Title :
A Novel Design for a Hodoscope with 1 MM Granularity
Author :
Elias, J.E. ; Mikenberg, G. ; Minto, T. ; Weitsch, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Batavia, Illinois 60510
Abstract :
A scintillation counter hodoscope with 1 mm granularity using fiber optic light guides was designed for use in a 200-GeV secondary hadron beam. Special care was taken to position the scintillators withhigh accuracy. The efficiency in a beam of 2.5¿ 106 particles/sec is 98%.
Keywords :
Assembly; Fasteners; Flexible printed circuits; Laboratories; Optical design; Optical fibers; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Photoelectricity; Structural beams;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1978.4329366