Title :
A Monte Carlo Simulation of an Actual Segmented Calorimeter: A Study of Calorimeter Performance at High Energies
Author :
Goodman, M.S. ; Sessoms, A.L. ; Gabriel, T.A. ; Bishop, B.L. ; Eisenstein, B. ; Wright, S.C. ; Kephart, R.D.
Author_Institution :
High Energy Physics Laboratory Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Abstract :
The computer code system CALOR has been used to simulate data taken with a large segmented liquid argon/iron calorimeter at Fermilab. The resulting energy and angular distributions along with the longitudinal and transverse shower shapes are compared to experimental data in the range 1-38 GeV. Results are presented extending the Monte Carlo simulations to 125 GeV. The energy resolution of an incident hadron can be determined with a resolution ¿E/E = (7.6 + 29.2/¿E)% and its direction with a resolution of ¿(¿) = 22.7 + 390/E) mrad (where E is in GeV).
Keywords :
Argon; Costs; Energy resolution; Instruments; Laboratories; Mesons; Monte Carlo methods; Sampling methods; Structural beams; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1980.4330800
