Determination of the ATLAS MDT chambers response to 0.5-10 MeV neutrons and development of a simulation model

Alexopoulos, T; Dris, M; Gazis, EN; Katsoufis, E; Kokkoris, M; Lagoyannis, A; Maltezos, S; Savva, P; Tsipolitis, G

dc.contributor.author	Alexopoulos, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Dris, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Gazis, EN	en
dc.contributor.author	Katsoufis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Kokkoris, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Lagoyannis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Maltezos, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Savva, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsipolitis, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:05Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0168-9002	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17925
dc.subject	ATLAS	en
dc.subject	Geant4	en
dc.subject	MDT chamber	en
dc.subject	Neutron background radiation	en
dc.subject	Neutron response	en
dc.subject.classification	Instruments & Instrumentation	en
dc.subject.classification	Nuclear Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Particles & Fields	en
dc.subject.classification	Spectroscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Gamma rays	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	MDT chamber	en
dc.subject.other	Neutron background radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Neutron response	en
dc.subject.other	Neutrons	en
dc.title	Determination of the ATLAS MDT chambers response to 0.5-10 MeV neutrons and development of a simulation model	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.004	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.004	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	The study of the MDT chambers performance under the presence of a high neutron and gamma background radiation in a wide neutron energy range is presented in this work. The neutrons were provided by the TANDEM Van Der Graaff accelerator of NCSR ""Demokritos"". Emphasis was given to the comprehension of all the interactive mechanisms resulting from the presence of the high background radiation, with respect to the neutron energy and the MDT materials. The MDT response to neutrons with energies 0.5-10.0 MeV was determined. A simulation model, based on the Geant4 program, was used to describe the experimental setup and the neutron impact. The simulation results were found to be in good agreement with the experimental results. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.004	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000247146800013	en
dc.identifier.volume	575	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	402	en
dc.identifier.epage	411	en