Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
2002-09-17
Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A524 (2004) 257-263
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
10 pages, 4 figures, To be published in NIM
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.nima.2004.01.066
X-ray transition radiation can be used to measure the Lorentz factor of relativistic particles. Standard transition radiation detectors (TRDs) typically incorporate thin plastic foil radiators and gas-filled x-ray detectors, and are sensitive up to \gamma ~ 10^4. To reach higher Lorentz factors (up to \gamma ~ 10^5), thicker, denser radiators can be used, which consequently produce x-rays of harder energies (>100 keV). At these energies, scintillator detectors are more efficient in detecting the hard x-rays, and Compton scattering of the x-rays out of the path of the particle becomes an important effect. The Compton scattering can be utilized to separate the transition radiation from the ionization background spatially. The use of conducting metal foils is predicted to yield enhanced signals compared to standard nonconducting plastic foils of the same dimensions. We have designed and built a Compton Scatter TRD optimized for high Lorentz factors and exposed it to high energy electrons at the CERN SPS. We present the results of the accelerator tests and comparisons to simulations, demonstrating 1) the effectiveness of the Compton Scatter TRD approach; 2) the performance of conducting aluminum foils; and 3) the ability of a TRD to measure energies approximately an order of magnitude higher than previously used in very high energy cosmic ray studies.
Altice Parker P.
Case Gary L.
Cherry Michael L.
Isbert Joachim
Mitchell John W.
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