Published August 1, 2006
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Journal article
The Neutron Zero Degree Calorimeter for the ALICE experiment
Creators
- 1. Universita di Torino and INFN, Turin (Italy)
- 2. Universita di Cagliari and INFN, Cagliari (Italy)
- 3. Universita del Piemonte Orientale and INFN, Alessandria (Italy)
Description
In this paper, we present the performance of the Neutron Zero Degree Calorimeter (ZN) for the ALICE experiment. The ZN is a quartz-fiber spaghetti calorimeter, which will measure the energy of the spectator neutrons in heavy ion collisions at the CERN LHC. Its principle of operation is based on the detection of the Cherenkov light produced by the charged particles of the shower in silica optical fibers, embedded in a W-alloy absorber. The detector was tested at CERN SPS using positive hadron and positron beams with momenta ranging from 50 to 150GeV/c. The response of the calorimeter, the energy resolution, the localizing capability, the signal uniformity and the transverse profile of the detectable hadronic shower are presented
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2006.03.044;
- PII
- S0168-9002(06)00596-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 564
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 235-242
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38035074
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALICE; CERN LHC; CERN SPS SYNCHROTRON; ENERGY RESOLUTION; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; NEUTRONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PERFORMANCE; POSITRON BEAMS; QUARTZ; RADIATION DETECTION; SHOWER COUNTERS; SHOWERS; SILICA
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BARYONS; BEAMS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIBERS; HADRONS; LEPTON BEAMS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MINERALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.