Published September 21, 2002
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Journal article
The time-of-flight detector of the DIRAC experiment
Description
The construction and performance of a large area time-of-flight detector for the DIRAC experiment at CERN is reported. With an average time resolution of 123 ps per counter at rates up to 1 MHz, it allows excellent separation of pπ- from π+π- pairs up to 4.6 GeV/c momentum, as well as of Coulomb-correlated pion pairs from accidentals. The optimization of scintillator material, photomultiplier performance and readout electronics is described
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S016890020201121X;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 491
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 41-53
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34008432
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CERN; COULOMB CORRECTION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PIONS; PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; READOUT SYSTEMS; TIME RESOLUTION; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; CORRECTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUIPMENT; HADRONS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MESONS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOTUBES; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; RESOLUTION; TIMING PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.