The MINOS light-injection calibration system

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 492, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 325-343

  Adamson, P ^a   Alner, J ^b   Anderson, B ^c   Chase, T ^d   Dervan, P J ^c   Durkin, T ^b   Falk, E ^a   Harris, P ^a,g   Michael, D G ^e   Morse, R ^a   Nichol, R ^c   Saakyan, R ^c   Smith, C ^c   Smith, P N ^c   Thomas, J ^c   Webb, R ^f   White, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Calibration; LED; Light injection; MINOS; PMT

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTODIODES;

LIGHT INJECTION CALIBRATION SYSTEM;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0037152357     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01293-7     Document Type: Article

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