Selection of Events in the Absorption Reactions of Π–-Meson Nuclei

A description of a procedure for selecting events during the absorption of stopped pions in thin targets is presented. This approach is based on the use of two monitor Si-detectors and a “live” target, which is also an Si-detector, as the last layers of the moderator. Setting the thresholds on monitor detectors and analyzing signals from a “live” target allow one to select pions with a residual range corresponding to the target thickness and reliably exclude the background from stops in the monitor system. It is shown that this method provides an efficiency of identifying stopped π – -mesons of 90%.