Misconceptions about Calorimetry
Abstract
In the past 50 years, calorimeters have become the most important detectors in many particle physics experiments, especially experiments in colliding-beam accelerators at the energy frontier. In this paper, we describe and discuss a number of common misconceptions about these detectors, as well as the consequences of these misconceptions. We hope that it may serve as a useful source of information for young colleagues who want to familiarize themselves with these tricky instruments.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- April 2017
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1704.00661
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1704.00661
- Bibcode:
- 2017arXiv170400661L
- Keywords:
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- Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors;
- High Energy Physics - Experiment
- E-Print:
- Submitted to Instruments