This work has been produced during my time at Freiburg University in the division working for the COMPASS collaboration at CERN. Part of their task is to simulate the behaviour of the particles after the collision in the various detectors. The input data is given out by a generator called HepGen and I tested this data against my own calculations using relativistic dynamics. To be able to do so on a large set of data, I wrote a program in C++ that would execute the computing.
The appendix "Muon-Proton Collision Simulation" shows the results of a simulation of the behaviour of the outgoing particles after a proton-muon collision as performed in the COMPASS experiment at CERN. The input data is given out by a generator called HepGen and this data was tested against calculations using relativistic dynamics. To be able to do so on a large set of data, a program in C++ was written that would execute the computing.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Particle info
- Muon info
- Transversal momenta
- The simulations
- ECALO position
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This work investigates the interaction of particles in the COMPASS experiment at CERN. The focus is on the simulation of particle behavior after a muon-proton collision, specifically the production of a gamma photon. The work aims to test the accuracy of the HepGen generator by comparing its output with calculations based on relativistic dynamics.
- Simulation of particle behavior in the COMPASS experiment
- Testing the accuracy of the HepGen generator
- Relativistic dynamics in particle collisions
- Analysis of kinematic variables in muon-proton scattering
- Verification of energy and momentum conservation
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Particle info: This chapter presents the angles, total energy, and energy difference between the theoretical calculation and HepGen data for the three end-products of the muon-proton collision.
- Muon info: This chapter focuses on kinematic variables commonly used in DIS and SIDIS, including the momentum transfer Q², the energy of the virtual photon, the fractional energy of the virtual photon, and the Bjorken scaling variable.
- Transversal momenta: This chapter examines the transversal momenta of the outgoing particles based on the relationship between momentum components.
- The simulations: This chapter tests the data against calculations using conservation of energy and momentum, comparing predicted and actual values for energy and angle.
- ECALO position: This chapter calculates the position of the gamma photon on the ECALO calorimeter based on its momentum components.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This work focuses on the simulation of particle collisions in the COMPASS experiment, using relativistic dynamics and the HepGen generator. Key themes include muon-proton scattering, gamma photon production, kinematic variables, energy and momentum conservation, and the analysis of particle behavior after collisions. The work also emphasizes the verification of data generated by HepGen through comparison with theoretical calculations.
- Quote paper
- David Brückner (Author), 2012, Examination of Particle Collisions in the COMPASS experiment, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/212754
