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At the new high-intensity, low-energy electron accelerator MESA, the MAGIX experiment will enable high-precision scattering studies focused on the structure of hadrons and few-body systems, dark sector searches, as well as investigations of reactions relevant to nuclear astrophysics.
MAGIX features a fully windowless scattering chamber housing an internal gas jet target that can be operated with a variety of different gases, two high-precision magnetic spectrometers, and sophisticated detector systems positioned at the spectrometers’ focal planes. This setup, in combination with MESA’s high-intensity electron beam, ensures an exceptionally clean experimental environment, in which background effects like multiple scattering or energy straggling are drastically reduced.
The focal plane detectors include a tracking detector realized by a time projection chamber, as well as a trigger veto system composed of plastic scintillation detectors and passive lead absorbers. Additionally, a recoil detector system based on silicon strip detectors can be installed inside the scattering chamber to detect nuclear recoil particles in coincidence with the scattered electrons.
This contribution presents a detailed overview of the sophisticated experimental setup of MAGIX, including a glimpse at its rich and versatile physics program.
