A HIGH-EFFICIENCY FOCUSING CHERENKOV RADIATION DETECTOR

被引:5
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作者
LEWIS, KP
MORAN, MJ
HALL, J
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,POB 808,L-41,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
[2] EG&G ENERGY MEASUREMENTS INC,POB 8051,PLEASANTON,CA 94588
来源
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 1992年 / 63卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1063/1.1143316
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A new design uses advanced technology to produce an efficient, high-bandwidth Cherenkov detector for relativistic charged particles. The detector consists of a diamond-lathe machined ultraviolet-grade Lucite radiator, a parabolic focusing mirror, and a photodiode with an S-20 cathode. This article discusses some details of the detector design and describes preliminary measurements of its response characteristics. The data show the detector to have an overall gain of almost-equal-to 76 signal electrons per incident electron and a photodiode-limited response time of almost-equal-to 450 ps.
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页码:1988 / 1990
页数:3
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