EVIDENCE FOR COMPENSATION IN A SI HADRON CALORIMETER

Authors
BORCHI E BOSETTI M LEROY C PENSOTTI S PENZO A RANCOITA PG RATTAGI M TERZI G
Citation
E. Borchi et al., EVIDENCE FOR COMPENSATION IN A SI HADRON CALORIMETER, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 40(4), 1993, pp. 508-515
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
40
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Part
1
Pages
508 - 515
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1993)40:4<508:EFCIAS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
In a hadron sampling calorimeter with silicon readout, a combination o f plates of low-Z (Fe) and high-Z (Pb) materials used as absorbers ena bles the reduction of the calorimeter response to the electromagnetic component of the incoming hadronic showers. This reduction is produced by a filtering effect. As a result, a ratio, varying from e/pi > 1 to e/pi < 1 is obtained as a function of the low-Z material thickness, d emonstrating the possibility to achieve the compensation condition (e/ pi = 1).