The electron-hadron separation performance of the PAMELA electromagnetic calorimeter

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-118

  Boezio, M ^a,b   Pearce, M ^a,b   Albi, M ^a,b,c   Bonvicini, V ^a,b   Lund, J ^a,b   Lundquist, J ^a,b   Mocchiutti, E ^a,b   Vacchi, A ^a,b   Zampa, G ^a,b   Zampa, N ^a,b  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^b SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Electron; Hadron; PAMELA; Silicon tungsten calorimeter

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRONS; SATELLITES; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRON REJECTION; HADRON; PAMELA; SILICON-TUNGSTEN CALORIMETERS;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 33748708830     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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