Calorimetry applied to nucleus-nucleus collisions at ultrarelativistic energies

Plasil, F

Title: Calorimetry applied to nucleus-nucleus collisions at ultrarelativistic energies

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A general introduction to high-energy calorimetry is presented, together with brief descriptions of the two types of cascades relevant to calorimetric measurements. This is followed by a discussion of ''compensation'' and of the ''e/h'' ratio. A detailed description of two calorimeters designed and constructed for the CERN WA80 experiment are also given. 16 refs., 17 figs., 5 tabs.

Authors:: Plasil, F

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 5213242

Report Number(s):: CONF-880244-1
ON: DE88006173

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Miniworkshop on experimental techniques in relativistic heavy-ion experiments, Bombay, India, 13 Feb 1988

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SHOWER COUNTERS; DESIGN; CALIBRATION; CASCADE SHOWERS; CROSS SECTIONS; HADRONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; TESTING; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SHOWERS; 440104* - Radiation Instrumentation- High Energy Physics Instrumentation

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                    Plasil, F. Calorimetry applied to nucleus-nucleus collisions at ultrarelativistic energies.  United States: N. p., 1988. 
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