Position sensitive {Delta}E detector

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.467817· OSTI ID:129152

Bengis, D V.H.; Sealock, R M ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States). Dept. of Physics

A method is described for simultaneously measuring the interaction position and energy loss in a thin scintillator for energetic charged particles. Wave shifting optical fibers embedded in a scintillator combined with a Hamamatsu R2486 crossed wire anode, position sensitive photomultiplier tube are used. A prototype detector gave 2.4 mm FWHM position resolution for minimum ionizing cosmic rays. Studies to extract a single pulse linear in position from the phototube pulses using neural networks are described.

• OSTI ID: 129152
• Report Number(s): CONF-941061--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 4Pt1 Vol. 42; ISSN IETNAE; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
COSMIC RADIATION
DATA PROCESSING
DESIGN
ENERGY LOSSES
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
MEASURING METHODS
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PERFORMANCE
PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS
USES