Construction of the E-683 hodoscope and preliminary calibration of the E-683 main calorimeter

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dc.contributor.advisorMutchler, Gordon S.en_US
dc.creatorTraynor, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T23:57:58Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T23:57:58Zen_US
dc.date.issued1990en_US
dc.description.abstractI have designed and constructed a muon hodoscope/veto counter for E-683 at Fermilab. Preliminary tests indicate that the efficiency of each scintillator is $\approx$99.9%, allowing the hodoscope layers to be used in coincidence mode. The calibration of the modules in the E-683 main calorimeter has been studied using muons from the 1987-88 parasitic run. Preliminary calibration reveals that the calorimeter's response is within the parameters observed in E-609. Further, new information reveals the response of calorimeter modules to different physical triggers. The response of the calorimeter modules to different voltage thresholds, neighbor cuts, and gate timings has been analyzed. Results from the 1990 parasitic run indicate that the gate timing should precede the signal by 80 ns. After developing a new program to analyze the data from the entire calorimeter, I have begun muon balancing of all the modules. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)en_US
dc.format.extent76 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1990 Traynoren_US
dc.identifier.citationTraynor, Michael. "Construction of the E-683 hodoscope and preliminary calibration of the E-683 main calorimeter." (1990) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13478">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13478</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13478en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectParticle physicsen_US
dc.subjectElementary particlesen_US
dc.subjectHigh energy physicsen_US
dc.titleConstruction of the E-683 hodoscope and preliminary calibration of the E-683 main calorimeteren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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