The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS

J. Altegoer; M. Anfreville; C. Angelini; P. Astier; M. Authier; D. Autiero; A. Baldisseri; M. Baldo-Ceolin; G. Ballocchi; M. Banner; S. Basa; G. Bassompierre; K. Benslama; I. Bird; B. Blumenfeld; F. Bobisut; J. Bouchez; S. Bunyatov; S. Boyd; A. Bueno; L. Camilleri; A. Cardini; A. Castera; P. W. Cattaneo; V. Cavasinni; V. Cavestro; O. Cloué; G. Conforto; C. Conta; R. Cousins; A. de Santo; T. Del Prete; L. di Lella; T. Dignan; E. do Couto e Silva; I. J. Donnelly; J. Dumarchez; L. Dumps; C. Engster; T. Fazio; G. J. Feldman; R. Ferrari; D. Ferrère; V. Flaminio; M. Fraternali; G. Fumagalli; J. M. Gaillard; P. Galumian; E. Gangler; A. Geiser; D. Geppert; D. Gibin; S. Gninenko; J. J. Gomez-Cadenas; J. Gosset; C. Gößling; M. Gouanère; A. Grant; G. Graziani; A. Guglielmi; C. Hagner; J. Hernando; D. Hubbard; P. Hurst; W. Huta; N. Hyett; E. Iacopini; C. Joseph; M. Kirsanov; D. Kekez; B. Khomenko; O. Klimov; A. Kovzelev; V. Kuznetsov; A. Lanza; L. la Rotonda; M. Laveder; C. Lazzeroni; A. Letessier-Selvon; J. M. Levy; L. Linssen; A. Ljubičić; J. Long; A. Lupi; E. Manola-Poggioli; A. Marchionni; F. Martelli; J. P. Mendiburu; J. P. Meyer; M. Mezzetto; S. R. Mishra; G. F. Moorhead; L. Mossuz; P. Nédélec; Y. Nefedov; C. Nguyen-Mau; D. Orestano; J. P. Passérieux; F. Pastore; L. S. Peak; E. Pennacchio; J. P. Perroud; H. Pessard; R. Petti; P. Petitpas; A. Placci; H. Plothow-Besch; A. Pluquet; J. Poinsignon; G. Polesello; D. Pollmann; B. G. Pope; B. Popov; C. Poulsen; P. Rathouit; G. Renzoni; C. Roda; A. Rubbia; F. Salvatore; K. Shahmanèche; B. Schmidt; A. Sconza; M. Serrano; M. E. Sevior; D. Sillou; C. Sobczynski; F. J.P. Soler; G. Sozzi; D. Steele; M. Steininger; M. Stipčević; T. Stolarczyk; G. N. Taylor; S. Tereshchenko; A. Toropin; A. M. Touchard; S. N. Tovey; M. T. Tran; E. Tsesmelis; J. Ulrichs; V. Uros; M. Valdata-Nappi; V. Valuev; F. Vannucci; K. E. Varvell; M. Veltri; V. Vercesi; D. Verkindt; J. M. Vieira; M. K. Vo; S. Volkov; F. Weber; T. Weisse; M. Werlen; F. F. Wilsone; P. Pichte; L. J. Winton; B. D. Yabsley; H. Zaccone

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6

The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS

J. Altegoer, M. Anfreville, C. Angelini, P. Astier, M. Authier, D. Autiero, A. Baldisseri, M. Baldo-Ceolin, G. Ballocchi, M. Banner, S. Basa, G. Bassompierre, K. Benslama, I. Bird, B. Blumenfeld, F. Bobisut, J. Bouchez, S. Bunyatov, S. Boyd, A. BuenoL. Camilleri, A. Cardini, A. Castera, P. W. Cattaneo, V. Cavasinni, V. Cavestro, O. Cloué, G. Conforto, C. Conta, R. Cousins, A. de Santo, T. Del Prete, L. di Lella, T. Dignan, E. do Couto e Silva, I. J. Donnelly, J. Dumarchez, L. Dumps, C. Engster, T. Fazio, G. J. Feldman, R. Ferrari, D. Ferrère, V. Flaminio, M. Fraternali, G. Fumagalli, J. M. Gaillard, P. Galumian, E. Gangler, A. Geiser, D. Geppert, D. Gibin, S. Gninenko, J. J. Gomez-Cadenas, J. Gosset, C. Gößling, M. Gouanère, A. Grant, G. Graziani, A. Guglielmi, C. Hagner, J. Hernando, D. Hubbard, P. Hurst, W. Huta, N. Hyett, E. Iacopini, C. Joseph, M. Kirsanov, D. Kekez, B. Khomenko, O. Klimov, A. Kovzelev, V. Kuznetsov, A. Lanza, L. la Rotonda, M. Laveder, C. Lazzeroni, A. Letessier-Selvon, J. M. Levy, L. Linssen, A. Ljubičić, J. Long, A. Lupi, E. Manola-Poggioli, A. Marchionni, F. Martelli, J. P. Mendiburu, J. P. Meyer, M. Mezzetto, S. R. Mishra, G. F. Moorhead, L. Mossuz, P. Nédélec, Y. Nefedov, C. Nguyen-Mau, D. Orestano, J. P. Passérieux, F. Pastore, L. S. Peak, E. Pennacchio, J. P. Perroud, H. Pessard, R. Petti, P. Petitpas, A. Placci, H. Plothow-Besch, A. Pluquet, J. Poinsignon, G. Polesello, D. Pollmann, B. G. Pope, B. Popov, C. Poulsen, P. Rathouit, G. Renzoni, C. Roda, A. Rubbia, F. Salvatore, K. Shahmanèche, B. Schmidt, A. Sconza, M. Serrano, M. E. Sevior, D. Sillou, C. Sobczynski, F. J.P. Soler, G. Sozzi, D. Steele, M. Steininger, M. Stipčević, T. Stolarczyk, G. N. Taylor, S. Tereshchenko, A. Toropin, A. M. Touchard, S. N. Tovey, M. T. Tran, E. Tsesmelis, J. Ulrichs, V. Uros, M. Valdata-Nappi, V. Valuev, F. Vannucci, K. E. Varvell, M. Veltri, V. Vercesi, D. Verkindt, J. M. Vieira, M. K. Vo, S. Volkov, F. Weber, T. Weisse, M. Werlen, F. F. Wilsone, P. Pichte, L. J. Winton, B. D. Yabsley, H. Zaccone

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The NOMAD experiment is a short base-line search for v_μ - v_τ oscillations in the CERN neutrino beam. The v_τ's are searched for through their charged current interactions followed by the observation of the resulting τ^- through its electronic, muonic or hadronic decays. These decays are recognized using kinematical criteria necessitating the use of a light target which enables the reconstruction of individual particles produced in the neutrino interactions. This paper describes the various components of the NOMAD detector: the target and muon drift chambers, the electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters, the preshower and transition radiation detectors and the veto and trigger scintillation counters. The beam and data acquisition system are also described. The quality of the reconstruction and individual particles is demonstrated through the ability of NOMAD to observe K_s^0,s, Λ^0's and π^0's. Finally, the observation of τ^- through its electronic decay being one of the most promising channels in the search, the identification of electrons in NOMAD is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	96-128
Number of pages	33
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	404
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6
State	Published - Feb 11 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Altegoer, J., Anfreville, M., Angelini, C., Astier, P., Authier, M., Autiero, D., Baldisseri, A., Baldo-Ceolin, M., Ballocchi, G., Banner, M., Basa, S., Bassompierre, G., Benslama, K., Bird, I., Blumenfeld, B., Bobisut, F., Bouchez, J., Bunyatov, S., Boyd, S., ... Zaccone, H. (1998). The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 404(1), 96-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6

Altegoer, J, Anfreville, M, Angelini, C, Astier, P, Authier, M, Autiero, D, Baldisseri, A, Baldo-Ceolin, M, Ballocchi, G, Banner, M, Basa, S, Bassompierre, G, Benslama, K, Bird, I, Blumenfeld, B, Bobisut, F, Bouchez, J, Bunyatov, S, Boyd, S, Bueno, A, Camilleri, L, Cardini, A, Castera, A, Cattaneo, PW, Cavasinni, V, Cavestro, V, Cloué, O, Conforto, G, Conta, C, Cousins, R, de Santo, A, Del Prete, T, di Lella, L, Dignan, T, do Couto e Silva, E, Donnelly, IJ, Dumarchez, J, Dumps, L, Engster, C, Fazio, T, Feldman, GJ, Ferrari, R, Ferrère, D, Flaminio, V, Fraternali, M, Fumagalli, G, Gaillard, JM, Galumian, P, Gangler, E, Geiser, A, Geppert, D, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Gomez-Cadenas, JJ, Gosset, J, Gößling, C, Gouanère, M, Grant, A, Graziani, G, Guglielmi, A, Hagner, C, Hernando, J, Hubbard, D, Hurst, P, Huta, W, Hyett, N, Iacopini, E, Joseph, C, Kirsanov, M, Kekez, D, Khomenko, B, Klimov, O, Kovzelev, A, Kuznetsov, V, Lanza, A, la Rotonda, L, Laveder, M, Lazzeroni, C, Letessier-Selvon, A, Levy, JM, Linssen, L, Ljubičić, A, Long, J, Lupi, A, Manola-Poggioli, E, Marchionni, A, Martelli, F, Mendiburu, JP, Meyer, JP, Mezzetto, M, Mishra, SR, Moorhead, GF, Mossuz, L, Nédélec, P, Nefedov, Y, Nguyen-Mau, C, Orestano, D, Passérieux, JP, Pastore, F, Peak, LS, Pennacchio, E, Perroud, JP, Pessard, H, Petti, R, Petitpas, P, Placci, A, Plothow-Besch, H, Pluquet, A, Poinsignon, J, Polesello, G, Pollmann, D, Pope, BG, Popov, B, Poulsen, C, Rathouit, P, Renzoni, G, Roda, C, Rubbia, A, Salvatore, F, Shahmanèche, K, Schmidt, B, Sconza, A, Serrano, M, Sevior, ME, Sillou, D, Sobczynski, C, Soler, FJP, Sozzi, G, Steele, D, Steininger, M, Stipčević, M, Stolarczyk, T, Taylor, GN, Tereshchenko, S, Toropin, A, Touchard, AM, Tovey, SN, Tran, MT, Tsesmelis, E, Ulrichs, J, Uros, V, Valdata-Nappi, M, Valuev, V, Vannucci, F, Varvell, KE, Veltri, M, Vercesi, V, Verkindt, D, Vieira, JM, Vo, MK, Volkov, S, Weber, F, Weisse, T, Werlen, M, Wilsone, FF, Pichte, P, Winton, LJ, Yabsley, BD & Zaccone, H 1998, 'The NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 404, no. 1, pp. 96-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01079-6

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