Cell response equalisation of the ATLAS electromagnetic calorimeter without the direct knowledge of the ionisation signals

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-34

  Banfi, D ^a   Delmastro, M ^a,b   Fanti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analysis and statistical methods; Calorimeters; Detector alignment and calibration methods (lasers, sources, particle beams); Pattern recognition, cluster finding, calibration and fitting methods

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CALIBRATION; CALORIMETERS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DIGITAL FILTERS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUEFIED GASES; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; READOUT SYSTEMS;

CALIBRATION METHOD; DIGITAL FILTERING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SHOWERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC CALORIMETER; FITTING METHOD; FRONT END ELECTRONICS; LIQUID ARGON ELECTROMAGNETIC CALORIMETERS; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS;

EQUALIZERS;

EID: 33748930432     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/1/08/p08001     Document Type: Article

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