A sampling electromagnetic calorimeter for alpha magnetic spectrometer

被引:8
作者
Choumilov, E
Galaktionov, Y
Plyaskin, V [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Theoret & Expt Phys, Moscow 117259, Russia
[2] CERN, Div EP, AMS Expt, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
关键词
electromagnetic calorimeter; alpha magnetic spectrometer; positron; proton; supersymmetric particles;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01422-3
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We present designs of different three-dimensional (3D) sampling electromagnetic calorimeters for the AMS experiment. The proton rejection power of 3D sampling calorimeters is discussed. A shower shape analysis procedure provides a typical proton suppression factor of approximate to 10(4) for most of the designs. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:625 / 632
页数:8
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