DocumentCode
1297641
Title
Geant4 Simulation of the New ALC
Spectrometer
Author
Sedlak, K. ; Shiroka, T. ; Stoykov, A. ; Scheuermann, R.
Author_Institution
Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen, Switzerland
Volume
57
Issue
4
fYear
2010
Firstpage
2187
Lastpage
2195
Abstract
Monte Carlo simulation programs based on the Geant4 package have become indispensable tools in modern particle physics. Following the advances in muon-spin rotation (μSR) instrumentation we have written a simulation code, MUSRSIM, currently in use in the development and optimisation of contemporary μSR spectrometers. MUSRSIM was employed for optimising the design of a new type of avoided level crossing (ALC) instrument, which is characterised by the exclusive use of Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes instead of the standard photomultiplier tubes. The simulation code allowed us to study in detail the influence of the detector geometry, of the initial muon beam properties, and (to a limited extent) of the electronic signal processing on the predicted spectra. The good agreement between the simulation results and the measured data, validates MUSRSIM as a reliable software tool also for future instrument development work.
Keywords
Geiger counters; Monte Carlo methods; avalanche photodiodes; muon detection; particle spectrometers; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; ALC muon-spin rotation spectrometer; Geant4 simulation; Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes; MUSRSIM simulation code; Monte Carlo simulation; avoided level crossing; detector geometry; electronic signal processing; muon beam properties; muon-spin rotation; standard photomultiplier tubes; Automatic logic units; Avalanche photodiodes; Design optimization; Detectors; Instruments; Mesons; Packaging; Photomultipliers; Physics; Positrons; Predictive models; Radiation detectors; Solenoids; Solid modeling; Spectroscopy; Strontium; Tiles; $mu {rm SR}$ ; Geant4; avalanche photodiode; avoided level crossing; muon spin spectroscopy; simulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.2010.2052066
Filename
5550422
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