Muon dEdX at CalDet

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Muon dE/dX at CalDet

• Leo Jenner

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Introduction

• Calibration in MINOS
• Particles in CalDet
• Pion/muon separation
• Bethe-Bloch fits

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MINOS
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Cosmic Ray Muons
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Muons, Electrons and Pions
Electron
Pion
Pion?
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Raw Events in Covs
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Energy loss Bethe-Bloch
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An example ADC distribution
90 truncation
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Simple Fit to 1.8 GeV muons
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New Bethe-Bloch Fit
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Summary

• Pion/muon separation for NC/CC
• Still need cleaner muon sample

• Investigate Bethe-Bloch at different energies
• Different beam-lines