Calibration system for the 3072 channel scintillating fiber/VLPC test facility for the D0 upgrade at Fermilab

Author

Baumbaugh, B. ; Lu, Q. ; Marchant, James ; Ruchti, R. ; Warchol, J. ; Wayne, M.

Author_Institution

Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

383

Lastpage

386

Abstract

A calibration system for the testing of scintillating fibers and visible light photon counters (VLPC) has been constructed at Notre Dame and installed in a cosmic ray test facility at Fermilab. The purpose of the cosmic ray test is to assess the viability of the fiber tracking technique for the upgraded D0 central detector. The purpose of this calibration system is to monitor the performance of the 3072 fiber VLPC detector elements for continuity, gain and uniformity of response. Here we report on the design, construction and operation of the calibration system

Keywords

calibration; cosmic ray apparatus; gamma-ray detection; position sensitive particle detectors; solid scintillation detectors; test facilities; 3072 channel scintillating fiber/VLPC test facility; D0 central detector; D0 upgrade; Fermilab; calibration system; continuity; cosmic ray test facility; fiber tracking technique; gain; response uniformity; visible light photon counters; Calibration; Communication system control; Control systems; Detectors; Light emitting diodes; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Process control; System testing; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.467815

Filename

467815