Timing measurements in long rods of BC408 scintillators with small cross-sectional sizes

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作者
Perrino, R
Cisbani, E
DeLeo, R
Frullani, S
Garibaldi, F
Iodice, M
Lagamba, L
Leone, A
Nappi, E
Scognetti, T
Urciuoli, G
机构
[1] DIPARTIMENTO INTERATENEO FIS,I-70126 BARI,ITALY
[2] SEZ INFN LECCE,I-73100 LECCE,ITALY
[3] SEZ INFN SANITA,I-00161 ROME,ITALY
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10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00812-1
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We have investigated the timing properties of BC408 scintillator rods with a length of 2 m, a width of 4 cm, and thicknesses of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 cm, for scintillation light produced by minimum ionizing particles crossing the thickness of the rods. A deterioration of the timing properties, inversely related to the rod thickness, has been observed for scintillation light produced far from the read-out phototube. The timing resolution worsens by nearly 2 ns/m for the thinnest rod.
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页数:6
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