DocumentCode
1542863
Title
Prototype tests for the ALICE TRD
Author
Andronic, A. ; Blume, C. ; Braun-Munzinger, P. ; Daues, H. ; Devismes, A. ; Finck, Ch. ; Schulze, R. ; Sedykh, S. ; Simon, R.S. ; Stelzer, H. ; Appelshauser, H. ; Herrmann, N. ; Mahmoud, T. ; Reischl, A. ; Stachel, J. ; Wessels, J. ; Windelband, B. ; Xu,
Volume
48
Issue
4
fYear
2001
fDate
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1259
Lastpage
1264
Abstract
A transition radiation detector (TRD) has been designed to improve the electron identification and trigger capability of the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. We present results from tests of a prototype of the TRD concerning pion rejection for different methods of analysis over a momentum range from 0.7 to 2 GeV/c. We investigate the performance of different radiator types, composed of foils, fibers and foams
Keywords
electron detection; meson detection; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; ALICE; fibers; foams; foils; pion rejection; prototype; transition radiation detector; Anodes; Collaboration; Electrons; Large Hadron Collider; Mesons; Production; Prototypes; Radiation detectors; Testing; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.958762
Filename
958762
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