Published September 15, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Response of BGO sectors to protons up to 170 MeV

  • 1. Genova Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica
  • 2. INFN, Genova (Italy)
  • 3. INFN, Frascati (Italy). Lab. Nazionali di Frascati
  • 4. INFN, Rome (Italy)
  • 5. Rome Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica Seconda
  • 6. Stellenbosch Univ. (South Africa)
  • 7. National Accelerator Centre, Faure (South Africa)
  • 8. INFN, Turin (Italy)
  • 9. Turin Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Fisica Sperimentale
  • 10. Rome Univ. (Italy). Ist. Superiore di Sanita

Description

The response to monoenergetic protons of 24 cm long pyramidal BGO sectors, designed for a 4π spectrometer, was measured up to 173 MeV by scattering 200 MeV protons off a polyethylene target. The experimental results are compared with lower energy results and Monte Carlo calculations performed with a modified version of the GEANT code. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A
Journal Volume
321
Journal Issue
1/2
Journal Page Range
p. 219-222.
ISSN
0168-9002
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