Published October 1, 1987 | Version v1
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Development of low cost liquid scintillator counters for cosmic ray experiments

Creators

  • 1. McGill Univ., Montreal, Quebec (Canada). Dept. of Physics

Description

Large area scintillation counters for use in an extensive air shower array have been developed. These detectors are based on liquid scintillator contained in vacuum-formed acrylic dishes and exhibit good spatial uniformity and timing resolution. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A
Journal Volume
260
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
Journal Page Range
247-253
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAE

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
19028984
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; FABRICATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; TIME RESOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; FUNCTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; TIMING PROPERTIES