Published June 1, 1993
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Journal article
The LVD tracking system chambers
Creators
- Anzivino, G.1
- Benvenuto, P.1
- Bianco, S.1
- Casaccia, R.1
- Dulach, B.1
- Fabbri, D.1
- Fabbri, F.L.1
- Gatta, M.1
- Giardoni, M.1
- Laakso, I.1
- Lindozzi, M.1
- Passamonti, L.1
- Russo, V.1
- Sarwar, S.1
- Sensolini, G.1
- Ventura, M.1
- Votano, L.1
- Zallo, A.1
- Mencarini, D.2
- Pallante, E.3
- Aftab, Z.4
- Ali, M.M.4
- Chen, K.4
- Chen, R.4
- Cong, S.4
- Cui, X.4
- Ding, H.4
- Gao, B.4
- Li, Y.4
- Lu, L.4
- Minhas, B.K.4
- Shi, Z.4
- Shah, A.R.4
- Sun, Y.4
- Zhou, X.4
- 1. INFN, Lab. Nazionali di Frascati, Rome (Italy)
- 2. Univ. Bologna (Italy), INFN, Bologna (Italy)
- 3. Univ. Rome-1 (Italy)
- 4. ICSC World Lab., Lausanne (Switzerland)
Description
The LVD detector can be defined as an underground observatory with the main objectives of studying neutrinos from stellar collapse and searching for point-like sources of gammas and neutrinos of very high energy. This multipurpose apparatus is being installed in hall A of the Gran Sasso Laboratory at a vertical depth of 3600 m.w.e. It consists of a large volume of liquid scintillator divided into modules and of a tracking system made of layers of streamer tubes. (orig./HSI)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A
- Journal Volume
- 329
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 521-540.
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 24051074
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BACKGROUND NOISE; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC PHOTONS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; GAMMA DETECTION; GEV RANGE 01-10; GEV RANGE 10-100; GEV RANGE 100-1000; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; LOGIC CIRCUITS; MODULAR STRUCTURES; MUON DETECTION; NEUTRINO DETECTION; PARTICLE DISCRIMINATION; PARTICLE TRACKS; POWER SUPPLIES; READOUT SYSTEMS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; STREAMER SPARK CHAMBERS; SUPPORTS; TELESCOPE COUNTERS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD; TRIGGER CIRCUITS; TUBES; UNDERGROUND
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; GAS TRACK DETECTORS; GEV RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; NEUTRINOS; NOISE; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PHOTONS; PULSE CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SPARK CHAMBERS