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Title: A compton backscattering polarimeter for measuring longitudinal electron polarization

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OSTI ID:799174

Compton backscattering polarimetry provides a fast measurement of the polarization of an electron beam in a storage ring. Since the method is non-destructive, the polarization of the electrons can be monitored during internal target experiments. At NIKHEF a Compton polarimeter has been constructed to measure the polarization of the longitudinally polarized electrons stored in the AmPS ring. First results obtained with the polarimeter, the first Compton polarimeter to measure the polarization of a stored longitudinally polarized electron beam, are presented in this paper.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
799174
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-97-14; DOE/ER/40150-2138; TRN: US0203032
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7th International Workshop On Polarized Gas Targets And Polarized Beams, Urbana, IL (US), 08/18/1997--08/22/1997; Other Information: Published in AIP conference proceedings 421, 1998; PBD: 1 Aug 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English