The timing system for the CDF electromagnetic calorimeters

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

Volumn 565, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 543-550

  Goncharov, M ^a   Kamon, T ^a   Khotilovich, V ^a   Krutelyov, V ^a   Lee, S W ^a   Toback, D ^a   Wagner, P ^a   Frisch, H ^b   Sanders, H ^b   Cordelli, M ^c   Happacher, F ^c   Miscetti, S ^c   Wagner, R ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDF; Electromagnetic calorimeter; Timing

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLIDING BEAM ACCELERATORS; COSMIC RAYS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; PHOTONS; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS; TIMING DEVICES;

COLLIDER DETECTOR AT FERMILAB (CDF); ELECTROMAGNETIC CALORIMETERS; HIGH-ENERGY PHOTONS; NEUTRAL PARTICLES;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 33748045830     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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