GEANT4 physics evaluation with testbeam data of the ATLAS hadronic end-cap calorimeter

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

Volumn 560, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 278-290

  Kiryunin, A E ^a   Oberlack, H ^a   Salihagic D ^a   Schacht, P ^a   Strizenec, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liquid argon calorimeter; Simulation; Testbeam

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE BEAMS;

CHARGED PIONS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; HADRONIC SHOWERS; LIQUID ARGON CALORIMETER; SHAPES OF SHOWERS; TESTBEAM;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 33646101034     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.237     Document Type: Article

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