Title of article
A large area transition radiation detector to measure the energy of muons in the Gran Sasso underground laboratory
Author/Authors
Barbarito، نويسنده , , E. and Bellotti، نويسنده , , R. and Cafagna، نويسنده , , F. and Castellano، نويسنده , , M. and De Cataldo، نويسنده , , G. and De Marzo، نويسنده , , C. and Favuzzi، نويسنده , , C. and Fusco، نويسنده , , P. and Giglietto، نويسنده , , N. and Guarnaccia، نويسنده , , P. and Mazziotta، نويسنده , , M.N. and Mongelli، نويسنده , , M. and Montaruli، نويسنده , , T. and Perchiazzi، نويسنده , , M. and Rainٍ، نويسنده , , A. and Sacchetti، نويسنده , , A. and Spinelli، نويسنده , , P.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1995
Pages
10
From page
214
To page
223
Abstract
We have designed and built a transition radiation detector of 36 m2 area in order to measure the residual energy of muons penetrating in the Gran Sasso cosmic ray underground laboratory up to the TeV region. It consists of three adjacent modules, each of 2 × 6 m2 area. Polystyrene square tubes, filled with a argon-carbon dioxide gas mixture, and polyethylene foam layers are used as proportional detectors and radiators respectively. We cover such a large surface with only 960 channels that provide adequate energy resolution and particle tracking for the astroparticle physics items to investigate. The detector has been calibrated using a reduced size prototype in a test beam. Results from one module exposed to cosmic rays at sea level are shown.
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Serial Year
1995
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Record number
1995975
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