Studies of quantum chromodynamics with the ALEPH detector
Previously published and as yet unpublished QCD results obtained with the ALEPH detector at LEP1 are presented. The unprecedented statistics allows detailed studies of both perturbative and non-perturbative aspects of strong interactions to be carried out using hadronic Z and tau decays. The studies presented include precise determinations of the strong coupling constant, tests of its flavour independence, tests of the SU(3) gauge structure of QCD, study of coherence effects, and measurements of single-particle inclusive distributions and two-particle correlations for many identified baryons and mesons.

title: ALEPH: technical report 1983

title: Search for excited neutrinos in Z decay
abstract: Excited neutrinos decaying into a neutrino and a photon are searched for in the ALEPH detector at LEP. No evidence is found for Z decay into vv∗ or v∗v∗ final states. Upper limits are derived on excited neutrino couplings up to excited neutrino masses close to the Z mass. Lower limits on the v∗ mass, independent of the v∗ decay modes, are deduced from the total Z width.

title: A detector for high-energy neutrino interactions
abstract: We describe the design, construction and performance of a large mass detector used at CERN to study high-energy neutrino interactions in iron. This detector combines magnetic spectrometry and hadron calorimetry techniques.

title: Measurement of the polarization of tau leptons produced in Z decays
abstract: The polarization of τ leptons produced in the reaction e+e−→τ+τ− at the Z resonance has been measured using the τ decay modes eνeντ, μνμντ, πντ, ϱντ, and a1ντ. The mean value obtained is Pτ = −0.152±0.045, indicating that parity is violated in the neutral current process e+e− → τ+τ−. The result corresponds to a ratio of a neutral current vector and axial vector coupling constants of the τ lepton g V τ (M 2 Z ) g A τ (M 2 Z ) = 0.076±0.023 and a value of the electroweak mixing parameter sin2θw(M2Z) = 0.2302 ± 0.0058.

title: Performance of the ALEPH detector at LEP
abstract: The performance of the ALEPH detector at the LEP e+e− collider is reviewed. The accuracy of the tracking detectors to measure the impact parameter and momentum of charged tracks is specified. Calorimeters are used to measure photons and neutral hadrons, and the accuracy obtained in energy and angle is given. An essential property of the detector is its ability to identify particles; the performance in identification of electrons, muons, neutrinos (from missing energy), charged hadrons, π0's and V0's is described.

title: Dark current measurements on a superconducting cavity using a cryogenic current comparator.
abstract: This paper presents nondestructive dark current measurements of tera electron volt energy superconducting linear accelerator cavities. The measurements were carried out in an extremely noisy accelerator environment using a low temperature dc superconducting quantum interference device based cryogenic current comparator. The overall current sensitivity under these rough conditions was measured to be 0.2 nA/Hz(1/2), which enables the detection of dark currents of 5 nA.

title: Status and perspectives of superconducting radio-frequency gun development for BERLinPro
abstract: As part of the BERLinPro study, HZB is developing an SRF photoelectron injector. The R&D will be carried out in three stages, the first of which is currently being installed at HZB's HoBiCaT facility. It consists of an SRF cavity with SC solenoid, electron beam diagnosics and drivelaser systems.

title: Cryogenic Considerations for CW Operation of TESLA-type Superconducting Cavity Modules for the BESSY FEL ∗
abstract: The proposed BESSY FEL uses a CW superconducting driver linac to provide acceleration up to 2.3 GeV. Its design is based on TESLA cavity modules, originally intended for pulsed operation and heat loads of order 1 W/m at 2 K. CW operation increases this load to about 21 W/m for a total heat load of 3 kW. Presented here is an analysis of the cryogenic layout, including two-phase-flow simulations of the superfluid helium which help identify the changes needed for reliable CW operation. A modified “CW” module and helium distribution scheme is proposed.

title: The nature of field emission from microparticles and the ensuing voltage breakdown
abstract: In recent years there has been much progress in furthering our understanding of the sources of field emission as well as in tracing the stages from field emission to voltage breakdown. These advances come from microscopic studies (scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray analysis, Auger spectroscopy) of field emitters located by DC high voltage scans as well as from field emitters found in microwave cavities. Craters, residues and starbursts found at breakdown sites reveal much about the physics of voltage breakdown. Both experiments and computer simulations show the important role played by gases generated by field emission induced heating.

title: FABRICATION , TREATMENT AND TESTING OF A 1 . 6 CELL PHOTO- INJECTOR CAVITY FOR HZB
abstract: As an amendment to a CRADA (Cooperative Research and Development Agreement) between Forschungszentrum Dresden (FZD) and JLab we have fabricated and tested after appropriate surface treatment a 1.6 cell, 1300 MHz RRR niobium photo-injector cavity to be used in a demonstration test at HZB. Following a baseline test at JLab, the cavity received a lead spot coating of ~8 mm diameter deposited with a cathode arc at the Soltan Institute on the endplate made from large grain niobium. It had been demonstrated in earlier tests with a DESY built 1.6 cell cavity – the original design – that a lead spot of this size can be a good electron source, when irradiated with a laser light of 213 nm. In the initial test with the lead spot we could measure a peak surface electric field of ~29 MV/m; after a second surface treatment, carried out to improve the cavity performance, but which was not done with sufficient precaution, the lead spot was destroyed and the cavity had to be coated a second time. This contribution reports about the experiences and results obtained with this cavity.