Comparison of GEM performance with 1D and 2D Clusters for MUSE at PSI

ORAL

Abstract

The difference between the proton radius measured by hydrogen spectroscopy and electron scattering, and the proton radius measured with muon spectroscopy, known as the proton radius puzzle, has been unresolved for over a decade. The MUSE experiment at Paul-Scherrer Institute (PSI) was designed to provide the first high precision muon scattering radius measurement to resolve the puzzle. The MUSE experiment simultaneously measures electron and muon scattering, and measures alternately with both beam polarities as a check of higher-order corrections that might affect the radius extraction. The experiment is composed of many hardware components which includes a Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) telescope to determine beam particle trajectories. This presentation will give an overview of the formation of 1D and 2D clusters, charge sharing, and the tracking performance of the GEM detectors by comparing 1D and 2D clusters.

*This material is based upon the work supported by the National Science Foundation under awards PHY-2113436 and PHY-2412757. The MUSE experiment is supported by the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation (NSF), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), and the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation.

Presenters

  • Angel Christopher

    • Hampton University

Authors

  • Michael Kohl

    • Hampton University
  • Angel Christopher

    • Hampton University
  • Tanvi Patel

    • Hampton University
  • Anne Flannery

    • Hampton University
    • University of South Carolina
  • Ryan Richards

    • Hampton University