Particle tracking with scintillating fibers

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.502305· OSTI ID:276584

D`Ambrosio, C; Gys, T; Leutz, H; Puertolas, D ^[1]

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1. CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)

This paper presents the research and development work on particle tracking with scintillating fibers. The authors have developed new fiber dyes, more efficient fiber cladding, coherent fiber bundles with improved packing fraction, and a new fiber readout technique (ISPA-tube). Altogether, these new developments increased the hit density of fine grain (60 {micro}m) fibers by about seven times. This results in mini-tracks per 2.5-mm fiber layer rather than in single hits only and enhances the track reconstruction efficiency to nearly 100%. Compared with competing tracking methods (silicon strips, micro strip gas chambers), the scintillating fibers are superior in hit numbers per radiation length and in the two-track resolution. They require much less readout channels and consequently no cooling provisions to remove their electronic heat.

• OSTI ID: 276584
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 3Pt3 Vol. 43; ISSN IETNAE; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
CERN LHC
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PARTICLE TRACKS
PERFORMANCE
READOUT SYSTEMS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS