Published May 15, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Design and construction of the SAPHIR detector

Description

The design, construction, and performance of the large solid angle magnetic spectrometer SAPHIR is described. It was built for the investigation of photon-induced reactions on nucleous and light nuclei with mulit-particle final states up to photon energies of 3.1 GeV. The detector is equipped with a tagged photon beam facility and is operated at the stretcher ring ELSA in Bonn. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
344
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 470-486.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
25059005
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM MONITORING; BEAM TRANSPORT; BONN SYNCHROTRON; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETERS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; DEC COMPUTERS; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; FLAT MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE 01-10; HODOSCOPES; LOGIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROPROCESSORS; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PARTICLE TRACKS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTON BEAMS; PHOTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS; READOUT SYSTEMS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; REMOTE CONTROL; TARGET CHAMBERS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD; TOWNSEND DISCHARGE; TRIGGER CIRCUITS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES; ACCELERATORS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BEAMS; COMPUTERS; CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ENERGY RANGE; GEV RANGE; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTON BEAMS; MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; MONITORING; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PHOTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; PHOTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; PROGRAMMING; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; PULSE CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SPECTROMETERS; SYNCHROTRONS