The signals from high-Z scintillating crystals such as PbWO 4 and BGO contain a significant Cherenkov component. We investigate methods to determine the contribution of Cherenkov light to the signals generated by high-energy electrons and pions (mips), both statistically and event-by-event. These methods are based on differences in the spectra, the time structure and/or the directionality of the two types of light. The electron signals, and their composition, are also analyzed as a function of the age (or depth) of the shower. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Separation of crystal signals into scintillation and Cherenkov components / N., Akchurin; A., Astwood; A., Cardini; Ciapetti, Guido; R., Ferrari; S., Franchino; M., Fraternali; G., Gaudio; J., Hauptman; Lacava, Francesco; L., La Rotonda; M., Livan; E., Meoni; H., Paar; D., Pinci; A., Policicchio; S., Popescu; G., Susinno; Y., Roh; W., Vandelli; T., Venturelli; C., Voena; I., Volobouev; R., Wigmans. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 595:2(2008), pp. 359-374. [10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.136]
Separation of crystal signals into scintillation and Cherenkov components
CIAPETTI, Guido;LACAVA, Francesco;A. Policicchio;C. Voena;
2008
Abstract
The signals from high-Z scintillating crystals such as PbWO 4 and BGO contain a significant Cherenkov component. We investigate methods to determine the contribution of Cherenkov light to the signals generated by high-energy electrons and pions (mips), both statistically and event-by-event. These methods are based on differences in the spectra, the time structure and/or the directionality of the two types of light. The electron signals, and their composition, are also analyzed as a function of the age (or depth) of the shower. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
