Prototype of a cosmic muon detection system based on scintillation counters with MRS APD light readout

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

Volumn 555, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 65-71

  Akindinov, A ^a   Alici, A ^b,c   Antonioli, P ^c   Arcelli, S ^c,d   Basile, M ^b,c   Bondarenko, G ^e   Romeo, G Cara ^c   Cifarelli, L ^b,c   Cindolo, F ^c   De Caro, A ^f   De Pasquale, S ^f   Di Bartolomeo, A ^f   Girard, M Fusco ^f   Golovin, V ^g   Grishuk, Yu ^a   Guida, M ^f   Hatzifotiadou, D ^c   Kiselev, S ^a   Laurenti, G ^c   Luvisetto, M L ^c   Mal'Kevich, D ^a   Margotti, A ^c   Martemiyanov, A ^a   Nania, R ^c   Noferini, F ^b,c   Pesci, A ^c   Ryabinin, M ^a   Scapparone, E ^c   Scioli, G ^b,c   Sellitto, S B ^f   Sheinkman, V ^a   Smirnitskiy, A ^a   Valenti, G ^c   Voloshin, K ^a   Williams, M C S ^c   Zagreev, B ^a   Zampolli, C ^b,c   Zichichi, A ^b,c   Zinine, A ^a   more..

^a INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^g Center of Perspective Technologies and Apparatus (CPTA)   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ALICE TOF; Avalanche photodiode; Scintillation tile; Trigger for cosmic muons; WLS fiber

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODIODES; SCINTILLATION;

ALICE TOF; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; MASS PRODUCTION; TRIGGER FOR COSMIC MUONS; WLS FIBER;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 28044456290     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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