Simulation study of a proximity focusing Cherenkov counter for the AMS experiment

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

Volumn 454, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 476-496

  Buenerd M ^a   Ren, Z ^a  

^a CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOCUSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

PROXIMITY FOCUSING; RING IMAGING CHERENKOV COUNTERS (RICH);

CERENKOV COUNTERS;

EID: 0037564698     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00486-1     Document Type: Article

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