RESPONSE OF TAPS TO MONOCHROMATIC PHOTONS WITH ENERGIES BETWEEN 45 AND 790 MEV

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作者
GABLER, AR
DORING, W
FUCHS, M
KRUSCHE, B
METAG, V
NOVOTNY, R
ROBIGLANDAU, M
STROHER, H
TRIES, V
MOLENAAR, C
LOHNER, H
VANPOL, JHG
RASCHKE, A
SUMBERA, M
VENEMA, LB
WILSCHUT, HW
AVERBECK, R
NIEBUR, W
SCHUBERT, A
SIMON, RS
BECK, R
PEISE, J
MILLER, GJ
OWENS, RO
ANTON, G
机构
[1] UNIV GIESSEN, INT PHYS 2, D-35392 GIESSEN, GERMANY
[2] KERNFYS VERSNELLER INST, 9747 AA GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS
[3] UNIV MAINZ, INST KERNPHYS, D-55128 MAINZ, GERMANY
[4] UNIV GLASGOW, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, GLASGOW G75 0QU, SCOTLAND
[5] UNIV BONN, INST PHYS, D-53115 BONN, GERMANY
[6] GESELL SCHWERIONENFORSCH MBH, D-64220 DARMSTADT, GERMANY
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(94)90701-3
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The Two Arm Photon Spectrometer TAPS - comprising 384 plastic-BaF2 scintillator telescopes - was tested with monochromatic photons in the energy range between 45 and 790 MeV. The energy resolution for a collimated photon beam hitting the central detector module was determined to sigma/E = 0.59% X E(gamma)-1/2 + 1.9% (E, given in GeV). For the the fast scintillation component alone sigma/E = 0.79% X E(gamma)-1/2 + 1.8% has been measured. The position resolution of the point of impact amounts to DELTAx = 2 cm (FWHM) at the highest energies which corresponds to 30% of the diameter of an individual module. Monte Carlo simulations using the code GEANT3 are in good agreement with the experimental results.
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页数:9
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