NEUCAL: A prototype detector for electron/hadron discrimination through neutron measurement

Bonechi, L.; Adriani, O.; D'Alessandro, R.; Sona, P.; Sorichetti, G.; Spillantini, P.; Bottai, S.; Grandi, M.; Papini, P.; Ricciarini, S.; Sguazzoni, G.; Vannuccini, E.; Viciani, A.; Castellini, G.

doi:10.1142/9789814307529_0120

NEUCAL is a neutron detector which is currently under study to be used as a sub-detector complementing electromagnetic (e.m.) calorimeters for electron/ hadron discrimination in cosmic rays at high energy. Its aim is to reveal the different yield of neutron production in e.m. and hadronic showers, not only by counting signals due to their absorption in some sensible detector after passive moderation, but also looking for signals produced during the moderation phase. The basic idea and a test of a prototype detector are discussed in this paper. A first preliminary comparison of experimental data with simulation is also shown. © 2010 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

NEUCAL: A prototype detector for electron/hadron discrimination through neutron measurement / Bonechi L.; Adriani O.; D'alessandro R.; Sona P.; Sorichetti G.; Spillantini P.; Bottai S.; Grandi M.; Papini P.; Ricciarini S.; Sguazzoni G.; Vannuccini E.; Viciani A.; Castellini G.. - ELETTRONICO. - 5:(2010), pp. 755-759. (Intervento presentato al convegno 11th International Conferences on Advanced Technology and Particle Physics on Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications) [10.1142/9789814307529_0120].