LED pulser system for Fermilab's DO muon scintillation counters

被引:8
作者
Hanlet, P
Doulas, S
Kirsch, N
Marcus, M
Wood, DR
Haggerty, H
Hansen, S
Ito, AS
Jones, R
Regan, T
Acharya, BS
Dugad, S
Satyanarayana, B
Negret, JP
Zanabria, M
机构
[1] Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
[2] Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Bombay 40005, Maharashtra, India
[4] Univ Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia
关键词
calibration; monitoring; scintillation; pulser; LED;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.070
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We present the technical design, performance, and stability test results for an LED-based pulser system. The system is used for the Run 11 Muon Scintillation counters at Fermilab's DO Experiment. Accurate timing information from the scintillation counters is imperative for the proper performance of the muon triggers. The LED Pulser System served in the commissioning of the counters and continues to serve in the monitoring of the performance and the gains of the PMTs. A detailed description of the system is presented, as well as the results of tests on individual components and integrated system. From the test results, the DO LED Pulser System tracks the PMT gains with a precision of 0.2%. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:343 / 360
页数:18
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