Multiple coulomb scattering and energy loss are well known phenomena experienced by charged particles as they traverse a material. However, from recent measurements by the MuScat collaboration, it is known that the available simulation codes (GEANT4, for example) overestimate the scattering of muons in low Z materials. This is of particular interest to the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) collaboration which has the goal of measuring the reduction of the emittance of a muon beam induced by energy loss in low Z absorbers. MICE took data without magnetic field suitable for multiple scattering measurements in the spring of 2016 using a lithium hydride absorber. The scattering data are compared with the predictions of various models, in- cluding the default GEANT4 model.
Volume 295 -
The 19th International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators NUFACT2017 (NuFact2017) -
Working group 3: MICE
Recent Results from MICE on Multiple Coulomb Scattering and Energy Loss
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.295.0097
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