A COSMIC-RAY VETO SYSTEM FOR THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTOR NAUTILUS

被引:21
作者
COCCIA, E
MARINI, A
MAZZITELLI, G
MODESTINO, G
RICCI, F
RONGA, F
VOTANO, L
机构
[1] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,LAB NAZL FRASCATI,I-00044 FRASCATI,ITALY
[2] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA,I-00173 ROME,ITALY
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,SEZ ROMA 2,I-00173 ROME,ITALY
[4] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
[5] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,SEZ ROMA 1,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
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D O I
10.1016/0168-9002(94)01166-4
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The ultracryogenic resonant gravitational wave antenna NAUTILUS now operating at Frascati INFN National Laboratory has been provided with a cosmic-ray veto system consisting of layers of streamer tubes, The experimental setup and performance of the system are shown. Preliminary results on the data collected during the calibration operations of the antenna are also presented together with the expected number of events from the interactions of high-energy hadrons and muons and multihadron showers with the gravitational antenna.
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页码:624 / 631
页数:8
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