Lessons from Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a dual-readout fiber calorimeter

Academic Article

Publication Date:

2014

abstract:

The RD52 calorimeter uses the dual-readout principle to detect both electromagnetic and hadronic showers, as well las muons. ScintillationandCherenkovlightprovidethetwosignalswhich,in combination, allowforsuperiorhadronicperformance.Inthispaper,wereportondetailed,GEANT4 based MonteCarlosimulationsoftheperformanceofthisinstrument.Theresultsofthesesimulations are comparedingreatdetailtomeasurementsthathavebeencarriedoutandpublishedbytheDREAM Collaboration. Thiscomparisonmakesitpossibletounderstandsubtledetailsoftheshowerdevelop- ment inthisunusualparticledetector.Italsoallowsforpredictionsoftheimprovementinthe performance thatmaybeexpectedforlargerdetectorsofthistype.Thesestudiesalsorevealedsome inadequaciesintheGEANT4simulationpackages,especiallyforhadronicshowers,butalsoforthe Cherenkovsignalsfromelectromagneticshowers

Iris type:

1.1 Articolo in rivista

Keywords:

Calorimetry; Cherenkov light; Dual readout method; Optical fibers; Instrumentation; Nuclear and High Energy Physics

List of contributors:

Akchurin, N.; Bedeschi, F.; Cardini, A.; Cascella, M.; De Pedis, D.; Ferrari, R.; Fracchia, S.; Franchino, Silvia; Fraternali, Marco; Gaudio, Gabriella; Genova, Pablo; Hauptman, J.; La Rotonda, L.; Lee, S.; Livan, Michele; Meoni, E.; Pinci, D.; Policicchio, A.; Saraiva, J. G.; Scuri, F.; Sill, A.; Venturelli, T.; Wigmans, R.

Authors of the University:

GAUDIO GABRIELLA

Handle:

https://iris.unipv.it/handle/11571/1107593

Published in:

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

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Lessons from Monte Carlo simulations of the performance of a dual-readout fiber calorimeter

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

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