Re: systematics and unblinding

[Jules Deutsch <deutsch@fynu.ucl.ac.be>]

Thank you, dear Peter, for your understanding and your nice words. René
promissed to print out immediately any info he receives. So I hope to be
able to react without too much delay (and use ?).
Have a nice meetings.
                                                                Jules


> De : Peter Kammel <kammel@npl.uiuc.edu>
> Date : Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:06:43 -0500 (CDT)
> À : Jules Deutsch <deutsch@fynu.ucl.ac.be>
> Objet : Re: systematics and unblinding
> 
> Dear Jules,
> 
> It would have been very nice to show you my University, but I understand
> your hesitation concerning such a long trip. We will make every effort
> that you get information in advance, so that you can remotely (via Rene)
> contribute to the meeting.
> 
> With my best wishes
> 
> 
> Peter 
> 
> On Sun, 18 Jun 2006, Jules Deutsch wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Dear all!
>> 
>> I am really impressed by your achievements, the success of the buncher-idea.
>> Also many thanks for the e-mail answers of Peter and Claude as well as the
>> oral discussions with René.
>> 
>> As far as the impurities are concerned, I believe that in addition to the
>> transfer from the neutral p-m  system (which is quite specific to protium),
>> there should be also direct capture on impurities during the slowing-down of
>> the muon. I vaguely remember that this goes as (Z) and so should be about
>> 10-times the percentage of the O- and N-impurities. (With a shorter
>> life-time). Probably still negligible for a 200 ppb impurity-level René
>> mentions.
>> 
>> As for the diffusion, it will be nice to see how the final life-time depends
>> on the                            "impact-parameter" of the electron-track.
>> 
>> I am eager to learn the result of the "unblinding" and thank you also for
>> your kind invitation which would give me the pleasure not only to learn
>> beautiful physics but also to see again old friends. I believe however not
>> to be of sufficient use for the experiment on the spot to warrant the trip.
>> So I shall have to wait the result of the "unblinding" by e-mail or by René
>> upon his returnal.
>> 
>> Cheers and have a good meeting!
>> 
>> 
>> Jules
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Peter Kammel  /  pkammel@uiuc.edu
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