On the macroscopic formation length for GeV photons

Experimental results for the radiative energy loss of 206 and 234 GeV electrons in 5–10 μm thin Ta targets are presented. An increase in radiation emission probability at low photon energies compared to a 100 μm thick target is observed. This increase is due to the formation length of the GeV photon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Thomsen, H D, Esberg, J, Kirsebom, K, Knudsen, H, Uggerhøj, E, Uggerhøj1, U I, Sona, P, Mangiarotti, A, Ketel, T J, Dizdar, A, Dalton, M M, Ballestrero, S, Connell, S H
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2009
Materias:
Particle Physics - Experiment
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.01.053
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1495626
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Sumario:Experimental results for the radiative energy loss of 206 and 234 GeV electrons in 5–10 μm thin Ta targets are presented. An increase in radiation emission probability at low photon energies compared to a 100 μm thick target is observed. This increase is due to the formation length of the GeV photons exceeding the thickness of the thin foils, the so-called Ternovskii–Shul'ga–Fomin (TSF) effect. The formation length of GeV photons from a multi-hundred GeV projectile is through the TSF effect shown directly to be a factor 1010 longer than their wavelength.

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