@Comment{---------- TWIST RESULTS ----------} @article{musser:2005, author = {J.R. Musser et al.}, collaboration ={TWIST Collaboration}, title = {Measurement of the Michel Parameter $\rho$ in Muon Decay}, publisher = {APS}, year = {2005}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {94}, number = {10}, eid = {101805}, numpages = {4}, pages = {101805}, keywords = {muon decay; standard model; elementary particle coupling constants; muons}, url = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v94/e101805}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.101805} } @PhdThesis{musserPhD05, author = {J.R. Musser}, title = {Measurement of the Michel parameter $\rho$ in muon decay}, school = {Texas A\&M University}, year = 2005, month = {December}, annote = {Jim's PhD thesis on rho.} } @article{gaponenko:2005, author = {A. Gaponenko et al.}, collaboration ={TWIST Collaboration}, title = {Measurement of the muon decay parameter $\delta$}, publisher = {APS}, year = {2005}, journal = {Physical Review D}, volume = {71}, number = {7}, eid = {071101}, numpages = {5}, pages = {071101}, url = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v71/e071101}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.71.071101} } @PhdThesis{gaponenkoPhD05, author = {A. Gaponenko}, title = {A precision measurement of the muon decay parameter delta}, school = {University of Alberta}, year = 2005, annote = {Andrei's PhD thesis on delta.} } @article{jamieson:2006, author = {B. Jamieson et al.}, collaboration ={TWIST Collaboration}, title = {Measurement of {$P_\mu \xi$} in polarized muon decay}, publisher = {APS}, year = {2006}, journal = {Physical Review D}, volume = {74}, number = {7}, eid = {072007}, numpages = {11}, pages = {072007}, url = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v74/e072007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.74.072007} } @PhdThesis{jamiesonPhD05, author = {B. Jamieson}, title = {Measurement of the Muon Decay Asymmetry Parameter with the \twist\ Spectrometer}, school = {University of British Columbia}, year = 2005, month = {November}, annote = {Blair's PhD thesis on PmuXi.} } @article{muonglobalanalysis:2005, author = {C.A. Gagliardi, R.E. Tribble and N.J. Williams}, collaboration ={}, title = {Global analysis of muon decay measurements}, publisher = {APS}, year = {2005}, journal = {Physical Review D}, volume = {72}, number = {7}, eid = {073002}, numpages = {5}, pages = {073002}, keywords = {muon decay; standard model; unified gauge models; elementary particle coupling constants; space-time configurations}, url = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v72/e073002}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.72.073002} } @Comment{---------- HARDWARE AND BEAMS ----------} @Article{TEC2006, author = {J. Hu et al.}, title = {Time expansion chamber system for characterization of TWIST low-energy muon beams}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods A}, year = 2006, volume = 566, pages = {563--574}, annote = {The TEC paper.} } @Article{TWIST_DCs:2005, author = {R.S. Henderson et al.}, title = {Precision planar drift chambers and cradle for the TWIST muon decay spectrometer}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods A}, year = 2005, volume = 548, pages = {306--335}, annote = {TWIST detector paper.} } @TechReport{macdonald01:pscan, author = {R.P. MacDonald}, title = {Summary of M13 Momentum Scans of Surface Muon Edge}, institution = {TRIUMF TWIST Experiment}, year = {8 March 2001}, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-52}, annote = {Describes momentum scans across the "surface muon edge" on the M13 beamline, for calibrating the beamline momentum using the first dipole magnet for selection. Also determines channel momentum bite. Added 01.07.17.} } @MastersThesis{macdonald01:MSc, author = {R.P. MacDonald}, title = {Examination and Removal of Backgrounds for TWIST at TRIUMF}, school = {University of Alberta}, year = 2001, annote = {My MSc Thesis! :) Useful for beam studies and CPTOF cuts.} } @TechReport{rankin2000:unpol_beam_with_pions, author = {D. Rankin}, title = {A Monte-Carlo Study of a Pion Based Calibration Experiment}, institution = {TRIUMF TWIST experiment}, year = {21 February, 2000}, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-42}, annote = {Discusses a GEANT study which looked at using pions in the TWIST detector as an unpolarized muon source. Concludes that the rate is very low.} } @TechReport{shotter99:pion_backg, author = {M. Shotter}, title = {Backgrounds due to pions in beam}, institution = {TRIUMF TWIST experiment}, year = {25 August, 1999}, type = {Technical Note}, number = 35, annote = {Has information on where pions stop and decay. Mentions that 20\% of the pions stop and decay in the dense stack; useful for particle ID. Added 01.08.02.} } @TechReport{doornbos20:m13_tuning, author = {J. Doornbos}, title = {The tuning of {M13} for {TWIST}, theory and some results}, institution = {TRIUMF TWIST experiment}, year = {20 December, 2000}, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-51}, annote = {Goes into detail about the M13 tuning done in fall of 2000. Also has some basic optics and tuning theory. Added 01.07.20.} } @Article{oram81:commis_m13_triumf, author = {C.J. Oram, J.B. Warren, G.M. Marshall and J. Doornbos}, title = {Commissioning of a new low energy pi-mu channel at {TRIUMF}}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods}, year = 1981, volume = 179, pages = {99--103}, annote = {Description of the M13 beamline at TRIUMF, at the time it was commissioned. Discusses components, tuning, fluxes, etc. The beam study to be done by E614 (TWIST) in Fall 2000 will basically update this document. Added 00.07.21. Reference: QC 786 N96 } } @TechReport{armenta02:twist_magnet, author = {R. Armenta}, title = {TWIST Magnet: Field Map Study}, institution = {TRIUMF TWIST experiment}, year = 2002, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-68}, month = {August}, annote = {Roberto compared the measured field to the Opera simulations. Contains some information about the field mapping methodology and calibrations, too.} } @Comment{---------- SOFTWARE ----------} @Misc{midas, author = {S. Ritt et al}, title = {MIDAS Data Acquisition System}, howpublished = {\url{http://midas.psi.ch/}}, year = 2004, annote = {Best I can come up with for a Midas ref. Not sure a version number is meaningful, since there were so many modifications as we went...} } @Misc{GeantSite, author = {Application Software Group}, title = {GEANT---Detector Description and Simulation Tool}, howpublished = {\url{http://wwwinfo.cern.ch/asd/geant}} } @Misc{tcltk, title = {Tcl programming language and Tk graphical user interface toolkit}, howpublished = {\url{http://www.tcl.tk/}} } @Manual{Geant321, title = {\textsc{geant} Detector Description and Simulation Tool}, author = {R. Brun, F. Carminati and S. Giani}, organization = {CERN Application Software Group}, address = {Geneva, Switzerland}, month = {March}, year = 1994, note = {Version 3.21}, annote = {Reference to the Geant manual. According to the foreword, Geant 3.21 was released in March 1994.} } @Article{brun97:root, author = {R. Brun and F. Rademakers}, title = {ROOT---An object oriented data analysis framework}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods A}, year = 1997, volume = 389, pages = {81--86}, month = {April}, note = {See also \url{http://root.cern.ch/}.}, annote = {More or less the recommended ROOT citation. (They also mention a Proceedings ref, but I can just use this.} } @Manual{minuit_fortran, title = {\textsc{minuit}---Users Guide, nProgram Library D506}, author = {CN/ASD Group}, organization = {CERN}, year = 1993, annote = {Users guide for the original fortran MINUIT.} } @Misc{minuit_website, author = {F. James and M. Winkler}, title = {\textsc{minuit}}, howpublished = {\url{http://www.cern.ch/minuit}}, month = {November}, year = 2005, annote = {Modern MINUIT website.} } @Manual{opera3d:2002, title = {OPERA-3d}, organization = {Vector Fields Ltd.}, year = 2002, annote = {Best ref I can find for Opera. We used a version put out in 2002.} } @Manual{garfield, title = {GARFIELD}, author = {R. Veenhof}, organization = {CERN}, note = {Version 7.10}, annote = {Not sure what year; got the version number from Blair's thesis.} } @Misc{westgrid, title = {WestGrid: Western Canada Research Grid}, howpublished = {\url{http://westgrid.ca}}, year = 2007, annote = {WestGrid home page, the only reference source I know of.} } @Comment{---------- THEORY AND EXPERIMENT ----------} @Book{griffiths87:PtclIntro, author = {D.J. Griffiths}, title = {Introduction to Elementary Particles}, publisher = {John Wiley \& Sons, Inc.}, year = 1987, annote = {Good introductory Particle text.} } @ARTICLE{PDBook2006, author = {W.-M. Yao et al.}, title = "{Review of Particle Physics}", journal = "{Journal of Physics G}", year = 2006, volume = "33", url = {http://pdg.lbl.gov}, annote = {Particle Data Book, by the PDG. Includes a good overview of muon decay, the Michel distribution, etc.} } @InCollection{PDBook2006:mudecay, author = {W. Fetscher and H.-J. Gerber}, title = {Muon Decay Parameters}, booktitle = {Review of Particle Physics}, crossref = {PDBook2006}, year = 2006, annote = {The Particle Data Book section on muon decay. Includes a full description of the Michel parameters etc. Added 07.07.20.} } @article{WMAP07:cosmology, author = {D.N. Spergel \emph{et al.}}, title = {Three-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe ({WMAP}) Observations: Implications for Cosmology}, journal = {The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series}, volume = {170}, number = {2}, pages = {377-408}, year = {2007}, doi = {10.1086/513700}, annote = {Includes limits on the sum of the neutrino masses.} } @Article{Christenson64:CPviolation, title = {Evidence for the $2\pi$ Decay of the {$K_{2}^{0}$} Meson}, author = {J.H. Christenson \emph{et al.}}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {13}, number = {4}, pages = {138--140}, numpages = {2}, year = {1964}, month = {July}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.13.138}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Actual discovery of CP violation.} } @Article{Cronin81:CPviolation, title = {{$CP$} symmetry violation---the search for its origin}, author = {J.W. Cronin}, journal = {Review of Modern Physics}, volume = {53}, number = {3}, pages = {373--383}, numpages = {10}, year = {1981}, month = {July}, doi = {10.1103/RevModPhys.53.373}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Nobel speech on the discovery and implications of CP violation.} } @InCollection{PDBook2006:eloss_scat, author = {H. Bichsel and D.E. Groom}, title = {Passage of Particles Through Matter}, booktitle = {Review of Particle Physics}, crossref = {PDBook2006}, year = 2006, annote = {The Particle Data Book section on particle interactions with matter, including eloss and scattering.} } @Article{LeeYang56:parity, title = {Question of Parity Conservation in Weak Interactions}, author = {T.D. Lee and C.N. Yang}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {104}, number = {1}, pages = {254--258}, numpages = {4}, year = {1956}, month = {Oct}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.104.254}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {The original paper proposing that the weak interaction violates parity. This won them a Nobel prize.} } @Article{Wu57:parity, title = {Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decay}, author = {Wu, C. S. and Ambler, E. and Hayward, R. W. and Hoppes, D. D. and Hudson, R. P.}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {105}, number = {4}, pages = {1413--1415}, numpages = {2}, year = {1957}, month = {Feb}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.105.1413}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {The first direct confirmation of parity violation, using C60 beta decay.} } @Article{Garwin57:parity, title = {Observations of the Failure of Conservation of Parity and Charge Conjugation in Meson Decays: the Magnetic Moment of the Free Muon}, author = {Garwin, Richard L. and Lederman, Leon M. and Weinrich, Marcel }, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {105}, number = {4}, pages = {1415--1417}, numpages = {2}, year = {1957}, month = {Feb}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.105.1415}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {First observation of parity violation in muon decay, hot on the heels of the Lee & Yang proposal.} } @Article{Street37:muondiscovery, title = {New Evidence for the Existence of a Particle of Mass Intermediate Between the Proton and Electron}, author = {J.C. Street and E.C. Stevenson}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {52}, number = {9}, pages = {1003--1004}, numpages = {1}, year = {1937}, month = {Nov}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.52.1003}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Discovery of the muon, in a cloud chamber experiment.} } @Article{Hincks48:decayspec, title = {The Absorption of Charged Particles from the 2.2-$\mu$sec. Meson Decay}, author = {E.P. Hincks and B. Pontecorvo}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {74}, number = {6}, pages = {697--698}, numpages = {1}, year = {1948}, month = {Sep}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.74.697}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Early decay spectrum measurement, incompatible with a two-body decay.} } @Article{Steinberger49:decayspec, title = {On the Range of the Electrons in Meson Decay}, author = {J. Steinberger}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {75}, number = {8}, pages = {1136--1143}, numpages = {7}, year = {1949}, month = {Apr}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.75.1136}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Another early decay spectrum measurement, this time providing some evidence pointing to a three-body decay.} } @Article{michel50:_michel_param, author = {L. Michel}, title = {Interaction between four half-spin particles and the decay of the $\mu$-meson}, journal = {Proceedings of the Physical Society, A}, year = 1950, volume = {63}, pages = {514, 1371}, annote = {The original paper where Michel describes his Parameters of muon decay. Added 01.07.30.} } @Article{PhysRev.108.844, title = {Polarization of Electrons in Muon Decay with General Parity-Nonconserving Interactions}, author = {T. Kinoshita and A. Sirlin}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {108}, number = {3}, pages = {844--850}, numpages = {6}, year = {1957}, month = {November}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.108.844}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {The other seminal muon decay parameterization.} } @Article{RevModPhys.29.223, title = {Weak Interactions between ``Old'' Particles and Beta Decay}, author = {L. Michel}, journal = {Review of Modern Physics}, volume = {29}, number = {2}, pages = {223--230}, numpages = {7}, year = {1957}, month = {April}, doi = {10.1103/RevModPhys.29.223}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Michel discusses the success of the more general weak interaction, including parity-violating terms, in describing known ("old") particles to date.} } @Article{Fetscher86:muon_decay, author = {W. Fetscher, H.-J. Gerber and K.F. Johnson}, title = {Muon decay: complete determination of the interaction and comparison with the standard model}, journal = {Physics Letters B}, year = 1986, volume = {173}, number = 1, pages = {102--106}, month = May, doi = {doi:10.1016/0370-2693(86)91239-6}, annote = {Introduction of general four-fermion muon decay description, including how all the coupling constants can be measured from various experiments without any model-dependent assumptions. Also includes the parameterizations with the Q's, where QmuR comes from. Added 07.04.14} } @Article{arbuzov02:treeRCs, author = {A. Arbuzov}, title = {First-order radiative corrections to polarized muon decay spectrum}, journal = {Physics Letters B}, year = 2002, volume = 524, pages = 99, month = {January}, annote = {O(alpha) RCs.} } @Article{arbuzov02:a2L2RCs, author = {A. Arbuzov, A. Czarnecki and A. Gaponenko}, title = {Muon decay spectrum: Leading logarithmic approximation}, journal = {Physical Review D}, year = 2002, volume = 65, pages = 113006, annote = {O(a2L2) RCs.} } @Article{arbuzov02:a2LRCs, author = {A. Arbuzov and K. Melnikov}, title = {$\mathcal{O}(\alpha^2 \ln(m_\mu/m_e))$ corrections to electron energy spectrum in muon decay}, journal = {Physical Review D}, year = 2002, volume = 66, pages = 093003, annote = {O(a2L) RCs, highest used by TWIST.} } @Article{anastasiou:a2RCs, author = {C. Anastasiou, K. Melnikov and F. Petriello}, title = {The electron energy spcetrum in muon decay through $\mathcal{O}(\alpha^2)$}, journal = {Journal of High Energy Physics}, year = 2007, number = 09, pages = 014, doi = {doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2007/09/014}, annote = {O(alpha2) RCs, higher than TWIST needs. (These were used to determine TWIST's theoretical uncertainty.)} } @TechReport{tschafaer78:muon_spectra, author = {C. Tschal\"ar}, title = {Muon Spectra from Pion Production Targets}, institution = {Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory}, year = 1978, number = {LA-7222-MS}, address = {University of California}, month = {June}, annote = {Discusses, among other things, energies, angles, and polarizations for cloud and surface muons. Added 01.07.18.} } @TechReport{depommier03:piondecay_rad, author = {P. Depommier}, title = {Muon polarization in the $\pi^+ \rightarrow \mu^+ \nu \gamma$ decay}, institution = {TRIUMF TWIST experiment}, year = {25 June, 2003}, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-82}, note = {Supplmemented in TN-89 and TN-96.}, annote = {Explains why the radiative modes of pion decay don't have a significant impact on the muon polarization. Added 07.07.13} } @Article{davydychev01:hadronic_mudecay, author = {A.I. Davydychev, K. Schilcher and H. Spiesberger}, title = {Hadronic corrections at {$\mathcal{O}(\alpha^2)$} to the energy spectrum of muon decay}, journal = {European Journal of Physics}, year = 2001, volume = {C19}, pages = {99--104}, annote = {Shows the level at which strong interactions enter into the muon decay. (It's very small.) Added 07.07.18} } @Article{Peoples65PRL:rho, title = {Measurement of the Momentum Spectrum of Positrons from Muon Decay}, author = {M. Bardon and P. Norton and J. Peoples and A.M. Sachs and J. Lee-Franzini}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {14}, number = {12}, pages = {449--453}, numpages = {4}, year = {1965}, month = {Mar}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.14.449}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {The (very short) publication of the Peoples result. It's only preliminary; still needs some of the corrections calculated and the final systematics evaluated. Gives a different result from the Peoples thesis. Added 07.08.24.} } @PhdThesis{Peoples66:rho, author = {J. Peoples}, title = {Positron Spectrum from Muon Decay}, school = {Columbia University}, year = 1966, note = {Report No. NEVIS-147 (unpublished)}, annote = {The Peoples thesis, I think, and the only full documentation of his rho result.} } @Article{Derenzo69:rho, author = "Derenzo, S.E.", title = "Measurement of the low-energy end of the mu-plus decay spectrum", journal = "Physical Review", volume = "181", year = "1969", pages = "1854-1866", annote = "This uses a low-energy decay measurement to get eta, then combines that with Peoples's thesis result to get an improved rho. Added 07.08.24." } @Article{Balke88:delta, author = "B. Balke et al.", title = "Precise Measurement Of The Asymmetry Parameter Delta In Muon Decay", journal = "Physical Review", volume = "D37", year = "1988", pages = "587-617", annote = "Main pre-TWIST delta measurement. Added 07.09.22." } @Article{Jodidio86:PmuXiDeltaRho, author = "A. Jodidio et al.", title = "Search for Right-Handed Currents in Muon Decay", journal = "Physical Review", volume = "D34", year = "1986", pages = "1967", annote = "Measurement of PmuXiDelta/Rho, at the spectrum endpoint. Added 07.09.22." } @Article{Jodidio86:erratum, author = {A. Jodidio et al.}, title = {Erratum: Search for right-handed currents in muon decay}, journal = {Physical Review}, year = 1988, volume = {D37}, pages = {237--238}, month = {January}, note = {Erratum to~\cite{Jodidio86:PmuXiDeltaRho}.}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.37.237}, annote = {Erratum to the Jodidio result; there was an error in a formula. Use the numbers from here instead of there, obviously.} } @Article{burkard85:eta, author = {H. Burkard et al.}, title = {Muon Decay: Measurement of the Transverse Positron Polarization and General Analysis}, journal = {Physics Letters B}, year = 1985, volume = {160}, pages = {242--246}, month = {October}, doi = {doi:10.1016/0370-2693(85)90178-9}, annote = {The global analysis here provided the eta value used in Jim's rho analysis.} } @Article{Danneberg05:eta, author = "N. Danneberg et al.", title = "Muon decay: Measurement of the transverse polarization of the decay positrons and its implications for the Fermi coupling constant and time reversal invariance", journal = "Physical Review Letters", volume = "94", year = "2005", pages = "021802", annote = "PSI measurement of eta, using positron polarization. Added 07.09.22." } @Article{herczeg86:lrs, title = {On muon decay in left-right-symmetric electroweak models}, author = {B. Herczeg}, journal = {Physical Review}, volume = {D34}, number = {11}, pages = {3449--3456}, numpages = {7}, year = {1986}, month = {Dec}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.34.3449}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Describes Left-Right Symmetric models, including their effects on the Michel parameters. Added 07.07.20.} } @Unpublished{chizhov04:kappa, author = {M.V. Chizhov}, title = {Predictions for energy distribution and polarization of the positron from the polarized muon decay}, note = {arXiv:hep-ph/0405073v1}, month = {May}, year = 2004, annote = {Chizhov's kappa (tensor interaction) proposal.} } @Article{pibeta, author = {E. Frle\ifmmode \check{z}\else \v{z}\fi{} \emph{et al.}\ (PIBETA collaboration)}, title = {Precise Measurement of the Pion Axial Form Factor in the $\pi^+ \rightarrow e^+\nu\gamma$ Decay}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, year = 2004, volume = 93, number = 18, pages = 181804, month = {October}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.181804}, annote = {A PIBETA measurement that shows a deficit in the branching ratio. (The weird code in the author list should give the proper accent on the z.)} } @Article{PhysRevLett.76.3271, title = {Search for Right-Handed $W$ Bosons and Heavy $W^{'{}}$ in $p\bar p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.8$ TeV}, author = {Abachi, S. and Abbott, B. and Abolins, M. and Acharya, B. S. and Adam, I. and Adams, D. L. and Adams, M. and Ahn, S. and Aihara, H. and Alitti, J. and \'Alvarez, G. and Alves, G. A. and Amidi, E. and Amos, N. and Anderson, E. W. and Aronson, S. H. and Astur, R. and Avery, R. E. and Baden, A. and Balamurali, V. and Balderston, J. and Baldin, B. and Bantly, J. and Bartlett, J. F. and Bazizi, K. and Bendich, J. and Beri, S. B.}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {76}, number = {18}, pages = {3271--3276}, numpages = {5}, year = {1996}, month = {Apr}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.3271}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {D0 publication quoting limits on right-handed W mass from a direct search. Includes model-dependent and model-independent limits. Added 07.08.14.} } @Article{PhysRevLett.87.231803, title = {Search for Quark-Lepton Compositeness and a Heavy $W^{'{}}$ Boson Using the $e\nu{}$ Channel in $pp[over \ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{}]$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=1.8 TeV$}, author = {Affolder, T. and Akimoto, H. and Akopian, A. and Albrow, M. G. and Amaral, P. and Amidei, D. and Anikeev, K. and Antos, J. and Apollinari, G. and Arisawa, T. and Artikov, A. and Asakawa, T. and Ashmanskas, W. and Azfar, F. and Azzi-Bacchetta, P. and Bacchetta, N. and Bachacou, H. and Bailey, S. and de Barbaro, P. and Barbaro-Galtieri, A. and Barnes, V. E. and Barnett, B. A. and Baroiant, S. and Barone, M. and Bauer, G. and Bedeschi, F. and Belforte, S. }, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {87}, number = {23}, pages = {231803}, numpages = {6}, year = {2001}, month = {Nov}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.231803}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {CDF publication quoting limits on right-handed W mass from direct search. Makes several assumptions on model. Added 07.08.14.} } @InCollection{fetscher95:mudecay_meas, author = {W. Fetscher and H.-J. Gerber}, title = {Precision Measurements in Muon and Tau Decays}, booktitle = {Precision Tests of the Standard Electroweak Model}, crossref = {langacker95:EWtests}, publisher = {World Scientific}, year = 1995, editor = {P. Langacker}, annote = {Includes the Michel parameters in terms of weak coupling constants. Added 07.07.21.} } @Book{langacker95:EWtests, editor = {P. Langacker}, title = {Precision Tests of the Standard Electroweak Model}, publisher = {World Scientific}, year = 1995, address = {Singapore}, annote = {Includes descriptions of muon (and tau) decay tests, particularly involving the Michel parameters. Added 07.07.21.} } @Article{james83:narrow_windows, author = {F. James}, title = {Fitting tracks in wire chambers using the Chebyshev norm instead of least squares}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods}, year = 1983, volume = 211, number = 1, pages = {145--152}, month = {June}, annote = {The reference for the "Narrow Windows" track fitting method.} } @Article{BMT59:spintracking, author = {V. Bargmann and L. Michel and V.L. Telegdi}, title = {Precession of the Polarization of Particles Moving in a Homogeneous Electromagnetic Field}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, year = 1959, volume = 2, number = 10, pages = {435--436}, month = {May}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.2.435}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annote = {Gives the equation for spin tracking we use in Geant.} } @TechReport{macdonald05:HFeloss, author = {R.P. MacDonald}, title = {Tests of the Energy Loss Correction in the Helix Fitter}, institution = {University of Alberta}, year = 2005, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-97}, month = {May}, annote = {My technote on the helix fitter eloss correction, with addenda.} } @Article{isaev70:_thin_eloss, author = {A.B. Isaev and V.I. Popov}, title = {Energy loss distribution of charged particles in thin absorbers}, journal = {Measurement Techniques}, year = 1970, key = {}, volume = 13, number = 3, pages = {406--410}, month = {March}, doi = {10.1007/BF00983602}, annote = {Summary of the Landau and Vavilov energy loss theory for thin absorbers (like in TWIST!). Discusses the mean vs most probabl energy loss a lot, among other characteristics. Notes that Vavilov is the correct distribution for thin absorbers, while Landau is for at least moderately thick ones. Added 06.12.12.} } @Article{Bichsel88:peak_eloss, title = {Straggling in thin silicon detectors}, author = {H. Bichsel}, Journal = {Review of Modern Physics}, volume = 60, number = 3, pages = {663--699}, numpages = 36, year = 1988, month = {July}, doi = {10.1103/RevModPhys.60.663}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, annotate = {Describes the most probable energy loss vs material thickness.} } @Article{lutz88:kinks, author = {G. Lutz}, title = {Optimum track fitting in the presence of multiple scattering}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods A}, year = 1988, volume = 273, pages = {349--361}, month = {May}, annote = {Description of the kink tracking method we're using. Added 07.11.22.} } @TechReport{barrett05:PCdeadzone, author = {B. Barrett}, title = {Analysis of Space Charge and Dead Zone effects in the TWIST Spectrometer}, institution = {St. Mary's University}, year = 2005, type = {Technical Note}, number = {TN-95}, month = {April}, annote = {Brynle's report on the PC dead zones.} }