Silicon-tungsten calorimeter for the forward direction in the PHENIX experiment at RHIC

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 874-878

  Bonvicini, V ^a   Dzhordzhadze, V ^b   Kistenev, E ^c   Lajoie, J ^d   Merkine, M ^e   Seto, R ^b   Vacchi, A ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Analog and digital readout electronics; Calorimeter; Forward spectrometer; Mechanical design; Triggering

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GRANULATION; HEAVY IONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PROTONS; SILICON; SPECTROMETERS; TUNGSTEN;

ANALOG AND DIGITAL READOUT ELECTRONICS; FORWARD SPECTROMETER; MECHANICAL DESIGN; TRIGGERING;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 27644497752     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.852724     Document Type: Article

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