Luminosity determination for the proton-deuteron reaction using pd -> 3He eta channel with WASA-at-COSY detector

TL;DR

This paper presents a method for determining luminosity in proton-deuteron reactions by analyzing the pd -> 3He eta process, aiding the search for 3He-eta mesic nuclei with the WASA-at-COSY detector.

Contribution

It introduces a specific luminosity determination technique based on the pd -> 3He eta channel for experiments involving 3He-eta mesic nuclei.

Findings

Luminosity determined using the pd -> 3He eta process.

Method applied successfully in WASA-at-COSY experiments.

Supports future searches for 3He-eta mesic nuclei.

Abstract

In this report one of the methods used for the luminosity determination for the experiment performed by WASA Collaboration to search for 3He-eta mesic nuclei is presented. The method is based on the analysis of pd -> 3He eta process.