NA62
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NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
Aliases (7)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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fixed-target experiment → kaon decay experiment → particle physics experiment → |
| aimsFor |
10% precision on K+ → π+ ν ν̄ branching ratio
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| alsoExtendsInto |
France
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| approvedBy |
CERN Research Board
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| beamEnergy |
400 GeV/c primary proton beam on target
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| beamLine |
K12 beam line
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| beamType |
charged kaon beam
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| collaborationType |
international collaboration
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| dataTakingMode |
parasitic to SPS fixed-target operation
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| dataTakingStart |
2014
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| focusesOn |
charged kaon decays
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flavor-changing neutral current processes → |
| fullName |
CERN NA62 experiment
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| hasDetectorComponent |
Gigatracker beam spectrometer
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KTAG differential Cherenkov counter → RICH detector → electromagnetic calorimeters → large-angle photon vetoes → muon veto system → small-angle photon vetoes → straw tracker in vacuum → |
| hostCountry |
Switzerland
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| kaonMomentum |
75 GeV/c
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| locatedAt |
North Area of CERN SPS
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| locatedIn |
CERN
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| measures |
branching ratio of K+ → π+ ν ν̄
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| operatedDuring |
CERN LHC Run 2 era
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| physicsProgramIncludes |
searches for dark sector particles
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searches for heavy neutral leptons → searches for lepton flavour violation → searches for lepton number violation → |
| physicsRunStart |
2016
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| pilotRun |
2014
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| predecessorExperiment |
NA48
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| primaryDecayChannelStudied |
K+ → π+ ν ν̄
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| primaryGoal |
study of rare kaon decays
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test of Standard Model predictions → |
| searchesFor |
physics beyond the Standard Model
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| sensitivityScale |
branching ratios at level of 10^-10
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| studiesParticle |
K+ (charged kaon)
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| testsTheory |
Standard Model
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| usesAccelerator |
Super Proton Synchrotron
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| usesTechnique |
decay-in-flight technique
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hermetic photon vetoing → kaon tagging → precision timing → |
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Gigatracker beam spectrometer
("NA62 Collaboration")
→
RICH detector (NA62) ("NA62 collaboration") → |
collaboration |
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CERN
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Super Proton Synchrotron → |
hostsExperiment |
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Gigatracker beam spectrometer
("NA62 experimental area at CERN SPS")
→
RICH detector (NA62) ("NA62 experiment") → |
locatedIn |
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Electromagnetic Calorimeter
("NA62 experiment")
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RICH detector (NA62) ("NA62 beam line") → |
partOf |
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Gigatracker beam spectrometer
("NA62 experiment")
→
RICH detector (NA62) ("NA62 experiment") → |
usedIn |
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NA62
("CERN NA62 experiment")
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fullName |
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NA62
("KTAG differential Cherenkov counter")
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hasDetectorComponent |
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Gigatracker beam spectrometer
("NA62 Collaboration")
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operatedBy |
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North Area of CERN SPS
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servesExperiment |