Sealed drift tube cosmic ray veto counters

  • R. Rios
  • , E. Tatar
  • , J. D. Bacon
  • , T. J. Bowles
  • , R. Hill
  • , J. A. Green
  • , G. E. Hogan
  • , T. M. Ito
  • , M. Makela
  • , C. L. Morris
  • , R. Mortenson
  • , F. E. Pasukanics
  • , J. Ramsey
  • , A. Saunders
  • , S. J. Seestrom
  • , W. E. Sondheim
  • , W. Teasdale
  • , M. Saltus
  • , H. O. Back
  • , C. R. Cottrell
  • A. T. Holley, R. W. Pattie, A. R. Young, L. J. Broussard, B. W. Filippone, K. P. Hickerson, J. Liu, M. P. Mendenhall, B. Plaster, R. R. Mammei, M. L. Pitt, R. B. Vogelaar, J. W. Martin

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Abstract

We describe a simple drift tube counter that has been used as a cosmic ray veto for the UCNA experiment, a first-ever measurement of the neutron beta-asymmetry using ultra-cold neutrons. These detectors provide an inexpensive alternative to more conventional scintillation detectors for large area cosmic ray anticoincidence detectors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-108
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume637
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anticoincidence detector
  • Drift tube
  • Muon detector
  • Ultra-cold neutrons
  • Veto detector
  • cosmic rays

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