Generation and detection of the polarization of multi-GeV photons by use of two diamond crystals

K. Kirsebom; Yu V. Kononets; U. Mikkelsen; S. P. Møller; E. Uggerhøj; T. Worm; K. Elsener; C. Biino; S. Ballestrero; P. Sona; R. O. Avakian; K. A. Ispirian; S. P. Taroian; S. H. Connell; J. P.F. Sellschop; Z. Z. Vilakazi

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Generation and detection of the polarization of multi-GeV photons by use of two diamond crystals

K. Kirsebom, Yu V. Kononets, U. Mikkelsen, S. P. Møller, E. Uggerhøj, T. Worm, K. Elsener, C. Biino, S. Ballestrero, P. Sona, R. O. Avakian, K. A. Ispirian, S. P. Taroian, S. H. Connell, J. P.F. Sellschop, Z. Z. Vilakazi

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Presented are experimental results for the difference in pair production probability (the asymmetry) for 5-150 GeV photons polarized parallel and perpendicular to a (110) plane in a 1.5 mm thick diamond 〈100〉 crystal. The photons are produced by interaction of 150 GeV electrons with an aligned diamond 〈100〉 crystal of 0.5 mm thickness. A significant asymmetry is found over the whole energy range, which corresponds to a high degree of linear polarization of the photons as well as a difference in the refractive index. This proof-of-principle result gives the possibility of producing high energy photons with circular polarization by use of a crystal. This might open for several opportunities in high energy physics like for instance the investigation of the contribution of the gluons to the spin of the nucleon.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-353
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	459
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00645-0
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Kirsebom, K., Kononets, Y. V., Mikkelsen, U., Møller, S. P., Uggerhøj, E., Worm, T., Elsener, K., Biino, C., Ballestrero, S., Sona, P., Avakian, R. O., Ispirian, K. A., Taroian, S. P., Connell, S. H., Sellschop, J. P. F., & Vilakazi, Z. Z. (1999). Generation and detection of the polarization of multi-GeV photons by use of two diamond crystals. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 459(1-3), 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00645-0

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