Track reconstruction in the emulsion-lead target of the OPERA experiment using the ESS microscope
L. Arrabito
(1)
,
C. Bozza
,
S. Buontempo
,
L. Consiglio
,
M. Cozzi
,
N. d'Ambrosio
,
G. de Lellis
,
M. de Serio
,
F. Di Capua
,
D. Di Ferdinando
,
N. Di Marco
,
A. Ereditato
,
L. S. Esposito
,
R. A. Fini
,
G. Giacomelli
,
M. Giorgini
,
G. Grella
,
M. Ieva
,
J. Janicsko Csathy
,
F. Juget
,
I. Kreslo
,
I. Laktineh
(1)
,
K. Manai
(1)
,
G. Mandrioli
,
A. Marotta
,
P. Migliozzi
,
P. Monacelli
,
U. Moser
,
M. T. Muciaccia
,
A. Pastore
,
L. Patrizii
,
Y. Petukhov
,
C. Pistillo
,
M. Pozzato
,
G. Romano
,
G. Rosa
,
A. Russo
,
N. Savvinov
,
A. Schembri
,
L. Scotto Lavina
,
S. Simone
,
M. Sioli
,
C. Sirignano
,
G. Sirri
,
P. Strolin
,
V. Tioukov
,
T. Waelchli
C. Bozza
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S. Buontempo
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L. Consiglio
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M. Cozzi
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N. d'Ambrosio
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G. de Lellis
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M. de Serio
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F. Di Capua
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D. Di Ferdinando
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N. Di Marco
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A. Ereditato
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L. S. Esposito
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R. A. Fini
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G. Giacomelli
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M. Giorgini
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G. Grella
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M. Ieva
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J. Janicsko Csathy
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F. Juget
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I. Kreslo
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G. Mandrioli
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A. Marotta
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P. Migliozzi
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P. Monacelli
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U. Moser
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M. T. Muciaccia
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A. Pastore
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L. Patrizii
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Y. Petukhov
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C. Pistillo
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M. Pozzato
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G. Romano
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G. Rosa
- Function : Author
A. Russo
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N. Savvinov
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A. Schembri
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L. Scotto Lavina
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S. Simone
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M. Sioli
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C. Sirignano
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G. Sirri
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P. Strolin
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V. Tioukov
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T. Waelchli
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Abstract
The OPERA experiment, designed to conclusively prove the existence of $\rm \nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ oscillations in the atmospheric sector, makes use of a massive lead-nuclear emulsion target to observe the appearance of $\rm \nu_\tau$'s in the CNGS $\rm \nu_\mu$ beam. The location and analysis of the neutrino interactions in quasi real-time required the development of fast computer-controlled microscopes able to reconstruct particle tracks with sub-micron precision and high efficiency at a speed of 20 cm^2 / h. This paper describes the performance in particle track reconstruction of the European Scanning System, a novel automatic microscope for the measurement of emulsion films developed for OPERA.