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Main Authors: Miyagawa, Taichi, Tanaka, Junki
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00846
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author Miyagawa, Taichi
Tanaka, Junki
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Tanaka, Junki
contents The quasi-free $(p,pα)$ reaction is a powerful tool to probe preformed $α$ clusters in nuclei, but it requires accurate reconstruction of both momentum and scattering angles at the reaction point. In this work, ion-optical analysis for $(p,pα)$ measurements with the Grand Raiden spectrometer is presented. An under-focus optical setting was adopted to preserve sensitivity to the vertical scattering angle while maintaining high momentum resolution. The focal-plane geometry was determined independently as a purely geometrical reference. Momentum calibration was performed using elastic scattering of $^{206}$Pb$(p,p)$ at a fixed spectrometer angle. Scattering angles were reconstructed using ion-optical relations, and residual higher-order effects were corrected by a multidimensional fit. The dominant contributions to the reconstruction were found to arise from terms up to third order within the experimental acceptance. This ion-optical framework enables consistent event-by-event reconstruction of the reaction kinematics and provides a reliable basis for quasi-free $(p,pα)$ analyses.
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spellingShingle Ion Optics for quasi-free $(p,pα)$ reactions with Grand Raiden Spectrometer
Miyagawa, Taichi
Tanaka, Junki
Instrumentation and Detectors
Nuclear Experiment
The quasi-free $(p,pα)$ reaction is a powerful tool to probe preformed $α$ clusters in nuclei, but it requires accurate reconstruction of both momentum and scattering angles at the reaction point. In this work, ion-optical analysis for $(p,pα)$ measurements with the Grand Raiden spectrometer is presented. An under-focus optical setting was adopted to preserve sensitivity to the vertical scattering angle while maintaining high momentum resolution. The focal-plane geometry was determined independently as a purely geometrical reference. Momentum calibration was performed using elastic scattering of $^{206}$Pb$(p,p)$ at a fixed spectrometer angle. Scattering angles were reconstructed using ion-optical relations, and residual higher-order effects were corrected by a multidimensional fit. The dominant contributions to the reconstruction were found to arise from terms up to third order within the experimental acceptance. This ion-optical framework enables consistent event-by-event reconstruction of the reaction kinematics and provides a reliable basis for quasi-free $(p,pα)$ analyses.
title Ion Optics for quasi-free $(p,pα)$ reactions with Grand Raiden Spectrometer
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00846