Published June 2017 | Version v1
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A pulsed, mono-energetic and angular-selective UV photo-electron source for the commissioning of the KATRIN experiment

Creators

  • 1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IEKP, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany)
  • 2. Institut fuer Kernphysik, WWU Muenster, Muenster (Germany)
  • 3. Johannes-Gutenberg Universitaet, Institut fuer Physik, Mainz (Germany)
  • 4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IPE, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany)
  • 5. IEKP, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany)
  • 6. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IKP, Karlsruhe (Germany)
  • 7. University of North Carolina, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)

Description

The KATRIN experiment aims to determine the neutrino mass scale with a sensitivity of 200 meV/c2 (90% C.L.) by a precision measurement of the shape of the tritium β-spectrum in the endpoint region. The energy analysis of the decay electrons is achieved by a MAC-E filter spectrometer. To determine the transmission properties of the KATRIN main spectrometer, a mono-energetic and angular-selective electron source has been developed. In preparation for the second commissioning phase of the main spectrometer, a measurement phase was carried out at the KATRIN monitor spectrometer where the device was operated in a MAC-E filter setup for testing. The results of these measurements are compared with simulations using the particle-tracking software ''Kassiopeia'', which was developed in the KATRIN collaboration over recent years. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4972-9

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4972-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields (Online)
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 1-20
ISSN
1434-6052

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
48070064
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BETA SPECTROMETERS; COMMISSIONING; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DRIFT; ELECTRON SOURCES; ELECTRON SPECTRA; ELECTRON SPECTROMETERS; ENERGY SPECTRA; K CODES; KEV RANGE 10-100; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MILLI EV RANGE; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOELECTRIC EMISSION; WORK FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
CATHODES; COMPUTER CODES; DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON EMISSION; EMISSION; ENERGY RANGE; FUNCTIONS; KEV RANGE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE SOURCES; PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT; RADIATION SOURCES; SIMULATION; SPECTRA; SPECTROMETERS