M. T. Muciaccia

Publication List Details

Period

1990 - 2008

Number

89

Co-Authors

Leading order analysis of neutrino induced dimuon events in the CHORUS experiment (2008)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, ...

We present a leading order QCD analysis of a sample of neutrino induced charged-current events with two muons in the final state originating in the lead-scintillating fibre calorimeter of the CHORUS...

Final results on $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation from the CHORUS experiment (2007)

Eskut, E, Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Beuzekom, M G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, ...

The final oscillation analysis of the complete set of data collected by CHORUS in the years 1994-1997 is presented. Reconstruction algorithms of data extracted by electronic detectors were improved...

Associated Charm Production in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions (2007)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, ...

In this paper a search for associated charm production both in neutral and charged current $\nu$-nucleus interactions is presented. The improvement of automatic scanning systems in the {CHORUS}...

Charged-Particle Multiplicities in Charged-Current Neutrino-and Anti-Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions (2007)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, ...

The CHORUS experiment, designed to search for $\nu_{\mu}\to\nu_{\tau}$ oscillations, consists of a nuclear emulsion target and electronic detectors. In this paper, results on the production of...

Track reconstruction in the emulsion-lead target of the OPERA experiment using the ESS microscope (2007)

Arrabito, L., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Consiglio, L., Cozzi, M., D'Ambrosio, N., ...

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 HARP detector at the CERN PS (2007)

Catanesi, M. G., Muciaccia, M. T., Radicioni, E., Simone, S., Edgecock, R., Ellis, M., ...

35 pages, 37 figures.-- PACS nr.: 95.55.Vj.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000244576000001.-- Available online 10 November 2006.

Electron/pion separation with an Emulsion Cloud Chamber by using a Neural Network (2007)

Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Caffari, Y., Consiglio, L., ...

We have studied the performance of a new algorithm for electron/pion separation in an Emulsion Cloud Chamber (ECC) made of lead and nuclear emulsion films. The software for separation consists of two...

Hardware performance of a scanning system for high speed analysis of nuclear emulsions (2006)

Arrabito, L., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Buontempo, S., Consiglio, L., Coppola, D., ...

The use of nuclear emulsions in very large physics experiments is now possible thanks to the recent improvements in the industrial production of emulsions and to the development of fast automated...

Measurement of Nucleon Structure Functions in Neutrino Scattering (2005)

Önengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, Kama, S, ...

After completion of the data taking for the $\nu_\mu\to\nu_\tau$ oscillation search, the CHORUS lead--scintillator calorimeter was used in the 1998 run as an active target. High-statistics samples of...

Measurement of the production cross-section of positive pions in p-Al collisions at 12.9 GeV/c (2005)

Catanesi, M G, Muciaccia, M T, Radicioni, E, Simone, S, Edgecock, R, Ellis, M, ...

A precision measurement of the double-differential production cross-section, ${{d^2 \sigma^{\pi^+}}}/{{d p d\Omega}}$, for pions of positive charge, performed in the HARP experiment is presented. The...

Measurement of topological muonic branching ratios of charmed hadrons produced in neutrino-induced charged-current interactions (2005)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Önengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, ...

From 1994 to 1997, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wideband neutrino beam of the CERN SPS. In total about 100 000 charged-current neutrino interactions were located in...

Search for Superfragments and Measurement of the Production of Hyperfragments in Neutrino-Nucleus Interactions (2005)

Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, Köse, U, ...

A systematic search for superfragments (charmed nuclei) has been performed in 22 200 neutrinoâ€"emulsion interactions obtained with the CHORUS experiment making use of automatic off-line image...

Measurements of $D^0$ production and of decay branching fractions in neutrino nucleon scattering (2005)

Önengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, Köse, U, ...

During the years 1994-97, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wide-band neutrino beam of the CERN SPS of 27 GeV average neutrino energy. In total about 100 000...

Measurement of $D^{*+}$ production in charged-current neutrino interactions (2005)

Önengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Oldeman, R G C, Güler, M, Köse, U, ...

During the years 1994-97, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wide-band neutrino beam of the CERN SPS of 27 GeV average neutrino energy. In total about 100 000...

Measurement of fragmentation properties of charmed particle production in charged-current neutrino interactions (2005)

Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, ...

During the years 1994-97, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wideband neutrino beam of the CERN SPS. In total about 100 000 charged-current neutrino interactions were...

Measurement of charm production in antineutrino charged-current interactions (2005)

Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, ...

During the years 1994-97, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wideband neutrino beam of the CERN SPS collecting about 10^6 neutrino interactions. A measurement of...

Experimental Study of Trimuon Events in Neutrino Charged-Current Interactions (2004)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, Melzer, O, ...

This paper reports on a study of trimuon events induced by neutrino interactions in the CHORUS calorimeter exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band nu_mu beam. Among the multimuon events produced in the...

Cross-section measurement for quasi-elastic production of charmed baryons in $\nu N$ interactions (2003)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, ...

A study of quasi-elastic production of charmed baryons in charged-current interactions of neutrinos with the nuclear emulsion target of CHORUS is presented. In a sample of about 46000 interactions...

Measurement of the $Z/A$ dependence of neutrino charged-current total cross-sections (2003)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt,G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, Melzer, O, ...

A relative measurement of total cross-sections is reported for polyethylene, marble, iron, and lead targets for the inclusive charged-current reaction nu_mu + N -> mu^- + X. The targets, passive...

Measurement of $\Lambda^{+}_{c}$ production in neutrino charged-current interactions (2003)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, ...

A measurement of $\Lambda_c^+$ production in neutrino nucleon charged-current interactions is presented. In a sub-sample of about 50 000 interactions located in the emulsion target of the CHORUS...

Determination of the semi-leptonic branching fraction of charm hadrons produced in neutrino charged-current interactions (2002)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, De Jong, M, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, Pesen, E, ...

During the years 1994--1997, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the CERN-SPS Wide Band Neutrino Beam. The improvements of the past few years in the automatic emulsion scanning...

Observation of one event with the characteristics of associated charm production in neutrino charged-current interactions (2002)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, Melzer, O, ...

We report on a search for associated charm production in neutrino charged-current interactions in the CHORUS experiment, based on the visual observation of charmed-particle decays. The search differs...

Measurement of $D^0$ production in neutrino charged-current interactions (2002)

Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, ...

During the years 1994--1997, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the Wide Band Neutrino Beam from the CERN-SPS. About 170,000 neutrino interactions were successfully located in...

Observation of weak neutral current neutrino production of $J/\psi$ (2001)

Eskut, E, Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, ...

Observation of \jpsi production by neutrinos in the calorimeter of the CHORUS detector exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band \numu beam is reported. A spectrum-averaged cross-section...

The compact emulsion spectrometer (2001)

Buontempo, S., Camilleri, L., Catanesi, M.G., Chizov, M., De Santo, A., ...

An emulsion spectrometer has been built and tested with pion beams in a 0.7 T magnetic field. A momentum resolution, Delta P/P=13%+or-1%, has been obtained for 5 and 10 GeV/c particles

Observation of weak neutral current neutrino production of $J/\psi$ (2001)

Eskut, E., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onenguet, G., Van Dantzig, R., De Jong, M., Konijn, J., ...

Observation of \jpsi production by neutrinos in the calorimeter of the CHORUS detector exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band \numu beam is reported. A spectrum-averaged cross-section...

New results from a search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ and $\nu_{e} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation (2001)

Eskut, E., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onenguet, G., Van Dantzig, R., De Jong, M., Konijn, J., ...

A first analysis of the complete set of data collected by CHORUS in the years 1994-1997 is presented. The search for $\nut$ charged current events has been performed for both leptonic and hadronic...

Observation of weak neutral current neutrino production of $J/\psi$ (2001)

Eskut, E., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onenguet, G., Van Dantzig, R., De Jong, M., Konijn, J., ...

Observation of \jpsi production by neutrinos in the calorimeter of the CHORUS detector exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band \numu beam is reported. A spectrum-averaged cross-section...

New results from a search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ and $\nu_{e} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation (2001)

Eskut, E., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onenguet, G., Van Dantzig, R., De Jong, M., Konijn, J., ...

A first analysis of the complete set of data collected by CHORUS in the years 1994-1997 is presented. The search for $\nut$ charged current events has been performed for both leptonic and hadronic...

Observation of weak neutral current neutrino production of $J/\psi$ (2001)

Eskut, E., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onenguet, G., Van Dantzig, R., De Jong, M., Konijn, J., ...

Observation of \jpsi production by neutrinos in the calorimeter of the CHORUS detector exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band \numu beam is reported. A spectrum-averaged cross-section...

New results from a search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ and $\nu_{e} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation (2001)

Eskut, E., Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onenguet, G., Van Dantzig, R., De Jong, M., Konijn, J., ...

A first analysis of the complete set of data collected by CHORUS in the years 1994-1997 is presented. The search for $\nut$ charged current events has been performed for both leptonic and hadronic...

New results from a search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ and $\nu_{e} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation (2000)

Eskut, E, Kayis-Topaksu, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, ...

A first analysis of the complete set of data collected by CHORUS in the years 1994-1997 is presented. The search for $\nut$ charged current events has been performed for both leptonic and hadronic...

The compact emulsion spectrometer (2000)

Buontempo, S, Camilleri, L L, Catanesi, M G, Chizov, M, De Santo, A, ...

An emulsion spectrometer has been built and tested with pion beamsin a 0.7~T magnetic field.A momentum resolution, $\Delta \mathrm{P}/ \mathrm{P} =$ 13\% $\pm$ 1\%,has been obtained for 5 and 10...

Strangeness enhancement at mid-rapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at 158 GeV/c (1999)

Andersen, E, Antinori, Federico, Armenise, N, Bakke, H, Bán, J, Barberis, D, ...

$K^{0}_{s}$, $\Lambda$, $\Xi$, $\Omega$ and negative particle yields and transverse mass spectra have been measured at central rapidity in Pb-Pb and p-Pb collisions at 158 $A$ GeV/$c$. The yields in...

Observation of neutrino induced diffractive $D_s^{*+}$ production and subsequent decay $D_s^{*+} \to D_s^+ \to \tau^+ \to \mu^+$ (1998)

Annis, P, Aoki, S, Artamonov, S A, Barbuto, E, Di Bartolomeo, A, Bonekämper, D, ...

We report on the first direct observation of a neutrino induced charged-current interaction with two subsequent decays of short-lived particles close to the interaction vertex. This rare double- kink...

Search for $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ oscillation using the $\tau$ decay modes into a single charged particle (1998)

Eskut, E, Kayis, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, ...

Part of the neutrino events collected in 1994-1995 by the CHORUS experiment has been analysed. A search was performed for $\nu_{\tau}$ charged current interactions followed by the $\tau$ lepton deca...

Excess of continuum dimuon production at masses between threshold and the $J/\psi$ in S-W interactions at 200 GeV/c/nucleon (1998)

Angelis, Aris L S, Anthos, J, Beaulieu, M, Beker, H, Bystrický, J, Catanesi, M G, ...

Results are presented on dimuon production for invariant masses % interval ranging from the dimuon threshold up to the $J/\Psi$ meson. Proton-tungsten and sulphur-tungsten interactions at 200 GeV...

Enhancement of central $\Lambda$, $\Xi$ and $\Omega$ yields in Pb-Pb collisions at 158 A GeV/c (1998)

Andersen, E, Antinori, Federico, Armenise, N, Bakke, H, Bán, J, Barberis, D, ...

$\Lambda$, $\Xi$ and $\Omega$ yields and transverse mass spectra have been measured at central rapidity in Pb-Pb and p-Pb collisions at 158~A~GeV/$c$. The yields in Pb-Pb interactions are presente d...

A Search for $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ Oscillation (1998)

Eskut, E, Kayis, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, ...

CHORUS is an experiment searching for $\numtonut$ oscillation in the CERN wide band neutrino beam with a {\sl hybrid} setup consisting of a nuclear emulsion target followed by electronic detectors....

Study of vector mesons in dimuon production in a large kinematic region in p-W and S-W interactions at 200 GeV/c/nucleon (1997)

Angelis, Aris L S, Antos, J, Beaulieu, M, Beker, H, Briskin, G M, Bystrický, J, ...

Results are presented on $\rho+\omega$, $\phi$ and $J/\Psi$ production in p--W and $^{32}$S--W interactions at 200~GeV/c/nucleon measured via the dimuon decay in a large kinematic region. The data...

The CHORUS experiment to search for $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation (1997)

Eskut, E, Kayis, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, Konijn, J, Oldeman, R G C, ...

A new experimental apparatus, designed principally for a high sensitivity search for $\nu_{\mu}~\rightarrow~\nu_{\tau}$ oscillation, has been successfully constructed and made operational by the...

The CHORUS neutrino oscillation search experiment (1997)

Eskut, E, Kayis, A, Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, Konijn, J, Oldeman, R G C, ...

The CHORUS experiment has successfully finished run I (320~000 recorded \numu\ CC in 94/95) and performed half of run II (225~000 \numu\ CC in 96). The analysis chain was exercised on a small data...

A Search for $ u_\mu\to u\tau$ Oscillation (1997)

The Chorus Collaboration, E. Eskut, A. Kayis, G. Onengüt, J. L. Visschers, A. S. Ayan, ...

CHORUS is an experiment searching for ## ! ## oscillation in the CERN wide band neutrino beam with a hybrid setup consisting of a nuclear emulsion target followed by electronic detectors. The...

The Chorus Experiment To Search For ... Oscillation (1997)

E. Eskut, A. Kayis, G. Onengut, R. Van Dantzig, J. Konijn, ...

A new experimental apparatus, designed principally for a high sensitivity search for # # ! # # oscillation, has been successfully constructed and made operational by the CHORUS Collaboration for the...

A study of electron-muon pair production in 450 GeV/c pBe collisions (1996)

Åkesson, T, Almehed, S, Angelis, Aris L S, Antos, J, Atherton, Henry W, Aubry, P, ...

We report on the production of $e^{\pm}\mu^{\mp}$ pairs in $450\GeVc$ {\em pBe} collisions at the CERN SPS. The $e\mu$ signal, which has average missing energy of 21~GeV, is shown to be consistent...

The Chorus Neutrino Oscillation Search Experiment (1996)

E. Eskut, A. Kayis, G. Onengüt, J. Konijn, ...

The CHORUS experiment has successfully #nished run I #320 000 recorded # # CC in 94#95# and performed half of run II #225 000 # # CC in 96#. The analysis chain was exercised on a small data sample...