Liquid scintillating fiber calorimetry prototype

Author

Gui, M. ; Lu, Y. ; Webb, R. ; White, J.T. ; Suson, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-5 Nov 1994

Firstpage

18

Abstract

A full size, liquid scintillating fiber spaghetti, hadronic calorimeter has been constructed and tested using cosmic rays at Texas A&M University. The purpose of this R&D research is to find practical solutions for detectors to be used in extremely high radiation environments. The details of design and construction of this module are presented. The advantages of using liquid scintillating materials were investigated. Relevant subjects are addressed. Cosmic ray test results are compared with that of GEANT Monte Carlo simulations. Over all, they agree with each other well. The conclusion is that calorimeters utilizing this technique can be used in high radiation environments such as the SSC colliding area

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; calorimeters; cosmic rays; liquid scintillation detectors; GEANT Monte Carlo simulations; SSC colliding area; cosmic rays; high radiation environments; liquid scintillating fiber calorimetry prototype; liquid scintillating fiber spaghetti hadronic calorimeter; Calorimetry; Chemicals; Copper; Microwave integrated circuits; Modular construction; Optical fiber testing; Physics; Prototypes; Radiation detectors; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record

Conference_Location

Norfolk, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2544-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474400

Filename

474400