ±0.39 ±0.06) ×10-11 Pure theoretical error, mostly LD corrections • BR(K → pnn) = (7.81 ± 0.75 ± 0.29)×10-11 Parametric error dominated by Vcb,  • Present experimental results: • BR(K → pnn) = (17.3 −10.5 +11.5)×10−11[E787, E959] • BR(KL → p0nn) < 2.6×10−8[E391a] Irina Polenkevich

  4. Experimental Measurements and Techniques • In-Flight • Decays in vacuum • Separated or not separated beams • Extended decay regions • Upcoming experiments: • NA62 @ CERN • KOTO @ JPARC • ORKA @ Fermilab Stopped • Work in kaon frame • High kaon purity • Compact detectors Irina Polenkevich

  5. The NA62 detector for K+ → p+nn • Goal:10% precision branching ratio measurement of K+ → p+nn • O(100) SM K+ → p+nnevents (2 years of data) • Requirements • Statistics: BR(SM) 8 x 10-11 • K decays (2 years): 1013 • Acceptance: 10% • Systematics: • >1012 background rejection (<20% background) • <10% precision background measurement • Technique • “High” momentum K+ beam Kaon intensity Signal efficiency Signal purity Detector redundancy Decay in flight Irina Polenkevich

  6. Beam line • SPS proton beam @ 400 GeV/c • Proton on target: 1.1 x 1012/ s • P secondary charged beam 75 GeV/c • Momentum bite 1% • Angular spread in X and Y < 100 mrad • Size @ beam tracker: 5.5 x 2.2 cm2 • Rate @ beam tracker: 750 MHz • 6% K+(others: +, proton) • Rate downstream 10 MHz • (K+decay mainly) • K decay rates / year: 4.5 x1012 • (60 m decay volume) Irina Polenkevich

  7. Detectors • The CEDAR – differential Cerenkov counter • K+ components in the beam • GTK – Gigatracker  3 Si micro-pixel station • Time, direction and momentum of the beam particle • The STRAW Tracker  4 Chambers inside the high vacuum (10-6) tank • Coordinate and momentum of secondary charged particles from decay volume • The RICH detector  17m long radiator filled with neon Gas at 1 atm, • THE MUV – Muon-Veto Detectors  2-part hadron calorimeter, iron and a transversally-segmented hodoscope • Separate pions and muons between 15 and 35 Gev/c • System of Photon-Veto detectors: • The LKR – high resolution Liquid Krypton electro-magnetic calorimeter • IRC and SAC– Intermediate Ring and Small-Angle Calorimeters • 12 annular photon-veto LAV detectors • Hermetic coverage 0-50 mrad angles from the decay region • Counters CHANTI and charge-particle hodoscope CHOD • Acceptance • High-performance trigger and Data-acquisition (TDAQ) system Irina Polenkevich

  8. Scheme for  Selection • One reconstructed track in the Straw (+track) • Signal in RICH compatible with only 1 + hypothesis • Signal in Calorimeters (CHOD, LKr, MUV1,2,3) compatible with only 1 + hypothesis • No clusters in LKr compatible with  hypothesis • No signals in LAVs, IRC, SAC compatible with  hypotesis • At least one track in Gigatracker matched in space and time with the + track (K+ track) and compatible with the beam parameters (75 GeV/c) • No extra activity in CHANTI compatible with a MIP signal • Signal in KTAG compatible with a K hypothesis • Z vertex in the first 60 m of the decay volume 15 < P+ < 35 GeV/c Irina Polenkevich

  9. Signal and Background • Signal • Kinematic variable: • Background • K+ decay modes • Accidental single track matched with a K-like track • Signal signature: • Incoming high momentum(75 GeV/c) K+ • Outcoming low momentum(<35 GeV/c) p+ in time with the incoming K+ Irina Polenkevich

  10. Background Rejection 10 ~92% of kaon decays separated by kinematical cut Irina Polenkevich

  11. Particle Identification 11 • K+ positive identification (CEDAR) • p/m separation (RICH) • p/e separation (E/p) Irina Polenkevich

  12. Physics Sensitivity • Cut & count analysis without any optimization • e.g. Use of the 𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠2 shape to add further signal/background discrimination • The background must be measured with at least 10% precision • Background evaluation to be done on data Irina Polenkevich

  13. Results from the 2012 Technical Run • Goals: • Analysis of the time and spatial correlation between the subdetectors • Estimation of the time resolution and efficiency of the subdetectors • Partial set –up: • KTAG (50% PMs), 1 straw plane, CHOD, LKr (30% readout), MUV2, MUV3 • Analysis Method: selection of K++0events • Selection based on the Liquid Kripton Calorimeter • Photon tagging from the shape of the • reconstructed clusters • 0 reconstruction: • Z vertex from 2  on the LKr assuming m0 • X and Y vertex from the assumed K direction • K momentum (PK) and divergence well defined by the beam line • P+ = (PK--P0)  P2+= m2+ for K++0 Irina Polenkevich

  14. The Final K++0 Sample • Exploit the timing and spatial correlations between the subdetectors to define a Kaon candidate, pion candidate and a muon candidate. • Signal region: • 0 < m2miss < 0.04 GeV2/c4 • Background @ % level • mmiss2=(0.0199±0.0005) GeV2/c4 •  (mmiss2)=3.8 10-3 GeV2/c4 • m2(+)=0.0195GeV2/c4 • Time resolution: KTAG 150 ps, LKr 350 ps, CHOD 400 ps, MUV3 450 ps • KTAG efficiency about 87% (corresponding to 95% for a fully instrumented detector) • 6% of events with a muon in-time (upper limit to the punch-through) • This analysis will be used in the final analysis to monitor the tails of the mmiss2 reconstructed with the tracking system. Irina Polenkevich

  15. Conclusions The Na62 will allow us: • 10% precision BR(K+ → p+nn) measurement in two years of data taking • observe and study of other rare decays • to fulfill a strong test for the SM or to indicate a new physics We look forward to the 2014 data Irina Polenkevich

  16. Thank you

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