Large-area scintillating-fiber time-of-flight/hodoscope detectors for particle astrophysics experiments

D. J. Lawrence; L. M. Barbier; J. J. Beatty; W. R. Binns; E. R. Christian; D. J. Crary; D. J. Ficenec; P. L. Hink; J. Klarmann; K. E. Krombel; J. W. Mitchell; B. F. Rauch; S. H. Sposato; R. E. Streitmatter; C. J. Waddington

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01164-4

Large-area scintillating-fiber time-of-flight/hodoscope detectors for particle astrophysics experiments

D. J. Lawrence
, L. M. Barbier
, J. J. Beatty
, W. R. Binns
, E. R. Christian
, D. J. Crary
, D. J. Ficenec
, P. L. Hink
, J. Klarmann
, K. E. Krombel
, J. W. Mitchell
, B. F. Rauch
, S. H. Sposato
, R. E. Streitmatter
, C. J. Waddington

Department of Physics

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A new generation of detectors of ultra-heavy (UH) cosmic rays is being built which require the use of large-area, light-weight detector elements. In this paper, we present the design and operation of a new type of scintillating optical fiber detector, which can serve as both a time-of-flight (TOF) detector and coded hodoscope (i.e. trajectory detector). We demonstrate that this type of detector can make TOF measurements with a time resolution of 48 ps. We also present results of position measurements from a large area TOF/hodoscope that was flown on a high-altitude balloon flight in August, 1995. Finally, we discuss areas of modification and improvements that can be made to these detectors to enable them to be more useful for making UH cosmic ray measurements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	402-415
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	420
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01164-4
State	Published - 1999

Keywords

Cosmic ray detectors
Hodoscope
Scintillating fibers
Time-of-flight detectors

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Lawrence, D. J., Barbier, L. M., Beatty, J. J., Binns, W. R., Christian, E. R., Crary, D. J., Ficenec, D. J., Hink, P. L., Klarmann, J., Krombel, K. E., Mitchell, J. W., Rauch, B. F., Sposato, S. H., Streitmatter, R. E., & Waddington, C. J. (1999). Large-area scintillating-fiber time-of-flight/hodoscope detectors for particle astrophysics experiments. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 420(3), 402-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01164-4

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Large-area scintillating-fiber time-of-flight/hodoscope detectors for particle astrophysics experiments. / Lawrence, D. J.; Barbier, L. M.; Beatty, J. J. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 420, No. 3, 1999, p. 402-415.

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