Parity Quality Beam

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A significant portion of the experiments performed at Jefferson Lab require a polarized electron beam. A subset of these are parity violation experiments which have exceptionally stringent requirements on the quality of the electron beam. As the sign of the electron beam helicity reverses at the target of the experiment no other measurable quantity of the electron beam may change. This includes the beam intensity, polarization, position, angle, energy or spot size.

To ensure this beam quality, a significant effort occurs at the polarized electron source, where the laser beam and electron photogun combine to produce the intended electron beam. Also significant is the ability to accelerate the beam to high energy while transporting it to the experimental target, all while maintaining a parity quality electron beam (PQB).


Parity Violation

Discussion of parity violation can be found at NIST: The Fall of Parity: [1]


Parity Violation Experiments

  1. JLab Hall A Parity Experiments (HAPPEX, PREX, C-REX, PVDIS): [2]
  2. JLab Hall C G0 Experiment: [3]
  3. JLab Hall C QWeak Experiment: [4]
  4. JLab Hall A Moller Experiment: [5]
  5. Mainz A4 Experiment: [6]
Jlab parity table.jpg


Selected References

  1. Experimental Test of Parity Conservation in Beta Decay. C. S. Wu et al., Phys. Rev. 105 (1957) 1413 media:PhysRev.105.1413.pdf
  2. Parity-Violating Electron Scattering and the Electric and Magnetic Strange Form Factors of the Nucleon. D. S. Armstrong and R. D. McKeown, Annu. Rev. Nucl. Part. 62 (2012) 337 media:annurev-nucl-102010-130419.pdf


Injector PQB Setup

  1. SLAC's polarized electron source laser system and minimization of electron beam helicity correlations for the E-158 parity violation experiment. T. B. Humensky et al., Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 521 (2004) 261 media:NuclInstrMethA.521.261.pdf
  2. Helicity correlated asymmetries caused by optical imperfections. K. Aulenbacher, Euro. Phys. J. A 32 (2007) 543 media:EuroPhysJA.32.543.pdf



QWeak PQB

Accelerator Meetings

B-Team Presentations


Collaboration Presentations


Other Presentations


Technical Developments

Discussion of technical developments in preparation for the QWeak experiment:

Jefferson Lab injector development for next generation parity violation experiments. J. Grames, J. Hansknect, M. Poelker, R. Suleiman, Hyperfine Interactions 201 (2011) 69 media:HyperfineInter.201.69.pdf


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Two-Wien Slow Helicity Reversal

  • Two Wien Filter Spin Flipper. J. Grames et al., Part. Accel. Conference (PAC’11), New York, NY, (2011) media:tup025.pdf


New Helicity Board

File:Helicity Settings Summary.jpg
  • The pseudo-random 30-bit Shift Register
  1. root macro is shown here (change .txt to .C)
  2. c-code:


New Pockels Cell HV Switch


Electronic Cross-talk & Ground Loop Elimination



G0 PQB

Lessons Learned

Lessons learned for parity violation experiments at Jefferson Laboratory is an on-going series of meetings between scientists and students from the accelerator and physics division to learn from past experiences and meet new challenges in the field of parity violation experiments:


  • Supperlattice SVT4722#2 in Gun3, January 2005:
  1. Riad's G0 beam studies summary to the MCC 8 AM meeting on February 1, 2005: media:svt4722-2_8am_050201.ppt


  • Parity Beam Quality Specifications:
  1. Specifications for Beam Parameters for Happex-II and Happex-He from the Happex Collaboration: media:HAPPEX_Beam_Requirements.ps
  2. Beam Parameter Specifications for the G0 Experiment from the G0 Collaboration: media:g0_beamspec.ps
  3. Preliminary Beam Specification Parameters for the Qweak Experiment from Roger Carlini: media:Qweak_Beam_Parameters_Prem.pdf media:Qweak_Beam_Parameters_Prem.doc


  1. Phase Trombone for HAPPEX-2 from Alex: media:Phase_Tromb_HAPPEX_2004.pdf
  2. Parity Lessons Learned from Chao: media:Parity_Lessons_Learned_chao_2004.pdf
  3. Parity Quality Beam Development and Experiment Timeline from Matt: media:Parity_Exp_Timeline_Poelker_2004.doc
  4. Aligning the Pockels cell - the HAPPEX procedure: media:Aligning_the_pockels_cell_2004.doc
  5. Comments about Helicity Effects for G0 and HAPPEX from Mark: media:pitt_parity_lessons_learned_meeting_2004.pdf media:pitt_parity_lessons_learned_meeting_2004.ppt
  6. Injector Setup for G0 and HAPPEX from Reza: media:lessons_learned_G0_and_HAPPEx_reza_2004.ppt


  1. G0 slide regarding beam loading from Kaz: media:beam_loading_kaz_2004.pdf media:beam_loading_kaz_2004.ppt
  2. Augmented version of slides from Mark for Part 1 meeting: media:pitt_parity_lessons_learned_meeting_dec_09_04.pdf media:pitt_parity_lessons_learned_meeting_dec_09_04.ppt
  3. HAPPEX presentation from Kent: media:HAPPEX_LessonsLearned_kent_2004.pdf media:HAPPEX_LessonsLearned_kent_2004.ppt
  4. Here is Chao's report on recent beam studies: media:Parity_meeting_120904_chao.pdf


  • Lessons Learned Part 3 January 13, 2005:
  1. Matt's meeting outline: media:Parity_Tests 1_05_matt.doc
  2. Chao showed injector matching results from December: media:Test_Result_122004_chao.pdf
  3. Riad's summary of Injector Studies Using Superlattice Photocathode, January 13, 2005: media:inj_studies_011005_riad.ppt


G0 Backward Angle Run 2006

  • G0 Accelerator Planning Meeting, November 1, 2005:
  1. Introduction & Proposed Beam Specifications, Grames: media:G0Planning_051101_grames.ppt
  2. Beam Halo Considerations (from Beam Specs document), Pitt: media:beam_halo_pitt_051101.ppt
  3. Beam Halo Forward Angle Example, Pitt: media:g0_halo_profile_pitt_051101.pdf
  4. Proposed Accelerator Configuration, Freyberger: media:G0_prep_freyberger_051101.pdf
  5. Source & Beam Issues, Suleiman: media:G0_acc_suleiman_051101.ppt
  6. Injector Matching, Chao: media:G0_Preparation_chao_051101.pdf
  7. Engineering Issues, Lauze: media:EEConcerns_lauze_051101.doc



Other Presentations



To-do List

  1. Include G0 Collaboration presentations 2005-2007
  2. Include G0 Pockels Cell Alignment Procedure
  3. Include QWeak Beam Requirements
  4. Include target boiling technote
  5. Include Alex's 2008 Phase trombone technote
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