Characterization of the SIDDHARTA-2 Setup via the Kaonic Helium Measurement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The SIDDHARTA-2 Setup on DAΦNE
3. Calibration Procedure and Data Analysis
3.1. SDDs Calibration in DAΦNE
3.2. Data Selection
3.3. Degrader Optimization
4. The Kaonic Helium-4 Energy Shift and Width
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sgaramella, F.; Clozza, F.; Abbene, L.; Artibani, F.; Bazzi, M.; Borghi, G.; Bragadireanu, M.; Buttacavoli, A.; Cargnelli, M.; Carminati, M.; et al. Characterization of the SIDDHARTA-2 Setup via the Kaonic Helium Measurement. Condens. Matter 2024, 9, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat9010016
Sgaramella F, Clozza F, Abbene L, Artibani F, Bazzi M, Borghi G, Bragadireanu M, Buttacavoli A, Cargnelli M, Carminati M, et al. Characterization of the SIDDHARTA-2 Setup via the Kaonic Helium Measurement. Condensed Matter. 2024; 9(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat9010016
Chicago/Turabian StyleSgaramella, Francesco, Francesco Clozza, Leonardo Abbene, Francesco Artibani, Massimiliano Bazzi, Giacomo Borghi, Mario Bragadireanu, Antonino Buttacavoli, Michael Cargnelli, Marco Carminati, and et al. 2024. "Characterization of the SIDDHARTA-2 Setup via the Kaonic Helium Measurement" Condensed Matter 9, no. 1: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat9010016