Compensation effects in hadron calorimeters

Conference · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5028882

Gabriel, T A; di Ciaccio, A; Bishop, B L; Brau, J; Goodman, M; Wilson, R

The pros and cons of utilizing a fissionable material such as /sup 238/U to compensate for the nuclear binding energy losses in a hadron calorimeter are discussed. Fissionable material can return some lost energy to the particle cascade in terms of low-energy neutrons and gamma rays, but electromagnetic sampling inefficiencies (often called transition effects) and the detection medium which tries to convert this energy to a useable signal are just as important.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Oak Ridge, TN
• OSTI ID: 5028882
• Report Number(s): CONF-841007-; TRN: 85-026137
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. NS-32:1; Conference: Nuclear science symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 31 Oct 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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