A SUPERFIBER FOR POSITION-SENSITIVE DETECTORS

Authors
ANTICH PP PARKEY RW TSYGANOV EN ZINCHENKO AI
Citation
Pp. Antich et al., A SUPERFIBER FOR POSITION-SENSITIVE DETECTORS, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 412(2-3), 1998, pp. 247-253
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
412
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
247 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1998)412:2-3<247:ASFPD>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Scintillating fibers are being used more and more in science and medic ine to provide precise coordinate measurement systems for elementary p articles and X-ray detection. However, low light collection efficiency (3-4% per direction typically) is still the most limiting factor. In this paper we present results of Monte Carlo calculations to illustrat e some peculiarities of light collection in round fibers. According to our analyses, by certain modifications light collection in round scin tillating and waveshifting fibers could be increased to about 20% per direction. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.