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The beam and detector of the NA62 experiment at CERN
E. Cortina Gil1, E. Martín Albarrán1, E. Minucci1, G. Nüssle1, S. Padolski1, P. Petrov1, N. Szilasi1, B. Velghe1, G. Georgiev2, V. Kozhuharov2, L. Litov2, T. Husek3, K. Kampf3, M. Zamkovsky3, R. Aliberti4, K. H. Geib4, G. Khoriauli4, K. Kleinknecht4, J. Kunze4, D. Lomidze4, R. Marchevski4, L. Peruzzo4, M. Vormstein4, R. Wanke4, A. Winhart4, M. Bolognesi5, V. Carassiti5, S. Chiozzi5, A. Cotta Ramusino5, A. Gianoli5, R. Malaguti5, P. Dalpiaz6, M. Fiorini6, E. Gamberini6, I. Neri6, A. Norton6, F. Petrucci6, M. Statera6, H. Wahl6, F. Bucci7, R. Ciaranfi7, M. Lenti7, F. Maletta7, R. Volpe7, A. Bizzeti8, A. Cassese8, E. Iacopini8, A. Antonelli9, E. Capitolo9, C. Capoccia9, A. Cecchetti9, G. Corradi9, V. Fascianelli9, F. Gonnella9, G. Lamanna9, R. Lenci9, G. Mannocchi9, S. Martellotti9, M. Moulson9, C. Paglia9, M. Raggi9, V. Russo9, M. Santoni9, T. Spadaro9, D. Tagnani9, S. Valeri9, T. Vassilieva9, F. Cassese10, L. Roscilli10, F. Ambrosino11, T. Capussela11, D. Di Filippo11, P. Massarotti11, M. Mirra11, M. Napolitano11, G. Saracino11, M. Barbanera12, P. Cenci12, B. Checcucci12, V. Duk12, L. Farnesini12, E. Gersabeck12, M. Lupi12, A. Papi12, M. Pepe12, M. Piccini12, G. Scolieri12, D. Aisa13, G. Anzivino13, M. Bizzarri13, C. Campeggi13, E. Imbergamo13, A. Piluso13, C. Santoni13, L. Berretta14, S. Bianucci14, A. Burato14, C. Cerri14, R. Fantechi14, S. Galeotti14, G. Magazzu'14, M. Minuti14, A. Orsini14, G. Petragnani14, L. Pontisso14, F. Raffaelli14, F. Spinella14, G. Collazuol15, I. Mannelli15, C. Avanzini16, F. Costantini16, L. Di Lella16, N. Doble16, M. Giorgi16, S. Giudici16, E. Pedreschi16, R. Piandani16, G. Pierazzini16, J. Pinzino16, M. Sozzi16, L. Zaccarelli16, A. Biagioni17, E. Leonardi17, A. Lonardo17, P. Valente17, P. Vicini17, G. D'Agostini18, R. Ammendola19, V. Bonaiuto19, N. De Simone19, L. Federici19, A. Fucci19, G. Paoluzzi19, A. Salamon19, G. Salina19, F. Sargeni19, C. Biino20, G. Dellacasa20, S. Garbolino20, F. Marchetto20, S. Martoiu20, G. Mazza20, A. Rivetti20, R. Arcidiacono21, B. Bloch-Devaux21, M. Boretto21, L. Iacobuzio21, E. Menichetti21, D. Soldi21, J. Engelfried22, N. Estrada-Tristan22, A. M. Bragadireanu23, O. E. Hutanu23, N. Azorskiy24, V. Elsha24, T. Enik24, V. Falaleev24, L. Glonti24, Y. Gusakov24, S. Kakurin24, V. Kekelidze24, S. Kilchakovskaya24, E. Kislov24, A. Kolesnikov24, D. Madigozhin24, M. Misheva24, S. Movchan24, I. Polenkevich24, Y. Potrebenikov24, V. Samsonov24, S. Shkarovskiy24, S. Sotnikov24, L. Tarasova24, M. Zaytseva24, A. Zinchenko24, V. Bolotov25, S. Fedotov25, E. Gushin25, A. Khotjantsev25, A. Khudyakov25, A. Kleimenova25, Yu. Kudenko25, A. Shaikhiev25, A. Gorin26, S. Kholodenko26, V. Kurshetsov26, V. Obraztsov26, A. Ostankov26, V. Rykalin26, V. Semenov26, V. Sugonyaev26, O. Yushchenko26, L. Bician27, T. Blazek27, V. Cerny27, M. Koval27, R. Lietava27, G. Aglieri Rinella28, J. Arroyo Garcia28, S. Balev28, M. Battistin28, J. Bendotti28, F. Bergsma28, S. Bonacini28, F. Butin28, A. Ceccucci28, P. Chiggiato28, H. Danielsson28, J. Degrange28, N. Dixon28, B. Döbrich28, P. Farthouat28, L. Gatignon28, P. Golonka28, S. Girod28, A. Goncalves Martins De Oliveira28, R. Guida28, F. Hahn28, E. Harrouch28, M. Hatch28, P. Jarron28, O. Jamet28, B. Jenninger28, J. Kaplon28, A. Kluge28, G. Lehmann-Miotto28, P. Lichard28, G. Maire28, A. Mapelli28, J. Morant28, M. Morel28, J. Noël28, M. Noy28, V. Palladino28, A. Pardons28, F. Perez-Gomez28, L. Perktold28, M. Perrin-Terrin28, P. Petagna28, K. Poltorak28, P. Riedler28, G. Romagnoli28, G. Ruggiero28, T. Rutter28, J. Rouet28, V. Ryjov28, A. Saputi28, T. Schneider28, G. Stefanini28, C. Theis28, S. Tiuraniemi28, F. Vareia Rodriguez28, S. Venditti28, M. Vergain28, H. Vincke28, P. Wertelaers28, M. B. Brunetti29, S. Edwards29, E. Goudzovski29, B. Hallgren29, M. Krivda29, C. Lazzeroni29, N. Lurkin29, D. Munday29, F. Newson29, C. Parkinson29, S. Pyatt29, A. Romano29, X. Serghi29, A. Sergi29, R. Staley29, A. Sturgess29, H. Heath30, R. Page30, B. Angelucci31, D. Britton31, D. Protopopescu31, I. Skillicorn31, P. Cooke32, J. B. Dainton32, J. R. Fry32, L. Fulton32, D. Hutchcroft32, E. Jones32, T. Jones32, K. Massri32, E. Maurice32, K. McCormick32, P. Sutcliffe32, B. Wrona32, A. Conovaloff33, P. Cooper33, D. Coward33, P. Rubin33 and R. Winston34
NA62 is a fixed-target experiment at the CERN SPS dedicated to measurements of rare kaon decays. Such measurements, like the branching fraction of the K+ → π+ ν decay, have the potential to bring significant insights into new physics processes when comparison is made with precise theoretical predictions. For this purpose, innovative techniques have been developed, in particular, in the domain of low-mass tracking devices. Detector construction spanned several years from 2009 to 2014. The collaboration started detector commissioning in 2014 and will collect data until the end of 2018. The beam line and detector components are described together with their early performance obtained from 2014 and 2015 data.
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decay, have the potential to bring significant insights into new physics processes when comparison is made with precise theoretical predictions. For this purpose, innovative techniques have been developed, in particular, in the domain of low-mass tracking devices. Detector construction spanned several years from 2009 to 2014. The collaboration started detector commissioning in 2014 and will collect data until the end of 2018. The beam line and detector components are described together with their early performance obtained from 2014 and 2015 data.