A cryogenic tracking detector for antihydrogen detection in the AEgIS experiment

We present the commissioning of the Fast Annihilation Cryogenic Tracker detector (FACT), installed around the antihydrogen production trap inside the 1T superconducting magnet of the AEgIS experiment. FACT is designed to detect pions originating from the annihilation of antiprotons. Its 794 scintill...

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Main Authors: Amsler, Claude (Author) , Antonello, M. (Author) , Belov, A. (Author) , Bonomi, G. (Author) , Brusa, R. S. (Author) , Caccia, M. (Author) , Camper, A. (Author) , Caravita, R. (Author) , Castelli, F. (Author) , Comparat, D. (Author) , Consolati, G. (Author) , Demetrio, Andrea (Author) , Di Noto, L. (Author) , Doser, M. (Author) , Ekman, P. A. (Author) , Fanì, M. (Author) , Ferragut, R. (Author) , Gerber, S. (Author) , Giammarchi, M. (Author) , Gligorova, A. (Author) , Guatieri, F. (Author) , Hackstock, P. (Author) , Haider, D. (Author) , Haider, S. (Author) , Hinterberger, A. (Author) , Kellerbauer, Alban (Author) , Müller, Simon R. (Author) , Oberthaler, Markus K. (Author) , Zimmer, Christian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 14 February 2020
In: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment
Year: 2020, Volume: 960
ISSN:1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2020.163637
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.163637
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Author Notes:C. Amsler, M. Antonello, A. Belov, G. Bonomi, R.S. Brusa, M. Caccia, A. Camper, R. Caravita, F. Castelli, D. Comparat, G. Consolati, A. Demetrio, L. Di Noto, M. Doser, P.A. Ekman, M. Fanì, R. Ferragut, S. Gerber, M. Giammarchi, A. Gligorova, F. Guatieri, P. Hackstock, D. Haider, S. Haider, A. Hinterberger, A. Kellerbauer, O. Khalidova, D. Krasnický, V. Lagomarsino, C. Malbrunot, S. Mariazzi, V. Matveev, S.R. Müller, G. Nebbia, P. Nedelec, L. Nowak, M. Oberthaler, E. Oswald, D. Pagano, L. Penasa, V. Petracek, F. Prelz, M. Prevedelli, B. Rienaecker, J. Robert, O.M. Røhne, A. Rotondi, H. Sandaker, R. Santoro, J. Storey, G. Testera, I.C. Tietje, V. Toso, T. Wolz, J. Wuethrich, P. Yzombard, C. Zimmer, N. Zurlo

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