Title :
Construction and Performance of a High Granularity Calorimeter
Author :
Branchini, P. ; Ceradini, F. ; Corradi, G. ; Micco, B. Di ; Loffredo, S. ; Passeri, A.
Author_Institution :
INFN Sezione Roma Tre, Rome
fDate :
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe the realization and performance of a prototype high granularity calorimeter built with lead and scintillating fibers. We describe the calorimeter construction and show cosmic ray and electron test beam results obtained with a custom-designed trigger.
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; electron beams; nuclear electronics; particle calorimetry; position sensitive particle detectors; solid scintillation detectors; cosmic ray tests; custom-designed trigger; electron test beam; front-end electronics; lead-scintillating fibers; prototype high granularity calorimeter; Detectors; Electron beams; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Optical fiber testing; Photomultipliers; Prototypes; Spatial resolution; Structural beams; Time measurement; Calorimetry;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2009.2014561
