A RANGE TELESCOPE TECHNIQUE FOR PARTICLE DISCRIMINATION AND ENERGY RECONSTRUCTION

被引:30
作者
BRAGHIERI, A
PEDRONI, P
PINELLI, T
AUDIT, G
DHOSE, N
ISBERT, V
KERHOAS, S
MACCORMICK, M
MURPHY, LY
TAMAS, G
CRAWFORD, R
机构
[1] INFN,SEZ PAVIA,VIA BASSI 6,I-27100 PAVIA,ITALY
[2] UNIV PAVIA,DIPARTIMENTO FIS NUCL & TEOR,I-27100 PAVIA,ITALY
[3] UNIV GLASGOW,KELVIN LAB,GLASGOW,SCOTLAND
[4] CENS,DAPNIA,SPHN,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(94)90246-1
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We present an analysis technique (''range method'') that optimizes particle discrimination and enables energy reconstruction using a sampling detector. The method is a powerful extension of the well known d E/dx - E technique in which the energy loss rate measured by several scintillator layers is fitted on the theoretical energy-range curves. The general features of the method will be discussed and its application to nuclear physics investigations at intermediate energies with the DAPHNE detector. Momentum reconstruction for protons with a resolution of DELTAP/P = 2.5-10% (FWHM) in the range P = 300-900 MeV/c has been obtained.
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页码:623 / 628
页数:6
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