Liquid scintillating fiber calorimetry prototype

Author

Gui, M. ; Brookes, D. ; David, A. ; Diaczenko, N. ; Goss, T.L. ; Huson, F.R. ; Lu, Y. ; Webb, R.C. ; White, J.T. ; Suson, D.

Author_Institution

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

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

474

Lastpage

477

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 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 well with each other. 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; calorimetry; cosmic ray apparatus; liquid scintillation detectors; position sensitive particle detectors; GEANT Monte Carlo simulations; SSC colliding area; cosmic ray test results; extremely high radiation environments; liquid scintillating fiber calorimetry prototype; spaghetti-hadronic calorimeter; Calorimetry; Copper; Cosmic rays; Laboratories; Modular construction; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Physics; Prototypes; Radiation detectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.467926

Filename

467926