Measurement of the weak charge of the carbon-12 nucleus within the P2 experiment in Mainz
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, J.J. Becherweg 45, D-55128 Mainz (Germany)
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 (United States)
- Institut für Kernphysik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, J.J. Becherweg 45, D-55128 Mainz, Germany and Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, J. J. Becherweg 36, D-55099 Mainz (Germany)
The P2 experiment at the MESA facility in Mainz aims to make a high precision measurement of the weak charge of the proton, and a suitable experimental setup is currently being designed [1]. As high precision measurements of the weak charges of different particles and nuclei are differently sensitive to physics beyond the Standard Model in the form of new quantum loop correction parameters, experiments with a range of different target materials are complementary. We introduce first feasibility considerations for the determination of the Weak Mixing Angle via the scattering of electrons from carbon nuclei in a graphite target with the P2 detector setup. In order to make an estimate of the achievable precision we present analytic calculations as well as Monte-Carlo simulations. The results of Geant4 simulations of proposed experimental setups are included.
- OSTI ID:
- 22280706
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1563, Issue 1; Conference: Workshop to explore physics opportunities with intense, polarized electron beams at 50-300 MeV, Cambridge, MA (United States), 14-16 Mar 2013; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACCURACY
CARBON 12
CARBON 12 TARGET
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CORRECTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON REACTIONS
ELECTRONS
G CODES
GRAPHITE
MONTE CARLO METHOD
POLARIZED BEAMS
PROTONS
STANDARD MODEL
WEINBERG ANGLE