Abstract
A detailed investigation of hadronic interactions is performed using π−-mesons with energies in the range 2–10 GeV incident on a high granularity silicon–tungsten electromagnetic calorimeter. The data were recorded at FNAL in 2008. The region in which the π−-mesons interact with the detector material and the produced secondary particles are characterised using a novel track-finding algorithm that reconstructs tracks within hadronic showers in a calorimeter in the absence of a magnetic field. The principle of carrying out detector monitoring and calibration using secondary tracks is also demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-52 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 937 |
Early online date | 11 May 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- Calorimeters
- hadronic showers
- high-granularity
- silicon–tungsten
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation