Development of a Real-Time, Large Area, High Spatial Resolution Particle Tracker Based on Scintillating Fibers. (9th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lo Presti, D.; Bonanno, D. L.; Longhitano, F.; Pugliatti, C.; Aiello, S.; Cirrone, G. A. P.; Giordano, V.; Leonora, E.; Randazzo, N.; Reito, S.; Romano, F.; Russo, G. V.; Russo, M.; Sipala, V.; Stancampiano, C.; Ventura, C.
• Other Names: Geng Chao-Qiang Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in high energy physics. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-03-09
• Subjects: Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Periodicals; Particles (Nuclear physics); Periodicals; 539.76
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/692908
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-7357

Abstract

Abstract : The design of a detector for tracking charged particles is presented together with the characterization techniques developed to extract the main design specifications. The goals for the final detector are to achieve real-time imaging performances, a large detection area, and a high spatial resolution, particularly suitable for medical imaging applications. This paper describes the prototype of the tracker plane, which has a 20 × 20 cm 2 sensitive area consisting of two crossed ribbons of 500 μ m square scintillating fibers. The information about the hit position extracted real-time tracker in an innovative way, using a reduced number of the read-out channels to obtain a very large detection area but with moderate costs and complexity. The performances of the tracker have been investigated using β sources, cosmic rays, and a 62 MeV proton beam.