Title :
Signal and Noise Measurements for Muons in Scintillating Glass with Vacuum Photodiode Readout
Author :
Kononenko, W. ; Theodosiou, G.E. ; Selove, W. ; Berg, R. Van ; Owen, D. ; Cox, B.
Author_Institution :
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Abstract :
We have been able to measure 6 photoelectrons per MeV of energy loss in scintillating glass, SCG-1, using large area vacuum photodiodes for readout with a signal to noise ratio of about 4.5.
Keywords :
Area measurement; Elementary particle vacuum; Energy loss; Energy measurement; Glass; Loss measurement; Mesons; Noise measurement; Photodiodes; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1984.4333228
