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Measurement of pion and proton response and longitudinal shower profiles up to 20 nuclear interaction lengths with the ATLAS Tile calorimeter

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    SYSNO ASEP0351606
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleMeasurement of pion and proton response and longitudinal shower profiles up to 20 nuclear interaction lengths with the ATLAS Tile calorimeter
    Author(s) Adragna, P. (IT)
    Alexa, C. (RO)
    Anderson, K. (US)
    Lokajíček, Miloš (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
    Němeček, Stanislav (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
    Přibyl, Lukáš (FZU-D) RID
    Source TitleNuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0168-9002
    Roč. 615, č. 2 (2010), s. 158-181
    Number of pages24 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryNL - Netherlands
    KeywordsATLAS ; calorimetry ; test-beam ; Monte Carlo simulation ; GEANT4 ; hadronic shower development ; pion–proton response
    Subject RIVBF - Elementary Particles and High Energy Physics
    R&D ProjectsLA08032 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    CEZAV0Z10100502 - FZU-D (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000276299900002
    DOI10.1016/j.nima.2010.01.037
    AnnotationThe response of pions and protons in the energy range of 20–180 GeV, produced at CERN's SPS H8 test-beam line in the ATLAS iron–scintillator Tile hadron calorimeter, has been measured. The test-beam configuration allowed the measurement of the longitudinal shower development for pions and protons up to 20 nuclear interaction lengths. It was found that pions penetrate deeper in the calorimeter than protons. However, protons induce showers that are wider laterally to the direction of the impinging particle. Including the measured total energy response, the pion-to-proton energy ratio and the resolution, all observations are consistent with a higher electromagnetic energy fraction in pion-induced showers. The data are compared with GEANT4 simulations using several hadronic physics lists. The measured longitudinal shower profiles are described by an analytical shower parametrization within an accuracy of 5–10%.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Physics
    ContactKristina Potocká, potocka@fzu.cz, Tel.: 220 318 579
    Year of Publishing2011
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