Čerenkov Counters with Thin Lucite Radiators
- 1 June 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 26 (6), 557-560
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1715242
Abstract
Čerenkov counters are described which we have used successfully in measurements of the flux of primary cosmic‐ray alpha particles. They consist of cylindrical Lucite radiators 2.5 cm thick viewed by end‐window photomultipliers. Fast singly charged particles that pass through the effective area in directions roughly parallel to the counter axis give pulse‐height distributions with 35–45 percent relative width at half‐maximum for effective areas up to 60 cm2. An analysis of factors that influence the resolution of Čerenkov counters is given.Keywords
This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
- Čerenkov Counter Flux Measurement of Cosmic-Ray Alphas at 41°Physical Review B, 1955
- Measurement of Multiply Charged Cosmic Rays by a New TechniquePhysical Review B, 1955
- A Čerenkov Counter-Cloud Chamber Measurement of Multiply-Charged Primary Cosmic RaysPhysical Review B, 1954
- Geomagnetic and Albedo Studies with a Čerenkov Detector at 40° Geomagnetic LatitudePhysical Review B, 1954
- An Improved Čerenkov Detector for Cosmic RaysReview of Scientific Instruments, 1952
- Detection of -Mesons and other Fast Charged Particles in Cosmic Radiation, by the Cerenkov Effect in Distilled WaterProceedings of the Physical Society. Section A, 1951
- The straggling of β-particlesProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character, 1929
- LX. On the decrease of velocity of swiftly moving electrified particles in passing through matterJournal of Computers in Education, 1915