A high resolution, low power time-of-flight system for the space experiment AMS

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作者
Alvisi, D
Anselmo, F
Baldini, L
Bari, G
Basile, M
Bellagamba, L
Bruni, A
Bruni, G
Boscherini, D
Casadei, D
Romeo, GC
Castellini, G
Cifarelli, L
Cindolo, F
Contin, A [1 ]
De Pasquale, S
Giusti, P
Iacobucci, G
Laurenti, G
Levi, G
Margotti, A
Massam, T
Nania, R
Palmonari, F
Polini, A
Recupero, S
Sartorelli, G
Williams, C
Zichichi, A
机构
[1] Univ Bologna, Bologna, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
[3] CNR, IROE, I-50127 Florence, Italy
关键词
AMS experiment; plastic scintillator; TOF;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00523-9
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The system of plastic scintillator counters for the AMS experiment is described. The main characteristics of the detector are: (a) large sensitive area (four 1.6 m(2) planes) with small dead space; (b) low-power consumption (150 W for the power and the read-out electronics of 336 PMs); (c) 120 ps time resolution. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:10
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