Measurement of the helicity dependence of deuteron photodisintegration for photon energies below 450 MeV [Elektronische Ressource] / Oliver Jahn

Johannes Gutenberg–UniversitätMainzInstitut für Kernphysik 2CollaborationaMeasurement of the Helicity Dependenceof Deuteron Photodisintegration forPhoton Energies below 450 MeVDissertationzur Erlangung des GradesDoktor”der Naturwissenschaften“am Fachbereich Physikder Johannes Gutenberg-Universitätin MainzOliver Jahngeb. in Bad KreuznachMainz, den 24. Oktober 2005Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 12. Oktober 2005CONTENTS 3Contents1 Introduction and Physics Background 71.1 T -Matrix Formalism for Deuteron Photodisintegration . . ........... 91.2 Model by Arenhövel et al. . . . ................. 131.3 Outline . . . . . . ........................ 172 Experimental Setup 192.1 Electron Accelerator Mainz Microtron (MAMI)................. 192.2 Tagged Photon Facility and Photon Beam . . .......... 212.3 Møller Polarimetry ............................ 242.4 Polarized Target . ................. 272.5 Detector Setup . . ............................ 32.5.1 DAPHNE.................. 332.5.2 MIDAS............................... 35ˇ2.5.3 Cerenkov Detector. . . .............. 362.5.4 Forward Components. . ..................... 372.5.5 A2 Hall. . . .................... 373 Preparations 393.1 Interaction of Fast Charged Particles with Matter . . . . . ........... 403.2 Scintillation in Organic Materials................. 423.3 Test of the Light-Guides . . . .................. 43.4 Effective Attenuation Length . . ................. 463.