Published September 21, 1996 | Version v1
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Status of the Pestov spark counter development for the ALICE experiment

Creators

  • 1. Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt (Germany)
  • 2. Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research, Dubna (Russian Federation)
  • 3. Rossijskaya Akademiya Nauk, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation). Inst. Yadernoj Fiziki
  • 4. Moskovskij Inzhenerno-Fizicheskij Inst. (USSR)

Description

The performance of a new ALICE prototype of the Pestov spark counter was measured both in a dedicated test beam as well as in a high multiplicity heavy-ion environment. Results in terms of time resolution and background behaviour are presented. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
379
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 468-471.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
6. international conference on instrumentation for experiments at e+e-colliders.
Dates
29 Feb - 6 Mar 1996.
Place
Novosibirsk (Russian Federation).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
28005812
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BACKGROUND NOISE; COUNTING RATES; EFFICIENCY; GAMMA DETECTION; SPARK COUNTERS; TIME RESOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NOISE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION; TIMING PROPERTIES