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

Alexopoulos, T; Cerutti, F; Charitonidis, N; Gazis, E; Kokkoris, M; Skordis, E; Tsinganis, A; Tsipolitis, G; Vlastou, R

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