Measurement of the response function of the PIENU calorimeter

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/ Authors

A. Aguilar-Arevalo, M. Aoki, M. Blecher, D. I. Britton, D. A. Bryman, L. Doria, S. Cuen-Rochin, P. Gumplinger, I. Hernandez, A. Hussein

and 10 more authors

S. Ito, L. Kurchaninov, L. Littenberg, C. Malbrunot, R. E. Mischke, T. Numao, D. Protopopescu, A. Sher, T. Sullivan, D. Vavilov

/ Abstract

Measurements of the response function of the PIENU NaI(T$\ell$) and CsI crystal calorimeter using a monochromatic 70 MeV/c positron beam at various incidence angles are described. The experimental setup and relevant physical processes involved were simulated using Geant4 to reproduce positron energy spectra. Monte Carlo simulations were compared with experimental data across ten calorimeter-beam angles and showed good agreement. This allowed the validation of simulation parameters that were essential for precise measurements of pion decays.