Fast scintillation counters for the D0 muon system upgrade

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

OSTI ID:684547

Baldin, B ^[1]; Abramov, V; Babintsev, V ^[2]

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1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
2. and others

The design and main parameters of the completely redesigned D0 Forward Angle Muon System (FAMUS: 1.0 < {vert_bar}{eta}{vert_bar} < 2.0) for the next high luminosity Tevatron Collider run are reported. Results of the studies of trigger scintillation counters based on fast scintillator Bicron 404A and WLS bars SOFZ-105 are presented. The authors report about results of test beam studies of prototype counters including minimum ionizing particles detection efficiency, time resolution and amplitude response. Radiation ageing of scintillating materials for the doses up to 1 Mrad, phototubes magnetic shielding in the fields of up to 700 G and ageing of phototubes are presented. All tests show robustness of scintillation counters as triggering detector of the new muon system for a long period.

• OSTI ID: 684547
• Report Number(s): CONF-981110--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 4Pt1 Vol. 46; ISSN IETNAE; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
AGING
DESIGN
FERMILAB TEVATRON
MUON DETECTION
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION DOSES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
TRIGGER CIRCUITS