The use of scintillating fibers for charged-particle tracking

被引:45
作者
Ruchti, RC
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame
关键词
detectors of ionizing radiation; physics detectors; colliding-beam experiments; fixed-target experiments; single-photon-counting applications;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.nucl.46.1.281
中图分类号
O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
The demand for instrumentation capable of detecting and triggering on ionizing radiation in high-rate particle physics experiments at colliding-beam and fixed-target accelerator facilities and for spacecraft-borne instrumentation in astrophysics has led to the development of new tracking technologies. One of these, scintillating fiber tracking, combines the speed and efficiency of a scintillation detector with the flexibility and hermeticity afforded by fiber technology. A paradigm for a fiber-tracking detector that utilizes organic plastic fibers read out with visible-light photon counters is presented and critiqued. Alternate strategies are considered, and an overview of recent experimental applications is provided.
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页数:39
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