A 1 mm Scintillating Fibre Tracker Readout by a Multi-anode Photomultiplier

B. D. Leverington; M. Anelli; P. Campana; R. Rosellini

A 1 mm Scintillating Fibre Tracker Readout by a Multi-anode Photomultiplier

Instrumentation and Detectors 2011-07-06 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment Nuclear Experiment

Authors: B. D. Leverington , M. Anelli , P. Campana , R. Rosellini

Abstract

This note describes a prototype particle tracking detector constructed with 1 mm plastic scintillating fibres with a 64 channel Hamamatsu H8500 flat-panel multi-anode photomultiplier readout. Cosmic ray tracks from an array of 11 gas-filled drift tubes were matched to signals in the scintillating fibres in order to measure the resolution and efficiency of tracks reconstructed in the fibre-based tracker. A GEANT4 detector simulation was also developed to compare cosmic ray data with MC results and is discussed in the note. Using the parameters measured in this experimental setup, modified fibre tracker designs are suggested to improve resolution and efficiency in future prototypes to meet modern detector specifications.

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scintillating fibre tracker multi-anode photomultiplier particle tracking cosmic ray geant4 simulation hamamatsu h8500 drift tube

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@article{arxiv.1106.5649,
  title  = {A 1 mm Scintillating Fibre Tracker Readout by a Multi-anode Photomultiplier},
  author = {B. D. Leverington and M. Anelli and P. Campana and R. Rosellini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.5649},
  year   = {2011}
}

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Laboratori Nazionali Di Frascati SIDS-Pubblicazioni LNF - 10 / 21(P) October 26, 2010

A 1 mm Scintillating Fibre Tracker Readout by a Multi-anode Photomultiplier

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