Published June 15, 1978 | Version v1
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Test results of a 31 cm X 31 cm lead glass electromagnetic shower detector

Creators

  • 1. Brown Univ., Providence, R.I. (USA)
  • 2. Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, Ill. (USA)
  • 3. Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago (USA)
  • 4. Illinois Univ., Chicago (USA)
  • 5. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
  • 6. Padua Univ. (Italy)
  • 7. Rome Univ. (Italy)
  • 8. Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn. (USA)

Description

The performance of an electromagnetic shower detector comprised only of active elements was evaluated using a tagged electron beam at various momenta from 30-100 GeV/c. Cerenkov light from three sections of lead glass blocks provides measurements of total shower energy with a resolution of sigma = (0.114 +- 0.008) √ E GeV/c2. A plastic scintillator hodoscope situated behind the first two lead glass layers samples the transverse development of the shower, allowing position determination of the incident electron with sigma = 1.4 mm resolution. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods
Journal Volume
152
Journal Issue
2-3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods.
Journal Page Range
379-387
ISSN
0029-554X

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
10421539
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION; CASCADE SHOWERS; CHERENKOV RADIATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; GEV RANGE 10-100; GLASS; HODOSCOPES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTOR; SHOWER COUNTERS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; GEV RANGE; LEPTON BEAMS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SHOWERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; TESTING