Performance of a large scale scintillating fiber tracker using VLPC readout

Author

Adams, D. ; Adams, M. ; Baumbaugh, B. ; Bertram, I. ; Bross, A. ; Casey, D. ; Chang, S. ; Chung, M. ; Cooper, C. ; Demina, R. ; Fanourakis, G. ; Ferbel, T. ; Grunendahl, S. ; Hinson, J. ; Howell, B. ; Johari, H. ; Kang, J.S. ; Kim, C.L. ; Kim, S.K. ; Kolt

Author_Institution

Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-5 Nov 1994

Firstpage

282

Abstract

A large scale scintillating fiber tracker using visible light photon counter (VLPC) readout was built as a prototype for the upgraded DØ central tracker. This prototype has been under test at Fermilab for six months using cosmic rays. A description of the components of the tracker including the photodetector, fibers, lightguides, ribbons, and DAQ is given. Preliminary results indicate a mean detected yield of about 10 photoelectrons per fiber, position resolution of 140 μm for a fiber doublet, and a doublet efficiency greater than 99%

Keywords

detector circuits; gamma-ray detection; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; solid scintillation detectors; DAQ; Fermilab; VLPC readout; cosmic rays; doublet efficiency; fiber doublet; fibers; large scale scintillating fiber tracker; lightguides; mean detected yield; photodetector; photoelectrons; position resolution; ribbons; upgraded DO central tracker; visible light photon counter readout; Connectors; Large-scale systems; Mirrors; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Photodetectors; Prototypes; Radiation detectors; Scintillation counters; Steel;

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.1994.474412

Filename

474412