Measuring the proton beam polarization from the source to RHIC.

Conference · Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:928052

Makdisi, Y

Polarimeters are necessary tools for measuring the beam polarization during the acceleration process as well as a yardstick for performing spin physics experiments. In what follows, I will describe the principles of measuring the proton beam polarization and the techniques that are employed at various energies. I will present a tour of the polarimetry employed at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion collider (RHIC) polarized proton complex as it spans the full spectrum from the source to collider energies.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Doe - Office Of Science
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 928052
• Report Number(s): BNL-80016-2008-CP; R&D Project: 18092; KB0202011; TRN: US0804699
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
BNL
HEAVY IONS
PHYSICS
POLARIMETERS
POLARIMETRY
POLARIZATION
PROTON BEAMS
PROTONS
SPIN