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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
mathematics
Construction and performance of a silicon photomultiplier/extruded scintillator tail-catcher and muon-tracker
Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 7, No. 4, Article P04015, Year 2012
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A prototype module for an International Linear Collider (ILC) detector was built, installed, and tested between 2006 and 2009 at CERN and Fermilab as part of the CALICE test beam program, in order to study the possibilities of extending energy sampling behind a hadronic calorimeter and to study the possibilities of providing muon tracking. The ''tail catcher/muon tracker'' (TCMT) is composed of 320 extruded scintillator strips (dimensions 1000 × 50 × 5 mm3) packaged in 16 one-meter square planes interleaved between steel plates. The scintillator strips were read out with wavelength shifting fibers and silicon photomultipliers. The planes were arranged with alternating horizontal and vertical strip orientations. Data were collected for muons and pions in the energy range 6 GeV to 80 GeV. Utilizing data taken in 2006, this paper describes the design and construction of the TCMT, performance characteristics, and a beam-based evaluation of the ability of the TCMT to improve hadronic energy resolution in a prototype ILC detector. For a typical configuration of an ILC detector with a coil situated outside a calorimeter system with a thickness of 5.5 nuclear interaction lengths, a TCMT would improve relative energy resolution by 6-16% for pions between 20 and 80 GeV. © 2012 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adloff, Catherine
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Blaha, Jan
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Blaising, J. J.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Drancourt, C.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Espargilière, Ambroise
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Gaglione, Renaud
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Geffroy, Nicolas
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Karyotakis, Yannis
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Prast, Julie
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Vouters, Guillaume
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Bilki, Burak
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
United States, Iowa City
University of Iowa
Francis, Kurt
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
Repond, José
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
Smith, Jacob G.
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
Xia, Lei
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
Baldolemar, E.
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
Li, Jia
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
Park, T.
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
Sosebee, Mark
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
White, P.
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
Yu, Jaehoon
United States, Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
Buanes, Trygve
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Eigen, Gerald P.
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Mikami, Yoshinari
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Watson, K.
United Kingdom, Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Mavromanolakis, Georgios
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Européenne Pour la Recherche Nucléaire
Thomson, Mark A.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Ward, Rosemary Matthew
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Yan, Wei
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
China, Hefei
University of Science and Technology of China
Benchekroun, D.
Morocco, Casablanca
Hassan Ii University of Casablanca
Hoummada, A.
Morocco, Casablanca
Hassan Ii University of Casablanca
Khoulaki, Y.
Morocco, Casablanca
Hassan Ii University of Casablanca
Benyamna, Mustapha
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Cârloganu, Cristina
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Fehr, Felix
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Gay, Pascal
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Manen, Samuel P.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Royer, Laurent
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Blazey, Gerald C.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Boona, S.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Chakraborty, Dhiman
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Dyshkant, Alexander S.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Hedin, David
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Lima, R. Teixeira De
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Powell, J.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Rykalin, V.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Scurti, N.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Smith, M.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Tran, N.
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Zutshi, Vishnu
United States, Dekalb
Northern Illinois University
Hostachy, Jean Yves
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Morin, Laurent
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Université Grenoble Alpes
Cornett, U.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
David, D.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Dietrich, Janet
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Falley, G.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Gadow, Karsten
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Göttlicher, Peter
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Günter, C.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Hermberg, Benjamin
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Karstensen, Sven
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Kriváň, Frantisek
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Lucaci-Timoce, Angela I.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Européenne Pour la Recherche Nucléaire
Lu, Shaojun
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Lutz, Benjamin
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Marchesini, I.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Morozov, Serguei V.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Morgunov, Vasiliy L.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Reinecke, Mathias
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Sefkow, Felix
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Smirnov, P.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Terwort, Mark
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Vargas-Treviño, Aurora D.R.
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Feege, Nils
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Garutti, Erika
Germany, Hamburg
Universität Hamburg
Eckert, Patrick
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Kaplan, Alexander
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Schultz-Coulon, Hans Christian
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Shen, Wei
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Stamen, Rainer
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Tadday, Alexander
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Norbeck, Edwin
United States, Iowa City
University of Iowa
Önel, Yasar
United States, Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wilson, W.
United States, Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kawagoe, Kiyotomo
Japan, Kobe
Kobe University
Uozumi, Satoru
Japan, Kobe
Kobe University
Dauncey, D.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Magnan, Anne Marie
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
Bartsch, Valeria
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Wing, Matthew
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Salvatore, Fabrizio
United Kingdom, Egham
Royal Holloway, University of London
South Korea, Daegu
Kyungpook National University
Calvo, E.
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Fouz Iglesias, Mary Cruz
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Puerta-Pelayo, Jesús
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Bobchenko, B. M.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Chadeeva, Marina V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Danilov, Mikhail V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Epifantsev, A. V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Markin, Oleg Yu
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Mizuk, Roman V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Novikov, Evgeniy G.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Rusinov, Vladimir Yu
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Tarkovsky, Evgueny I.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Kirikova, Nataliia Yu
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Kozlov, Valentin A.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Soloviev, Yu V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Buzhan, Pavel Zh
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Nuclear University Mephi
Dolgoshein, Boris A.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Nuclear University Mephi
Ilyin, Andrey L.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Nuclear University Mephi
Popova, Elena V.
Russian Federation, Moscow
National Research Nuclear University Mephi
Frey, Ariane
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
China, Hefei
University of Science and Technology of China
Kíesling, Christian M.
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Simón, Frank
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Soldner, Christian
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Weuste, Lars
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Bonis, Julien
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Bouquet, Bernard
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Callier, Stephane
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Cornebise, Patrick
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Dulucq, Frédéric
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Faucci-Giannelli, M.
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Fleury, Julien
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Li, Hengne
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Sussex
France, Grenoble
Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie de Grenoble
Martin-Chassard, Gisèle
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Richard, François
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Pöschl, Roman
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Raux, Ludovic
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Seguin-Moreau, Nathalie
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Wicek, François
France, Orsay
Laboratoire de L'accélérateur Linéaire
Anduze, Marc
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Boudry, Vincent
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Ruan, Manqi
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Žáĉek, Josef
Czech Republic, Prague
Charles University
Cvach, Jaroslav
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Kvasnička, Jiri
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Vrba, Václav
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Belhorma, Bouchra
Morocco, Rabat
National Energy Center of Nuclear Science and Technology
Ghazlane, Hamid
Morocco, Rabat
National Energy Center of Nuclear Science and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 138
Affiliations: 34
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/1748-0221/7/04/P04015
ISSN:
17480221
Research Areas
Cancer