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Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field

Detectors based on the micromegas principle have already been used in several atomic, nuclear and particle physics experiments. They have also been proposed as one of the options to upgrade the ATLAS muon spectrometer in the very forward/backward region. To meet this end, it is imperative to study t...

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Autores principales: Alexopoulos, T, Cerutti, F, Charitonidis, N, Gazis, E, Kokkoris, M, Skordis, E, Tsinganis, A, Tsipolitis, G, Vlastou, R
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.046
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1559780
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author Alexopoulos, T
Cerutti, F
Charitonidis, N
Gazis, E
Kokkoris, M
Skordis, E
Tsinganis, A
Tsipolitis, G
Vlastou, R
author_facet Alexopoulos, T
Cerutti, F
Charitonidis, N
Gazis, E
Kokkoris, M
Skordis, E
Tsinganis, A
Tsipolitis, G
Vlastou, R
author_sort Alexopoulos, T
collection CERN
description Detectors based on the micromegas principle have already been used in several atomic, nuclear and particle physics experiments. They have also been proposed as one of the options to upgrade the ATLAS muon spectrometer in the very forward/backward region. To meet this end, it is imperative to study their performance in a mixed (neutron and gamma) radiation field. The general-purpose Monte-Carlo code FLUKA has been employed in the present work in order to study the effect of 5.5MeV neutrons impinging on a prototype micromegas detector developed for sLHC. The response of the detector to the photons originating from the inevitable neutron inelastic scattering on the surrounding materials of the experimental facility was also studied, through comparisons with experimental data.
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spelling cern-15597802019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.046http://cds.cern.ch/record/1559780Alexopoulos, TCerutti, FCharitonidis, NGazis, EKokkoris, MSkordis, ETsinganis, ATsipolitis, GVlastou, RExperimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation fieldDetectors and Experimental TechniquesNuclear Physics - TheoryDetectors based on the micromegas principle have already been used in several atomic, nuclear and particle physics experiments. They have also been proposed as one of the options to upgrade the ATLAS muon spectrometer in the very forward/backward region. To meet this end, it is imperative to study their performance in a mixed (neutron and gamma) radiation field. The general-purpose Monte-Carlo code FLUKA has been employed in the present work in order to study the effect of 5.5MeV neutrons impinging on a prototype micromegas detector developed for sLHC. The response of the detector to the photons originating from the inevitable neutron inelastic scattering on the surrounding materials of the experimental facility was also studied, through comparisons with experimental data.oai:cds.cern.ch:15597802012
spellingShingle Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Nuclear Physics - Theory
Alexopoulos, T
Cerutti, F
Charitonidis, N
Gazis, E
Kokkoris, M
Skordis, E
Tsinganis, A
Tsipolitis, G
Vlastou, R
Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
title Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
title_full Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
title_fullStr Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
title_short Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
title_sort experimental study and fluka simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field
topic Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Nuclear Physics - Theory
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.046
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1559780
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