Published May 15, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Performance of a shower maximum detector with avalanche photodiode readout

  • 1. Department of Physics, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621 (Japan)
  • 2. Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801 (Japan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Konan University, Kobe, Hyogo 658-8501 (Japan)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 (Japan)
  • 5. Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571 (Japan)
  • 6. Department of Physics, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata 950-2181 (Japan)

Description

We have constructed a shower maximum detector (SMD) using 1-cm wide scintillating strips. The SMD measures the position of electrons and photons in the electromagnetic calorimeter, and improves the e/π separation capability. We use avalanche photodiodes (APDs) to read out the scintillation light; they are directly attached to each end of a strip so as to construct a compact detector. We operate the SMD at room temperature. This report describes the structure of the SMD and its performance as measured in beam tests for future linear collider experiments

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.02.072

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2008.02.072;
PII
S0168-9002(08)00320-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
589
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 370-382
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

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