Sigma p scattering experiment at J-PARC - results of commissioning run -

The Sigma p scattering experiment has just been started at J-PARC this year (2018). We made "Sigma beam factory" a reality where a beam with an intensity of more than 5x10(5) Sigma(-) beam per day could be produced by using 20 M/spill pi(-) beam. The CATCH system, which is a dedicated system to detect recoil proton from the Sigma p scattering, operated stably under the high counting rate, and its successful operation was confirmed by identifying the pp scattering events in J-PARC. In the June beam time, the production run of the Sigma(-)p scattering was carried out for 2 days, which was just 10% of the requested beam time. The remaining beam time of the Sigma(-)p channel and the Sigma(+)p channel will take place in the spring of 2019.