Published September 1, 1993 | Version v1
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A comparison of argon and xenon gas mixtures at high pressure for calorimetry

Creators

  • 1. Experimental Physics Department, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY (United States)
  • 2. Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, NY (United States)
  • 4. Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (Dubna), Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 5. Ability Engineering Technology, Inc., South Holland, IL (United States)

Description

Calorimeters using high pressure gas as active medium are now being considered as candidates for the forward region of detectors at high luminosity colliders. A parallel plate electromagnetic calorimeter and a high pressure test vessel have been used to study and compare the response of Ar+CH4, Ar+CF4, Ar+C2H6, Xe+CH4 and Xe+CF4 gas mixtures to 50 GeV electrons and to alpha particles from an 241Am source. Results on the energy resolution, the electron drift velocity, and the collected charge as a function of electric field and gas pressure for the different gas mixtures are compared. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
333
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 364-371.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
24075556
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA DETECTION; ARGON; BEAM LUMINOSITY; BINARY MIXTURES; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; CHARGE COLLECTION; COLLIDING BEAMS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DETECTION; ELECTRON DRIFT; ENERGY RESOLUTION; ETHANE; GEV RANGE 10-100; MEDIUM PRESSURE; METHANE; MEV RANGE 01-10; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; PULSES; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; STABILITY; XENON
Descriptors DEC
ALKANES; BEAMS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DETECTION; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONS; GEV RANGE; HYDROCARBONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; MIXTURES; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; RESOLUTION