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Measurement of the -meson production cross section at low transverse momentum in collisions at
We report on a measurement of the D+-meson production cross section as a function of transverse momentum (pT) in proton-antiproton (p$$\bar{p}$$) collisions at 1.96 TeV center-of-mass energy, using the full data set collected by the Collider Detector at Fermilab in Tevatron Run II and corresponding to 10 fb-1 of integrated luminosity. We use D+→K-π+π+ decays fully reconstructed in the central rapidity region |y|<1 with transverse momentum down to 1.5 GeV/c, a range previously unexplored in p$$\bar{p}$$ collisions. Inelastic p$$\bar{p}$$ scattering events are selected online using minimally biasing requirements followed by an optimized offline selection. The K-π+π+ mass distribution is used tomore » -
Measurement of Vector Boson Plus $$D^{*}(2010)^+$$ Meson Production in $$\bar{p}p$$ Collisions at $$\sqrt{s}=1.96\, {\rm TeV}$$
Our study of vector boson (V ) production in conjunction with a D*(2010)+ meson is presented. Using a data sample correponding to 9.7 fb-1 p of proton-antiproton collisions at center-of-mass energy √s = 1:96 TeV produced by the Fermilab Tevatron, we reconstruct V +D*+ samples with the CDF II detector. The D*+ is fully reconstructed in the D*(2010)+ → D0(→ K- π+)π+ decay mode. This technique is sensitive to the associated production of vector boson plus charm or bottom mesons. We measure the ratio of production cross sections σ(W +D*)/ σ(W) = [1.75±0.13(stat)±0:09(syst)]% and σ(Z +D*)/ σ(Z) = [1:5±0:4(stat)_0:2(syst)]%. Eventmore » -
Solenoid Magnet System for the Fermilab Mu2e Experiment
The Fermilab Mu2e experiment seeks to measure the rare process of direct muon to electron conversion in the field of a nucleus. Key to the design of the experiment is a system of three superconducting solenoids; a muon production solenoid (PS) which is a 1.8 m aperture axially graded solenoid with a peak field of 5 T used to focus secondary pions and muons from a production target located in the solenoid aperture; an 'S shaped' transport solenoid (TS) which selects and transports the subsequent muons towards a stopping target; a detector solenoid (DS) which is an axially graded solenoidmore » -
Longitudinal bunch monitoring at the Fermilab Tevatron and Main Injector synchrotrons
The measurement of the longitudinal behavior of the accelerated particle beams at Fermilab is crucial to the optimization and control of the beam and the maximizing of the integrated luminosity for the particle physics experiments. Longitudinal measurements in the Tevatron and Main Injector synchrotrons are based on the analysis of signals from resistive wall current monitors. This study describes the signal processing performed by a 2 GHz-bandwidth oscilloscope together with a computer running a LabVIEW program which calculates the longitudinal beam parameters. -
Operation of the intensity monitors in beam transport lines at Fermilab during Run II¹
The intensity of charged particle beams at Fermilab must be kept within pre-determined safety and operational envelopes in part by assuring all beam within a few percent has been transported from any source to destination. Beam instensity monitors with toroidial pickups provide such beam intensity measurements in the transport lines between accelerators at FNAL. With Run II, much effort was made to continually improve the resolution and accuracy of the system.