Monte-Carlo Optimization Studies of Signal and Background for a New Real Compton Scattering Experiment Proposal

A proposal for a new experiment that will extract the electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the proton through Real Compton Scattering is under development. The experiment would run at the S-DALINAC in Darmstadt Germany and would use an existing Radial Time Projection Chamber (RTPC) from Jefferson Lab. The 120 MeV electron beam produced by the accelerator would be converted into photons that scatter off of a pressurized hydrogen target and the recoil protons would be detected in the RTPC. Progress from optimization studies using a Monte-Carlo simulation that aims to maximize photons on target while minimizing scattered electron backgrounds on the RTPC will be discussed at length.