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

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dc.contributor.author Alexopoulos, T en
dc.contributor.author Cerutti, F en
dc.contributor.author Charitonidis, N en
dc.contributor.author Gazis, E en
dc.contributor.author Kokkoris, M en
dc.contributor.author Skordis, E en
dc.contributor.author Tsinganis, A en
dc.contributor.author Tsipolitis, G en
dc.contributor.author Vlastou, R en
dc.date.accessioned 2014-03-01T02:08:58Z
dc.date.available 2014-03-01T02:08:58Z
dc.date.issued 2012 en
dc.identifier.issn 01689002 en
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29757
dc.subject FLUKA en
dc.subject Micromegas gaseous detector en
dc.subject Neutron cross-section en
dc.subject.other ATLAS Muon spectrometer en
dc.subject.other Experimental data en
dc.subject.other Experimental facilities en
dc.subject.other Experimental studies en
dc.subject.other FLUKA en
dc.subject.other Micromegas en
dc.subject.other Micromegas detector en
dc.subject.other Monte Carlo codes en
dc.subject.other Neutron inelastic scattering en
dc.subject.other Particle physics experiments en
dc.subject.other Photon radiation en
dc.subject.other Radiation field en
dc.subject.other Surrounding materials en
dc.subject.other Neutrons en
dc.subject.other Photons en
dc.subject.other Spectrometers en
dc.subject.other Neutron irradiation en
dc.title Experimental study and FLUKA simulations of a prototype micromegas chamber in a mixed neutron and photon radiation field en
heal.type journalArticle en
heal.identifier.primary 10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.046 en
heal.identifier.secondary http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.046 en
heal.publicationDate 2012 en
heal.abstract 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 5.5 MeV 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. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 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.2012.02.046 en
dc.identifier.volume 677 en
dc.identifier.spage 52 en
dc.identifier.epage 60 en


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