Published October 11, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

High-speed particle tracking in nuclear emulsion by last-generation automatic microscopes

  • 1. Universita degli Studi di Bari and INFN, Bari (Italy)
  • 2. Bern University, Bern (Switzerland)
  • 3. Universita di Bologna and INFN, Bologna (Italy)
  • 4. IPNL, IN2P3-CNRS and Universite C. Bernard, Lyon, Villeurbanne (France)
  • 5. Universita 'Federico II' and INFN, Naples (Italy)
  • 6. Neuchatel University, Neucha-hat tel (Switzerland)
  • 7. Neucha-hat tel University, Neucha-hat tel (Switzerland)
  • 8. Universita 'La Sapienza' and INFN, Roma (Italy)
  • 9. Universita di Salerno and INFN (Italy)

Description

The technique of nuclear emulsions for high-energy physics experiments is being revived, thanks to the remarkable progress in measurement automation achieved in the past years. The present paper describes the features and performances of the European Scanning System, a last-generation automatic microscope working at a scanning speed of 20cm2/h. The system has been developed in the framework of the OPERA experiment, designed to unambigously detect νμ->ντ oscillations in nuclear emulsions

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2005.06.072;
PII
S0168-9002(05)01324-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
551
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 261-270
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37044971
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
AUTOMATION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MICROSCOPES; MICROSCOPY; MUON NEUTRINOS; NUCLEAR EMULSIONS; OSCILLATIONS; PARTICLE TRACKS; PERFORMANCE; TAU NEUTRINOS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HEAVY LEPTONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NEUTRINOS; PHYSICS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.