Published January 2010
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Journal article
MICROMEGAS detectors in the CAST experiment
Creators
- 1. Laboratorio de Fisica Nuclear y Astroparticulas, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna, Zaragoza (Spain)
- 2. IRFU, Centre d'etudes de Saclay, Gif sur Yvette CEDEX (France)
- 3. Institute of Nuclear Physics, NCSR Demokritos, Athens (Greece)
- 4. Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki (Greece)
Description
MICROMEGAS detectors have been running in the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment since 2002. The detector, constructed of low radioactivity materials, operated efficiently exploiting its good spatial and energy resolution of the detector as well as the time information contained in the pulse shape of the events. Last year Microbulk detectors were installed in the experiment achieving very low background levels thanks to the improved performances of the detector as well as the upgraded shielding. The performance during 2008 data-taking and recent background studies will be presented.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/5/01/P01009Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Instrumentation
- Journal Volume
- 5
- Journal Issue
- 01
- Journal Page Range
- p. P01009
- ISSN
- 1748-0221
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41100505
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CERN; ENERGY RESOLUTION; INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE; PULSE SHAPERS; RADIOACTIVITY; SHIELDING; TELESCOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PULSE CIRCUITS; RESOLUTION; SIGNAL CONDITIONERS