e12-07-108 : ( gmp ) precision measurement of the proton elastic cross section at high q 2

E12-07-108: (GMp)Precision Measurement of theProton Elastic Cross Section

at High Q2 Vincent Sulkosky

Massachusetts Institute of Technologyfor the E12-07-108 Collaboration

Spokespeople: J. Arrington, E. Christy, S. Gilad, B. Moffit, V. Sulkosky, B. Wojtsekhowski

Hall A Collaboration MeetingDecember 10th, 2012

Introduction

Goals for GMp

Accurately measure e-p elastic cross section in kinematics similar to other JLab form factor measurements Improve accuracy of the cross section by as much as a factor of 4 (< 2%) over previous measurements Key input to all form factors and many of other experiments, where elastic scattering is a background Provide measurement of power scaling for GMp in the range Q2 = 7-14 GeV2

Approved for 24 PAC days

Kinematics

Kinematics

PAC Approved 24 days

Control of SystematicsPlanned improvements Tracking efficiency

Include front chambers of FPP as third wire chamber with VDCs

Target density Use precise optics to provide software cuts on vertex Use race-track cell targets with vertical flow to minimize fluctuations

Solid Angle A benefit of improved optics Precise determination of target location using swing arm

HRS Detector Stacks

Use standard detectors including one plane of FPPfor additional tracking

~ 100 wires need to be restrung

FPP (front chambers)Problems: gas consumption > 50 l/h HV trips often due to gas, many dead wires/some electronicsDone: repair of dead electronics built parallel gas distribution tests of each wire/disconnect dead Still to do: HV distribution in one layer; gas distribution should be as wide as a straw block; tension test for each wire

VDC Improvements Upgrade electronics to use 1877S, which allows sparsification Replace aging A/D cards and will reuse MAD cards Provide very good stability against oscillations and rate capability of 8 MHz (in full chamber)

Gas Cherenkov Improvements

Reflectivity measurements of HRS GCC mirrors will begin this month

After initial measurements, recoating of mirrors

Check and replace PMTs as needed

Cosmic mirror calibration

Target ConfigurationLH2: 15 cm Racetrack: Vertical flow design Dedicated studies of density Luminosity monitors in datastream

Solid Al Foils (Dummy):Endcap subtraction

Carbon Optics Targets:1-2 cm spacing along zvertex for extended target acceptance

Solid targets/Endcaps measured with x-ray attenuation

HRS Optics and Angle

Wire target on strong arm, reproducibility of 100 microns sufficient, 20 microns is likely achievable

Expected Precision

Systematic Uncertainties

Systematic Uncertainties

Tasks & ResponsibilitiesTasks Commitments

Scattering chamber design JLAB – A. Gavalya

Strong arm wire target for HRS Hall A – J. Miller

HRS preparations – VDC, FPP Hall A – 1.5 FTEAnalysis software JLAB – A. Camsonne, O. HansenLH2 Target JLAB – D. Meekins, J-P ChenBeam line Hall A – D. Higinbotham, B.

MichaelsRefurbish Gas Č counter ( recoat mirrors, replace PMTs)

MIT – V. Sulkosky

Shower summers for trigger andNIM trigger electronics

YerPHI – A. Shahinyan, Hall A – B. Wojtsekhowski

S0 mounting on the GC Hall A – B. Wojtsekhowski, FIU –P. Khetarpal (FIU)

Commissioning Run Plan HU – E. Christy

Tasks CommitmentsSimulations for absolute x-sections (tracking, acceptances, optics, background)Sieve-slit and collimatorsShifts (long run!)Data analysis

Tasks & Responsibilities (cont.)

Commitments in Manpower FPP work: Albert Shahinyan, Galust Sargsyan and

Karen (YerPHI) HRS detectors:

Milan Dukic (NCCU technician) for three weeks Hamza Atac (Temple) for two weeks NSU student for one month Longwu Ou (MIT student) for one month Kai Pan (UVa student) for two weeks Puneet Khetarpal (FIU postdoc) for two weeks John LeRose (JLab) part time Mohamed Nuh Hashir Rashad (ODU); DVCS graduate student JinJin Pan (HU); graduate student (potential GMp student) Yang Wang (WM); graduate student (potential GMp student)

Potential Physics Prospects

Summary First experiment to run in the 12-GeV era with DVCS. GMp will provide a baseline for the 21st century level of

accuracy in form factor measurements by precisely measuring the cross section at Q2 up to 14 GeV2.

It is the only measurement of the cross section; key input to all form factors and many of other experiments

The DVCS luminosity × HRS-R solid angle (1/8 of GMp proposal) and restricted angle range of HRS-R allows for some parallel running of GMp during DVCS data taking.

Collaborators are welcome to participate; much work is required before 2014.