Calibration of a leadglass lead-scintillator photon detector at Fermilab experiment E-704 (Lead-scintillator)

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dc.contributor.advisorRoberts, Jabus B.
dc.creatorNguyen, Chau T.
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:20:35Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:20:35Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractWe calibrated a leadglass Pb-scintillator photon detector with a positron beam of 30 GeV. The detector consisted of a segmented leadglass counter in front and a Pb-scintillator sandwich counter in the back. The response of the sandwich counter exhibited an exponential dependence on the position of the incident particle. The calibration constants of the leadglass segments were obtained by an iterative method. The results of our analysis showed an energy resolution of $\sigma ({\rm E})\over {\rm E}$ = 24%/$\surd$E. A monitoring system using LED and $\sp{241}$Am sources regularly checked the stability of all modules. A typical photomultiplier's gain factor deviated no more than 6% from the mean value at any time during a period of three months.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1989 Nguyen
dc.identifier.citationNguyen, Chau T.. "Calibration of a leadglass lead-scintillator photon detector at Fermilab experiment E-704 (Lead-scintillator)." (1988) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13383">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13383</a>.
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dc.subjectParticle physics
dc.subjectElementary particles
dc.subjectHigh energy physics
dc.titleCalibration of a leadglass lead-scintillator photon detector at Fermilab experiment E-704 (Lead-scintillator)
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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