A Photodiode - Readout (SPED) Sampling Calorimeter
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 30 (1) , 125-126
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1983.4332233
Abstract
We have built and tested a new type of sampling calorimeter using scintillator as the active material, and thin vacuum photodiodes for signal readout, the new feature. We measured an energy resolution of about 22%/√E for electrons of 10-37.5 GeV. For muons the signal to noise ratio is somewhat greater than 2. The main merits of such a design are the excellent gain stability (gain = 1), absence of the need for high voltages or for highly stabilized voltages or for elaborate calibration systems, and the ability to operate in high magnetic fields.Keywords
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