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Title: Production of Highly Polarized Positrons Using Polarized Electrons at MeV Energies

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

The Polarized Electrons for Polarized Positrons experiment at the injector of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility has demonstrated for the first time the efficient transfer of polarization from electrons to positrons produced by the polarized bremsstrahlung radiation induced by a polarized electron beam in a high-Z target. Positron polarization up to 82\% have been measured for an initial electron beam momentum of 8.19~MeV/c, limited only by the electron beam polarization. This technique extends polarized positron capabilities from GeV to MeV electron beams, and opens access to polarized positron beam physics to a wide community.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Contributing Organization:
PEPPo Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177; NA0000979
OSTI ID:
1254996
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1254681; OSTI ID: 1454866
Report Number(s):
JLAB-ACC-16-2259; DOE/OR-/23177-3805; PRLTAO; TRN: US1601728
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 116, Issue 21; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 47 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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