Polarimetry for Qweak OverviewStatusPlans S. Kowalski, M.I.T. (chair) D. Gaskell, Jefferson Lab R.T. Jones, U. Connecticut Chuck Davis, incoming Hall C Polarimetry Workshop Newport News, June 9-10, 2003 Qweak Polarimetry Working Group:

2 Overview Phase I: 8% measurement of A LR   2% combined systematic+statistical error on polarization   sampling measurements with Moller polarimeter Phase II: 4% measurement of A LR   1% systematic+statistical error on polarization   continuous running with Compton polarimeter, combined with periodic Moller samplings

3 Overview: polarimetry goals for Qweak What statistic is relevant for quoting precision? What statistic is relevant for quoting precision? A LR =  + -  -  + +  - r ± = ( 1 ± P ) 2  + + ( 1 + P ) 2 -- but in terms of measured rates r ± A LR = r + - r - r + + r - 1 P ( ) the relevant quantity Note: P P  P -1P -1 = PP P ( PP P + … )

4 Overview: Polarimetry methods for Qweak Moller polarimeter for Qweak Moller polarimeter for Qweak   uses existing Hall C Moller spectrometer   incorporates fast kicker to enable operation at high beam currents – pulsed Moller operation   early tests demonstrate operation at 40  A, development is ongoing [following slides]   impact on beam and hall backgrounds probably prevents simultaneous running with Qweak   statistics at 1% level obtained in ~40 min.   sub-percent systematic errors (based on experience with standard cw Moller operation at 1-2  A)

5 Status: the Hall C Moller upgrade  Existing Hall C Moller can do 1% measurements in a few minutes.  Limitations: - maximum current ~10  A - at higher currents the Fe target depolarizes due to target heating - measurement is destructive  Goals for the upgrade: -measure beam polarization up to 200  A -make measurement quasi-continuously (not for Qweak)

6  Target heating limits maximum pulse duration and duty factor  Instantaneous rate limits maximum foil thickness  This can be achieved with a 1  m foil N real /N random ≈10 at 200  A  Rather than moving continuously, beam will dwell at certain point on target for a few  s Status: tests with “half-target” foil

7  tests by Hall C team during December 2004  measurements consistent at the ~2% level  random coincidence rates were larger than expected – reals/randoms 10:1 at 40  A – mabe due to distorted edge of foil – runs at 40  A frequently interrupted by BLM trips Status: tests with 1  m “half-target” foil

8 Status: kicker + half-foil test summary  Preliminary results look promising.  Source polarization jumps under nominal run conditions make it impossible to confirm ~1% stability.  Running at very high currents may be difficult – problem may have been exacerbated by foil edge distortion.  Development is ongoing.  Dave Meekins is thinking about improved foil mounting design.  Future tests should be done when Moller already tuned and has been used for some period of time so that we are confident we understand the polarimeter and polarized source properties.  The next step is to make 1% polarization measurements at 80  A during G0 backward angle run.

9 Configuration Kick width Precision Max. Current Nominal-<1% 2  A Prototype I 20  s few % 20  A Prototype II 10  s few % few % 40  A G0 Bkwd. (2006)  s Required: 2% Goal: 1% 80  A Q Weak 2  s Required: 1% Goal: 1% 180  A Plans: kicker + half-foil Moller R&D

10  1  m foil with kicker should work fine at 1  A average current (instantaneous current 180  A) 30 minutes  1% measurement will take ~30 minutes  Conservative heating calculations indicate foil depolarization will be less than 1% in the worst case under these conditions – can be checked  Compton being shaken down during this phase Plans: operation during Qweak phase I

11  To reach 1% combined systematic and statistical error, plans are to operate both Compton and Moller polarimeters during phase II.  Duration and frequency of Moller runs can be adjusted to reach the highest precision in average P -1  Can we estimate the systematic error associated with drifts of polarization between Moller samplings? Plans: operation during Qweak phase II Is there a worst-case model for polarization sampling errors?

12 Moller performance during G0 (2004)

13 Plans: estimation of Moller sampling systematics Worst-case scenario for sampling  instantaneous jumps at unpredictable times  model completely specified by just two parameters  maximum effective jump rate is set by duration of a sampling measurement (higher frequencies filtered out)  unpredictability of jumps uniquely specifies the model 1.average rate of jumps 2.r.m.s. systematic fluctuations in P y sampling

14 Plans: estimation of Moller sampling systematics model calculation Monte Carlo simulation  Inputs: P ave = 0.70   P rms = 0.15 f jump = 1/10min T = 2000hr f samp = variable  Rule of thumb:  Rule of thumb: Adjust the sample frequency until the statistical errors per sample match  P. sampling systematics only

15  Short term plans (2006) –Improve beamline for Moller and Moller kicker operation  Long term plans (2008) –Install Compton polarimeter  Longer term plans (12 GeV) –Upgrade Moller for 12 GeV operation Plans: time line for Hall C beamline Jlab view: these are not independent

16 Overview: Compton design criteria  measure luminosity-weighted average polarization over period of ~1 hour with statistical error of 1% under Qweak running conditions   control systematic errors at 1% level  coexist with Moller on Hall C beamline   be capable of operation at energies 1-11 GeV fom stat ~ E 2 (for same laser and current)

17 Overview: the Compton chicane 10 m 2 m D1 D2D3 D4 Compton detector Compton recoil detector D  4-dipole design  accommodates both gamma and recoil electron detection  nonzero beam-laser crossing angle (~1 degree) –important for controlling alignment –protects mirrors from direct synchrotron radiation –implies some cost in luminosity

18  Alex Bogacz (CASA) has found a way to fit the chicane into the existing Hall C beamline. –independent focusing at Compton and target 7.4 m –last quad triplet moved 7.4 m downstream –two new quads added, one upstream of Moller and one between Moller arms –fast raster moves closer to target, distance 12 m. –beamline diagnostic elements also have to move  Focus with  x  y  = 8m near center of chicane Overview: the Compton chicane

19 Overview: the Compton chicane

20 Overview: the Compton chicane

21  3 configurations support energies up to 11 GeV Beam energy  bend B D  x e ( =520nm) (GeV)(deg)(T)(cm)(cm) Overview: the Compton chicane

22 Plans: use of a crossing angle  assume a green laser = 514 nm = 514 nm  fix electron and laser foci at the same point  = 100  m  = 100  m  emittance of laser scaled by diffraction limit  = M (  / 4   scales like 1/  cross down to scale of beam divergence

23 Overview: Compton detectors  Detect both gamma and recoil electron – –two independent detectors – –different systematics – consistency checks  Gamma – electron coincidence – –necessary for calibrating the response of gamma detector – –marginally compatible with full-intensity running  Pulsed laser operation – –backgrounds suppressed by duty factor of laser ( few 10 3 ) – –insensitive to essentially all types of beam background, eg. bremsstrahlung in the chicane

24 Plans: example of pulsed-mode operation detector signal signal gate background gate laser output * pulsed design used by Hermes, SLD

25  cannot count individual gammas because pulses overlap within a single shot Q. How is the polarization extracted? A.By measuring the energy-weighted asymmetry.  Consider the general weighted yield: w i For a given polarization, the asymmetry in Y depends in general on the weights w i used. Plans: “counting” in pulsed mode

26  Problem can be solved analytically w i = A(k)  Solution is statistically optimal, maybe not for systematics.  Standard counting is far from optimal w i = 1 w i = k  Energy weight is better! w i = k Plans: “counting” in pulsed mode

27 Define a figure-of-merit for a weighting scheme  f (ideal) f ( w i =1)> f ( w i = k ) 514  nm nm nm Plans: “counting” in pulsed mode

28 Systematics of energy-weighted countingSystematics of energy-weighted counting –measurement independent of gamma detector gain –no need for absolute calibration of gamma detector –no threshold –method is now adopted by Hall-A Compton team Electron counter can use the same techniqueElectron counter can use the same technique –rate per segment must be < 1/shot –weighting used when combining results from different segments Plans: “counting” in pulsed mode

29 Status: Monte Carlo simulations  Needed to study systematics from – –detector misalignment – –detector nonlinearities – –beam-related backgrounds  Processes generated – –Compton scattering from laser – –synchrotron radiation in dipoles (with secondaries) – –bremsstrahlung from beam gas (with secondaries) – –standard Geant list of physical interactions

30 Monte Carlo simulations Compton-geant : based on original Geant3 program by Pat Welch dipole chicane backscatter exit port gamma detector

31 Monte Carlo simulations Example events (several events superimposed) electron beam Compton backscatter (and bremsstrahlung)

32 Monte Carlo simulations

33 Status: laser options 1.External locked cavity (cw) – –Hall A used as reference 2.High-power UV laser (pulsed) – –large analyzing power (10% at 180°) – –technology driven by industry (lithography) – –65W unit now in tabletop size 3.High-power doubled solid-state laser (pulsed) – –90W commercial units available

34 laser l P E max rate t (1%) option(nm) (W)(MeV)(KHz) (%)(min) Hall A UV ArF UV KrF Ar-Ion (IC) DPSS Status: laser options

35 Status: laser configuration  two passes make up for losses in elements –small crossing angle: 1 ° –effective power from 2 passes: 100 W –mirror reflectivity: >99% –length of figure-8: 100 cm laser electron beam monitor

36 Detector options  Photon detector –Lead tungstate –Lead glass –BGO  Electron detector –Silicon microstrip –Quartz fibers

37 Summary Qweak collaboration should have two independent methods to measure beam polarization.Qweak collaboration should have two independent methods to measure beam polarization. A Compton polarimeter would complement the Moller and continuously monitor the average polarization.A Compton polarimeter would complement the Moller and continuously monitor the average polarization. Using a pulsed laser system is feasible, and offers advantages in terms of background rejection.Using a pulsed laser system is feasible, and offers advantages in terms of background rejection. Options now exist that satisfy to Qweak requirements with a green pulsed laser, that use a simple two-pass setup.Options now exist that satisfy to Qweak requirements with a green pulsed laser, that use a simple two-pass setup. Monte Carlo studies are underway to determine tolerances on detector performance and alignment required for 1% accuracy.Monte Carlo studies are underway to determine tolerances on detector performance and alignment required for 1% accuracy. Space obtained at Jlab for a laser test area, together with Hall A. Specs of high-power laser to be submitted by 12/2005.

38 extra slides (do not show)

39 Addendum: recent progress

40 Addendum: recent progress

41 Addendum: laser choices High-power green laser ( nm)High-power green laser ( nm) –sold by Talis Laser –industrial applications –frequency-doubled solid state laser –pulsed design D. Gaskell: visit from Talis Laser reps June 2003D. Gaskell: visit from Talis Laser reps June 2003 –not confident that they could deliver –product no longer being advertised (?)

42 Addendum: laser choices High-power UV laser ( nm)High-power UV laser ( nm) –sold by several firms –industrial applications: micromachining and lithography –excimer laser (KrF) –pulsed design R. Jones: visit from Lambda Physik repsR. Jones: visit from Lambda Physik reps –sales team has good technical support –plenty of experience with excimer lasers –strong interest in our application

43 Addendum: laser choices Properties of LPX 220iProperties of LPX 220i –maximum power: 40 W (unstable resonator) –maximum repetition rate: 200 Hz –focal spot size: 100 x 300 m m (unstable resonator) –polarization: should be able to achieve ~90% with a second stage “inverted unstable resonator”with a second stage “inverted unstable resonator” –maximum power: 50 W –repetition rate unchanged –focal spot size: 100 x 150 m m –polarization above 90%

44 Addendum: laser choices purchase cost for UV laser systempurchase cost for UV laser system –LPX-220i (list):175 k$ –LPX-220 amplifier (list):142 k$ –control electronics: 15 k$ –mirrors, ¼ wave plates, lenses: 10 k$ cost of operation (includes gas, maintenance)cost of operation (includes gas, maintenance) –per full power:$35 (single) $50 (with amplifier) –continuous full power:2000 hours

45   Initial tests with kicker and an iron wire target performed in Dec   Many useful lessons learned –25 mm wires too thick –Large instantaneous rate gave large rate of random coincidences –Duty factor too low – measurements would take too long Status: tests with iron wire target