KINEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERACTION VERTICES FROM BUBBLE CHAMBER DATA

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Rev. Sci. Instr.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1717433· OSTI ID:4065508

Berge, J P; Solmitz, F T; Taft, H D

A high speed computer program for the kinematical analysis of bubble chamber events is described. The program treats individual particle interaction or decay vertices, subjecting the measured variables to the equations of energy and momentum according to a least-squares criterion. This process is carried out in four different cases in which the problem is overdetermined, and in a fifth case in which the problem is just determined. The adjusted or computed variables corresponding to each particle, as well as the first-order error matrices for each type of variable, are obtained in all cases. A connected chain of vertices may be processed in sequence. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-15-022497
• OSTI ID: 4065508
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instr., Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instr. Vol. Vol: 32
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BUBBLE CHAMBERS
COMPUTERS
DECAY
EFFICIENCY
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
MATHEMATICS
MOMENTUM
PARTICLES
PROGRAMMING
VELOCITY